jonnyboost

thanks for all the info RalphS,

  i ended up taking the easy way out and just wire brushed and sanded down all the rough spots.  then shot it with some primer and top coat.  it actually came out looking pretty good and its now lubed up and ready for the white stuff.  thanks for all your help

jon l

thanks for the suggestion, but id really like to just remove the whole auger assembly and start fresh.

has anyone done this with an MTD that could help me accomplish this reletively easily?

thanks for the help!

hello everyone.

ive got a rusty blower housing on a 1998 MTD 2 stage  snow blower.  i want to sand the inside and then repaint.  the only problem is i can't figure out how to remove the inpeller and auger assembly so i can get at all of the blower housing.  i have the sides of the auger free but im not sure exactly how to go about removing the impeller.

-how do i remove those spring pins just before the impeller?

-or do i have to dissassemble the gear assembly to get the auger and impeller out?

any help would be appreciated...thanks for helping out an old man,

jon