Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

I bought a NOMA snowblower in 1979 from The Bay. It has worked has worked extremely well for all those years (through some tough Canadian winters). However I am now having trouble finding replacement parts.

My current concern is that the auger spring snapped and I cannot find a replacement! Briggs & Stratton have told me that the replacement part (their part # 787266MA) is now obsolete!

Does anyone know of a dealer in the Toronto area that carries old parts for the NOMA/Murray snow blowers?

Thanks, any help would be appreciated...

Here is the link to a picture I took of the spring  (I tried to place the broken pieces where I expect they should be!)              

           http://www.flickr.com/photos/80119904@N00/5054237423/

     If I can't find a spring I will try to bend the end...

 

     AJ... the snowblower was made by NOMA but sold under the Baycrest Brand. The model number is HB826 

     Thanks

I saw your post regarding a spring for your Noma.  You might want to check out a place called Cormier Equipment  in Canada as they show a spring murray # 787266 it gives the measurements as 5 3/8", Coil 3 1/4" and a dia. of 1/2" which I believe would be the actual length of your spring.  Their web page show a photo of the spring and it's second from the bottom of the page.  They have a toll free # as well as a web site.  The link is http://www.c-equipment.com/snowblower-murray-misc.html.

I hope this works out for you and also if you take note of the Cormier spring photo it shows the curved ends in the opposite directions of each other not in the same direction as your photo shows.  I believe that they are designed to be in opposite directions, (1.) it puts less tension on the coil so it's twisted and (2.) it also make it easier to install the spring onto the body of the machine and then to the brake arm.  I could be wrong, but all of the springs that I have seen for blowers have them made that way.