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

Hi, all.  Great site.  Everyone in the Northeast survive the latest Mother Nature Halloween prank?

I acquired an ST824 with low hours.  I inspected the whole thing, replacing fuel lines, spark plug, belts, did a carb rebuild.  Lubed and adjusted everything.  It appears that the impeller shaft is spinning on the bearing (and the bearing is not).  I split the attachment from the tractor but still can't get the belt pulley to free from the impeller shaft.  The impeller appears to have one of the "blades" bent back about a half an inch or so.  Anyone offer any help to taking the pulley off to get access to the bearing?

Hopefully the shaft is not worn in that area.

Here's the part:
05406300 Bearing-Ball 0.750 x 1.750 x 0.50

Model 924082 (Serial #031226)

Thanks for any advice.

By the way, my resurrected 18-year old Toro CCR1000 performed well with the slush yesterday.  Love that little ball of hate, single stage machine.

I checked out Fastenal.  There are many stores in my area.  Unfortunately, they all close at 5PM.  What's the deal?  Are these retail centers or wholesalers?  I started to create an online account and got impatient.  Went to eBay and picked up two bearings for $9.99 shipped.