4HP Noma Snowblower Auger Gear Box Repair Part 1/3

[jlchevy82]

Thanks 4 the awesome videos,I had no idea what made the wheels turn,it borke while usingit and didn't even look,easy fix,thanks,guys like u save people alot of headaches and money,im fairly new with checking utube,and not great with computers,but u made my weekend better so I wasn't pissed about having to take it to the shop Monday!u sure make things look easy!awesome response time!

[donyboy73]

@jlchevy82 no problem, make sure to subscribe

[jlchevy82]

My transmission or a gearbox has a proble,1 wheel just stoped working,what's inside to fix it,I seen 1 video but it was a "posi" rear end and they both spun,I don't know why 1 would stop spinning,

[donyboy73]

@jlchevy82 check the pin at the end of the shaft that goes through the wheel

[MisterMattyMo]

I didn't know you can make gaskets out of cardboard! That's awesome!

[mskehan19]

If you don't mind I have one more question for you. How much slower should the auger spin from the impeller? My father's impeller is spinning like crazy where the auger is spinning very slow, I've checked some other videos on here to compare to see & I believe that his should be turning quicker than it is?

[donyboy73]

@mskehan19 the augers will spin like 5 times slower than the impeller, this is normal

[mskehan19]

You know I put it on a vice then cleaned everything and see exactly what you are speaking of. There are three that need to align for cover to sit flush. Thank you for your response.

[donyboy73]

@mskehan19 ok, that's good

[mskehan19]

I have a Craftsman 5HP snow thrower whose gear assembly is very similar so have a question. When putting assembly back together I am running into a problem where the two pieces will not seat evenly. It seems to have something to do with the bearing flange. Does this sound right and could you show how the flat piece is to sit when reassembling? THanks,

[donyboy73]

@mskehan19 the bearing flange usually has to sit in a certain position or the covers won't go on properly

[MrHarrysachs69]

I like the gasket. I made 2 head gaskets for briggs and stratton engines out of the back of a notebook. No silicone. And not one blew out lol

[docdavidb]

Thanks again, Dony, for a great series of vids. I did pretty much the same repair to a Snapper branded blower. I found a replacement gear here in the US for about forty dollars. Had I watched your vids first I would have saved myself a whole bunch of time. I also found that the inner most portions of the augers were bent to the outside, such that the blower would push some of the snow to the sides. Bending the augers inwardly so that they just barely clear the shaft cleared up the problem.

[gst69man]

nice gasket, theres a vid.

THanks

[Liamautomechanic]

what kinda money, would the gear, cost.

[donyboy73]

@Liamautomechanic if u buy retail here it would cost $80

[Liamautomechanic]

@donyboy73 dear enough, a night on the beer.??????????lol

[Liamautomechanic]

lol

[donyboy73]

@Liamautomechanic i eat mostly rice krispies, lol

[Liamautomechanic]

@donyboy73 lol



[Liamautomechanic]

we also eat corn flakes,

[Liamautomechanic]

i use a wee drop of kerosine, for washingthe grease and oil and dirt etc, safer than, gasoline,good power on the buff, wire wheel,there, good vid dony,

[donyboy73]

@Liamautomechanic thanks, how are things, -1 c today

[Liamautomechanic]

@donyboy73 not so bad, hows ur self,?? snow away, yet?????

[donyboy73]

@Liamautomechanic it was snowing a bit today, still some snow left

[Shoetiefly]

Cereal box gaskets can work in a silicone sandwich. Thing to consider is thickness of the final sandwich because it influences how the two gear box pieces mate and form diameters around the shaft bearings and oil seals (oil seal outside diameters are important too). Cardboard is obviously water soluble so a cheap sheet of .020 gasket material might be a good investment.

[Mueiwark]

wow, is some really bad damage on that gear.. never seen anything like that, incredible. :o I always like to think of the forces that can cause a solid metal gear to shred into pieces, and it must have been quite nasty (and noisy I reckon).

[ringbolt9]

hey D that cardboard wont dissovle with the grease or anything? amazing its that strong. to last over time

[donyboy73]

@ringbolt9 the cardboard will last for sure

[steve45ca]

Thumbs up for the cereal box gasket.... love it!!

[mmataras]

I actually just finished the same repair on a murray. Looks to be the same exact housing and gear. I didn't have a wire brush and grinder so i had to file it it took forever

[motorhead1]

He said "You wanna grab your shaft."

[donyboy73]

@motorhead1 lol

[rebel4055]

Wow I was amazed with that gasket! I've never seen that done before!

[colbycous01]

grrr dont wanna wait!

[ncrdisabled]

Nice I have a 2010 ariens 13 32 my son hit something with it in wet snow found out it broke the center auger gear that the belt goes on and broke part of the inside where the pulleys are just got it back under warranty still cost 57 bucks said as was told break away bolts shold have protected it but I had to pay for gear they replaced whole auger housing . I have a 1994 MTD 10 30 that has hit bricks and everthing not much damage but alas MTD rusted out do not make them like that anymore

[pivotboy63]

would it be possible to use the auger gearbox and shaft as like a rear end for a go kart if you took off the impeller and made some kind of U joint that attaches to a clutch then to the shaft? that would be cool

[Smallgasengine1]

@pivotboy63 no because the axle spins slower then the gear box

[donyboy73]

@pivotboy63 they spin pretty slow and it would probably wear out the bushings in it.

[gangsterbryce]

cookies and milk