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Garandman


Location: South Boston, MA
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Ariens Sno Thro Auger & Rake - 'til death do they part?
Original Message   Jul 23, 2005 10:06 am
I'm restoring an old Ariens Sno Thro and one of the rakes is seemingly locked to the shaft. Guy at work put it on a 40 ton hydraulic press and it still didn't budge - just started distorting the rake. He didn't heat it though.

I have a second parts snowblower and the rake is stuck on that one as well. The difference is that one is on the "closed" side of the gearbox so I could remove the axle shaft if necessary.

I'm was thinking of getting as much penetrating oil on it as possible, putting a gear puller on it, leaving ot for a few days, tighten the puller, etc. Any other suggestions? Both gearboxes are nice and tight and they're the old cast iron ones so I'd like to rescue both of them.
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robmints


Joined: May 13, 2003
Points: 4691

Re: Ariens Sno Thro Auger & Rake - 'til death do they part?
Reply #13   Jul 26, 2005 5:55 pm
http://www.cbs.state.or.us/external/osha/hazards/regbrnot.htm

http://www.tpub.com/content/construction/14250/css/14250_78.htm

If you have powerpoint http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/minres/dms/website/training/inventory/oxyacetylene.ppt

Oh yea, no oil or grease near the top of the bottles. Not on any of the fittings either. If they are rusty, leave them rusty.

Don't want you to go boom.
Garandman


Location: South Boston, MA
Joined: Mar 10, 2005
Points: 341

Re: Ariens Sno Thro Auger & Rake - 'til death do they part?
Reply #14   Jul 27, 2005 6:20 pm
Home Depot has a Bernzomatic Welding, Brazing, and Cutting Kit  using MAPP and Oxygen.

"Kit includes burner wand, hose, oxygen regulator, fuel gas valvem cylinder stand, MG9 16 oz. MAPP® Gas cylinder, OX9 1,1 cubic foot oxygen cylinder, spark lighter and 5 brazing/welding rods"

$50. Anyone using one?

Majorxlr8n


Location: Freehold NJ
Joined: Aug 6, 2003
Points: 1092

Re: Ariens Sno Thro Auger & Rake - 'til death do they part?
Reply #15   Jul 28, 2005 2:30 pm
Garandman - I was able to get my auger tubes "cherry red" with the Bernzomatic Mapp/Oxy setup you listed above. I like it's portability & ability to get stubborn bolts & nuts off. I haven't used it as a cutting torch yet, but I am very pleased with mine otherwise.

Marty

Garandman


Location: South Boston, MA
Joined: Mar 10, 2005
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Re: Ariens Sno Thro Auger & Rake - 'til death do they part?
Reply #16   Jul 28, 2005 3:08 pm
Great, thanks for the feedback, the small size and quick setup suit m needs so I'll give them a try.
Garandman


Location: South Boston, MA
Joined: Mar 10, 2005
Points: 341

Re: Ariens Sno Thro Auger & Rake - 'til death do they part?
Reply #17   Aug 10, 2005 10:33 am
OK, I've got a torch, and I've slit the Rake lengthwise with a Dremel tool.

Now 'm ready to heat it and pull it off. I have a good-sized 3 jaw bearing puller.

But do I need more force, such as that from a vertical hydraulic press?
robmints


Joined: May 13, 2003
Points: 4691

Re: Ariens Sno Thro Auger & Rake - 'til death do they part?
Reply #18   Aug 10, 2005 11:13 am
May be center drill the center of the shaft so the puller has somewhere for the point to go.  Put a good deal of pressure on the shaft, and hit the end of the puller screw with a hammer to see if it will break loose.  I'm sure you tried this, but I figured I would post it anyway.
Garandman


Location: South Boston, MA
Joined: Mar 10, 2005
Points: 341

Re: Ariens Sno Thro Auger & Rake - 'til death do they part?
Reply #19   Aug 10, 2005 3:30 pm
There is a hole in the end of the shaft, I put a smaller bolt in it so the puller would have something to bear on.
faithfulFrank


He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep
to gain what he cannot lose....


Location: Batavia, N.Y.
Joined: Jan 20, 2004
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Re: Ariens Sno Thro Auger & Rake - 'til death do they part?
Reply #20   Aug 10, 2005 7:06 pm
Jeez,
You guys are scaring me......sounds like dangerous work.
Is there anything I should be doing NOW so I do not need to do this to MY Ariens snowblower a few years down the road??

Frank D.


Ariens 1332DLE Pro, Exmark 52" HP ZTR, Gardian Generac generator, Shindiawa T230  Excell/Honda PW, Craftsman rototiller, Favorite IPE- My Mac + Ipod- No Windoze for me!
AJace


I have an Ariens 926 Pro because I like Orange



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Re: Ariens Sno Thro Auger & Rake - 'til death do they part?
Reply #21   Aug 10, 2005 7:54 pm
Regularly do the grease procedure, take the shear pins out and rotate the augers around the shaft while putting grease in the fittings once in a while.  I'll do that sometime this season. 

Ariens 926 DLE Professional; Toro S200; Craftsman LT1000, Echo ES-230;

Garandman


Location: South Boston, MA
Joined: Mar 10, 2005
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Re: Ariens Sno Thro Auger & Rake - 'til death do they part?
Reply #22   Aug 11, 2005 4:50 pm
Frank, what AJ says is Ground Truth.

Many owners faithfully lube the Zerks - you can tell because it's coming out the ends. But they don't rotate the Rake on the auger shaft, so it never gets distributed.

The other problems I found on almost every one I looked at was that the bushings on the ends of the auger and for the axle shaft are often badly worn. They're $3 each at a dealer. The auger bushings are easy, the axle bushings require knocking out a couple of roll pins. 
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