Same here, replacing the "old style" aluminum gear box on my 1128LE (circa 2002) with the "new" cast iron one this weekend, thanks for the video tutorial.
If every detail had been shown there would have been people complaining about the video being too long. I appreciated knowing Airens only did the aluminum casing for one year. I would probably never buy a brand new snowblower. I will avoid any snowblowers with aluminum gear casings. Pay a little more and purchase better quality Equipment. In the long run it saves a lot of grief Another good way to avoid ruining the gearbox is to put proper shear pins on snow blowers. Too many people want to buy a regular bolt to save a few dollars but then ruin their machine by putting hardened bolt replacements on their a equipment. Thank you for your time preparing this video. Not every video created is perfect. I usually go away learning something from everybody's videos even though they may not be totally perfect in some people's eyes. Thanks again
17:12 I didn’t look thru all the comments, but at the noted time, when you released the auger lever it took quite a bit of time to stop spinning. Ideal time is less than 2 seconds. There is an auger brake in there and a procedure in the manual for adjusting the auger linkage/brake system to both provide both good activation and stoppage when the lever is released, if you’re interested.
Thanks for posting this video. It was better and more realistic than the one at RepairClinic because you showed an older machine. I just finished this Auger transmission replacement on my 7 year old ST1130DLE. One suggestion for people doing this who are not pro snow blower mechanics like you is to also buy the Impeller and a few pins. Removing the old impeller without using an expensive puller or taking a trip to a garage mechanic is near impossible. That is because the impeller rusts onto the shaft of the auger transmission. They are probably made of dissimilar metals. If they are exposed to ANY road salt they rust together and wont budge. So, the auger transmission was ~$170 and the Impeller and pins are ~$60. With the additional Impeller purchase, the whole repair can be done with a socket set and a hammer.
It's not that hard to get the whole thing apart with a little patience and a bunch of penetrating oil (or some vegetable oil mixed with acetone). No need to break anything and spend hundreds on replacements. Just apply a bunch of oil and start trying to work things apart. It won't give right away but the movement and prying will help break up the rust and let the oil work itself further down. Keep doing this for 5-10 minutes every day and after a week it should come free. I managed to fully disassemble the transmission system between the pulley and the augers on a 1976 Ariens machine that had never been taken apart. It spent 20 years on the north shore before coming to Minneapolis.
If you have plenty of money falling out of your pocket replacing those parts will work but I agree with the reply from Indawg Wetrust a month ago. Be patient and with penetrating oil and some persusion from an air hammer set on low pressure like 15-20 psi you can vibrate apart just about anything that's rusted together.
I just replaced the gear box assembly on a 24" Ariens and have an interesting problem. I have both Auger shaft brackets bolted in, no bushing in the back yet and the impeller shaft is off center coming out the back. I need to move the gear box to the right to center up the shaft but I have NO space, I'm metal to metal without clearance between the gearbox, right auger and the right auger shaft bracket. I have surplus space on the left auger. I"m wondering if the auger shaft may not be completely symmetrical and if is was built with the short side on the right instead of the left.
thanks for this info, bought a Pittsburgh 3 pronged puller 8", and the long screw bolt jammed in the female thread in the puller when removing Ariens auger bearing, but was able to get the piece out far enough to use another tool to finish it off, but paid $26 for tool including shipping, and it is junk, cheap 3 pronged puller!
FYI, if you heat up the impeller it helps to pull off easier and when putting together sand Just until its clean metal and use LOTS of anti seize and next time some one has to pull it apart its not seized and comes off easy.
Do not use an impact gun with standard sockets - they can and most likely will shatter - they make impact sockets for this! Also, use eye protection when hammering a drift (not a punch as he stated).
Just saying- Your vision is precious, my son lost his vision in his left eye. It`s not worth taking a chance using sockets that are not designed for an impact gun.@@Titliest07
@@Titliest07 I did that to my old snowblower. went from a 9" to a 6". About doubled the throwing distance and pretty much eliminated any problems plugging up in wet snow. The only problem I had was that vintage blower had very tight impeller tolerances so if any rocks or anything got picked up, it would really launch them.
I'm currently replacing my gearbox assembly. I would like to know if you have see any issues with using bolts instead of roll pins connecting the fan/impeller to the shaft. The roll pins were a b*tch to get out and I rather not have the same issue again in the future.
That old gearbox used a brass gear with a roll pin. More than likely, the teeth are destroyed and Ariens does not sell parts for them since it was an embarrassment to their name.
It is a shame that Ariens has taken such a dive in quality, they used to be the best on the market. I use the old ones and stay up on maintenance. Easy to work on and parts are pretty available
Ariens only made that Aluminum gearbox for one year. It consisted of a brass gear. They realized their mistake and discontinued parts making the Cast Iron gearbox the only replacement.
Nice job! Looks like you might have replaced the old aluminum gear box with a cast iron one? If so, that was quite an upgrade. Did you have a line on one for a good price?
I never get a chance to USE a snow blower.. Maybe if I buy one, it will snow down here, and I'll be able to get my money's worth out of the machine.. Nice Job on the Worm Gear Box..
@@Titliest07 The Ariens factory exploded parts diagram calls that part a "fan". Who should know better what to call something than the company who makes it?
How much and what type of oil did you put into the new gear box? I noticed that you have yet to answer any of the questions posed to you on this video as of 1/1/2019. Roll pin punches are a great invention that have been around for decades. A roll of 1" wide emery cloth beats the heck out of sand paper any day of the week. Try some PB Blaster on your rusted items and after cleaning them up, use never seize upon reassembly.
Buy a USED OLDER ONE and SELL that POS. The big box store Ariens is NOT the same quality as the commercial grade you buy from a dealer. Yes you pay more, but the Professional models are NOT using the poor quality garbage they are placing in the Big box store machines. I have a friend in the business that has no problem pointing out the difference in the quality of the drive train and Auger system. He has torn a big box store one apart and the Commercial grade one sitting on the show room floor to show customers the difference. Its a CRIME that Ariens stooped to that level. I was told they actually leased out their name and the big box store ones are actually made by MTD. I havent checked on the validity of that claim, its just what I was told.
Nannanananana, boy , use a grade 8 bolts and soak the shit outta it with panther pisses. Then let sire over night and then use your man muscles and a 2 pounder or 12 , which ever you can handle and heat that sob up with a torch hit that bastard with the hammer a bam , the perpeller is off the shaft . What the hell taken that set up to a press was not a man move . Gez my grandfather woulda hit it with his finger and push the shaft outta the peller. Did ya forget to put anti seize on the roll pins and shaft before returning it to the peller?! Lol kids theses days . Always rely on machines for muscle.
He doesn't appear to answer questions and he doesn't appear to know what the items are called what he's calling a fan is an impeller and the other part is in auger and taking apart a near new machine is fairly simple get one that's about 15 years old and trying to take it apart like that
@@Titliest07 look up fan for a snow blower you will find nothing it's called an impeller I work on these things fix them and repair them everyday so I know what the parts are called I live in Wisconsin and the roads are covered with salt every year so you're not telling me anything I don't know but you can call them fans all you want they're still impellers look it up
@@MrTeaze45 i know what the part is called. What I'm telling you is that WE call them something different at the major dealer i worked at. I know its an impeller. I know they are augers. Its like calling a gas engine a motor. A motor is by definition electric. People still swap the names. We all know what they mean though. It doesn't matter. Did the machine work at the end? Yes. Its been YEARS and it still works perfect.
