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

Dangnabit! I KNEW that stupid motor was going to be an issue sooner or later. Now it is all messed up inside, a seal must not have sealed over time. Plus, it is a real $*%& to get off. Recessed nuts and no clearance to get to them. What fun!

OPE dealer wants close to 150 for a new one. I know it is a right side window motor, just need to know what to.

ANYONE?

Can't help with the numbers, but it's easy to see why they wear out prematurely. These units were never made for this kind of exposure and definitely should have some kind of cover to keep the snow off. They also need drain holes as jrtrebor pointed out. Seems to me it would have been very easy for B&S to enlarge the cover over the gears to protect the motor and keep the wire from getting snagged & broken.

I believe the water came in through the vertical output shaft seal.
My temporary fix worked great for the snow today!
The new one is on its way, ready to put in when it goes to the great gear box in the sky.
If I was had to redesign this, I would mount the motor so that the output shaft from the gear box pointed down. Or with a drive shaft that put it away from chute where it would stay dry.

Well, here it is:
http://store.amequipment.com/210-series-gearhead-motor-12v-rh-housing-p-132.html
$45!!!!!!
The one pictured in the am equipment is the exact one in the Briggs box. The sticker on the one shipped to me reads: AM EQUIPMENT MADE IN KOREA 210-1011 2A03.
Feel like ordering another just to have "in stock".

Oh OH! MR. Kotter!
Found here too:
http://www.robotmarketplace.com/products/AME-210-1011.html

What a crappy design. Hope the new ones are better, and maybeat least have the damn motor mounted right side up so moisture does not collect in the gearbox and freeze up.
Just ordered a DORMAN 742561, hope it works. This will be either the 3rd or 4th one.

http://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=6687996&cc=1431624&jsn=377

Also available at the big river:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Z7O1PLW/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
About 50 bucks, vs 130 to 150 from dealer.

Tubby wrote:

Luckily the Dorman parts from RockAuto have a lifetime warranty. I've replaced the door lock actuators in my car more than once (car design flaw, not Dorman flaw), and they were very easy to deal with.

Turns out you need to go with this one: http://store.amequipment.com/210-series-gearhead-motor-12v-rh-housing-p-132.html as the one from dorman comes with the (wrong) gear attached to the (wrong) shaft.

My plan is this: Put it on the  back of a pickup truck, and drive south until someone asks me what the thing is in the back of my pickup. By land there and retire.

Well, just to put an end to this saga, this is the one I ordered. http://www.robotmarketplace.com/products/0-210-1009.html
It has the right gear, AND the right electrical plug. Still saves about $45 from a dealer.