Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

I'm in the process of doing an overhaul/preventative maintenance on an early 1970's vintage Ariens snowblower; in particular, trying to free a "frozen" auger. One half of the auger spins freely on the rake shaft when the shear pins are removed, but the other half of the auger appears to be frozen to the rake shaft from corrosion. I am considering trying to remove the auger and rake shaft assembly from the blower housing, and then dealing with the frozen auger. Any suggestions or advice is welcome.

Making progress. Tractor subassembly is now separated from blower sub-assembly. Friction disk and drive belt have been replaced in tractor sub-assembly; both were severely cracked and worn. Next steps will concentrate on blower sub-assembly. See photo below.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/norvarg/5891311055/in/set-72157627079486504

The youtube video at the URL below provides an excellent description of how to change the friction disk on an Ariens snowblower. It's by the same author as the video recommended Shryp above. I was able to follow the instructions almost to the letter and it was a breeze!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16wyIncM8Ls

Good luck freeing that frozen shaft, I hope you've been successful by now.
Yes, donyboy73 has uploaded a lot of very good how to videos for snow blowers. Helped me a lot when I was reinstalling a rebuilt card on my machine.

Cheers