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DNK1, thanks.  After looking at the manual and the blower I realized that taking the roll pins out will not free up the shaft and I need to take the whole machine apart.  Looks like a huge, complicated job, but I have no choice to give it a go.  I cant believe MTD couldnt design a simple way to replace the augers which is probably the part that needs to be replaced most often.  For example, instead of tack welding the sides, the could have bolted them in which would allow you to split the worm gear box open wide enough to  seperate the drive shaft from the auger shaft.  Great engineering MTD

A punch is a good thought as long as the pin isnt threaded...I cant really tell if it is or isnt.  What do you mean by "drill blank"?

Thanks for the advice and GO PATS!

Wow, this is odd.  I came to this site for advice on how to remove those pins because I hit a piece of wood and bent an auger!  Can anyone help Wayne and I?  There are 2 pins that connect the shaft to the impeller.  I assumed they would come off with the use of an allen wrench, but none of mine fit and it looks like the pins are just hollow and dont take an allen wrench (hard to say because its hard to see).  I am reluctant to try to remove them with vice grips because there isnt much to grab on to.  The only other alternative I guess is to open up the worm-gear assembly located in between the 2 augers, but I am hesitant to mess with that.

     Any advice would be appreciated...

John