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chefwong


Joined: Dec 18, 2004
Points: 175

My Steps on Greasing the Auger Shafts on my Honda Snowblower
Original Message   Nov 12, 2010 1:46 pm
AA...as requested

Tools Required –

 

Grease (your greases of choice)

Antisieze

10mm Wrench

10mm Socket

12mm Wrench

14mm Wrench

 

·      Remove support bracket that connects the Auger Transmission Housing. Four 10MM nuts/bolts on the top of the bucker and two that bolt direct to the Auger Housing.

·      Remove Blower Shear Bolt

·      Remove the Side Bolts that hold the Auger to the Bucket

·      Carefully slide the Auger Out

·      Remove Auger Shear Bolts and Slide Augers off.

·      Wipe old grease clean on the shafts, clean O Ring.

·      Apply  Marinegrade Grease/Antisieze on both the shafts as well as the impeller shaft

·      Clean the flanges that hold the Auger to the Bucket. Thoroughly apply Marinegrade grease to the flange as cup of the flange.

·      Put flanges back on Auger Ends and bolt everything back up. 

·      When putting back the shear bolts, I used a smigen if not less than a hairs breath of antisieze on the bolt. A little goes a looooooong way.

 

I could not bear not being up to OEM spec so I am holding off on painting the scratches in the impeller till I get Honda Paint Color R136 Diana Red.

 

 

While the Augers were out, I took the opportunity to do another heavy coating of sealant on the interior of the bucket. I also painted the Augers with Rustoleum Professional Black Paint. I like this paint as it is almost borderline industrial grade and has alot more solids in it.



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chefwong


Joined: Dec 18, 2004
Points: 175

Re: My Steps on Greasing the Auger Shafts on my Honda Snowblower
Reply #15   Nov 14, 2010 12:23 pm
Ouch. I picked up a couple of threads/users with similar seized issues and that was what prompted me to get the lube in now rather than put it off.
After taking a look at the assembly/disassembly and your other post....it is a walk in the park getting things greased up.
If I had to guess, just short of taking notes and taking pics, one could remove, clean, grease and button it back up in 30 minutes.

All the shafts got lubed right. My impeller was factory mint. Not even a hint of oxidation on it.
JGtravelor


Joined: Jan 14, 2011
Points: 13

Re: My Steps on Greasing the Auger Shafts on my Honda Snowblower
Reply #16   Jan 15, 2011 12:30 pm
Thanks great information. Mine froze up the first winter because someone forgot to grease it when the dealer assembled it. I returned it and they took it apart and greased it. Seven years later when I break a shear pin I see that the auger spins perfectly.

I'm thinking that once it has been done correctly there  is no place for the grease to go so it should be good for life. Would you agree?

Knee_Biter


Wicked Pissa

Location: just outside of BOSTON
Joined: Dec 14, 2008
Points: 147

Re: My Steps on Greasing the Auger Shafts on my Honda Snowblower
Reply #17   Jan 15, 2011 12:55 pm
No

MN_Runner


Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Joined: Dec 5, 2010
Points: 622

Re: My Steps on Greasing the Auger Shafts on my Honda Snowblower
Reply #18   Jan 15, 2011 1:07 pm
JGtravelor,

Just stick with your Ariens snowblower.  Looks like a really nice snowblower on the video. You seem very articulate on the video. 

aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: My Steps on Greasing the Auger Shafts on my Honda Snowblower
Reply #19   Jan 16, 2011 10:20 am
MN_Runner wrote:
JGtravelor,

Just stick with your Ariens snowblower.  Looks like a really nice snowblower on the video. You seem very articulate on the video. 


Where's the video?
lseap107


Location: Wisconsin
Joined: Jan 8, 2011
Points: 23

Re: My Steps on Greasing the Auger Shafts on my Honda Snowblower
Reply #20   Jan 17, 2011 7:36 pm
I don't see the video or link either.  Can you post it again?
MN_Runner


Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Joined: Dec 5, 2010
Points: 622

Re: My Steps on Greasing the Auger Shafts on my Honda Snowblower
Reply #21   Jan 17, 2011 10:08 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5jnyu5Muc0&feature=related
lseap107


Location: Wisconsin
Joined: Jan 8, 2011
Points: 23

Re: My Steps on Greasing the Auger Shafts on my Honda Snowblower
Reply #22   Jan 18, 2011 1:11 pm
That link took me to an Ariens Sno Tek snowblower demo video.
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