HOW-TO Replace Shear Pins On A Snowblower
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- HOW-TO Replace Shear Pins On A Snowblower
Basic instructions on HOW TO Replace Shear Pins (auger bolts) on your Snowblower and why you shouldn't use a regular Grade 5 or Grade 8 bolt.
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As always.
Thanks Don..Always good tips. I subscribed to your channel after scrolling thru CZcams and learned about putting Anti-seize on the axle
of your snowblower wheels. I had the blower for about 3or 4 years and had only a little trouble taking off the wheels. Little WD40 and back and fotth
motion and was able to get them off. Wiped clean then used same brand anti seize as you had on your video and it works like a charm.
I just picked up that same machine and I thought I had worn impellers due to different openings. Now I will replace my pins again . Thanks
i have seen videos of changing shearbolt from you Don in previous videos,
but you always find a new angle to the repair
thank you for shearing tip to repair my snowblower than send it to expensive repair shop
and it is a good feeling to see that the result is always good
Love your videos! You saved me tons of money on maintenance on my blowers and tractors
A piece of rubber to cover the shear pin holes hastened with a worm gear clamp ,will allow the grease to travel farther up the auger.
EXCELLENT COMMENT 👍✔️ DANKESCHÖN 🌲
Nice video,I should replace the ones on my snowblower.
Thanks for the advice Dony as always awesome tutorial.
We don't have snow down here in Arkansas, but there is plenty this time of year in Canada, and Alaska. I don't lock down my bolts fully on my lawn equipment so it works fine and have to change the oil in my mowers, grease my equipment, and sharpen my blades so they work fine also. I wish you a Happy 2020 and wishing you and your family a Blessed new year.
I absolutely love your videos. They are far more detailed than most. Thanks so much.
Good tip not overtighten!! Thanks. We can just use any cheap 0 grade or 2 grade bolt sold at hardware store, industry supply, Home Depot etc. The shear pins sold as such are exactly the same except marked up way too much money 💰💲 Dankeschön 🌲
Great tip. Thank you for sharing. 🇨🇦😎
Well done donyboy .... getting ready for some snow in AB
I totally agree with you. My Ariens Compact is 8 years old and every October before Winter I remove both shear pins and check and while pins are out, I grease both sides and spin auger before replacing pins. Good maintenance.
Thanks for the info.
Don from Milwaukee
great info and good editing of the video. thanks
Excellent. ( As usual !! )
Many thanks for making the video.
Year ago I installed the wrong ones once as they are all converted to hard bolts and picked the wrong ones. Thanks again Don. I don't make those kind of mistakes anymore LOL
As usual great video and information. Happy New Year to you and your family. Hope you have great success again this year.
Awesome video it reminded me to change mine, thank you.
Good video thanks for sharing.
George from Maine.
such a well made video. Thank you
Outstanding Video! 😃👍
Thank you this was very helpful.
Yeah a good video mate.. we don't get much snow over here in the uk but thanks for the information
Thanks for the reminder, checking pins and greasing in the morning.
Worked for a Mfg. that built MANY different "brands" and never saw that type of shear pin, although you greased by the fitting I would ALSO use anti-seize on the pin itself ! GLAD I live where I DON'T need the blowers, BUT have heard of chicken farmers using them to blow the chicken crap out of their coups LOL
Husky started that style.
You would be amazed at some of the things's I have seen used as a shear bolt. My favorite was a wheel hub clip.
Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of a SNOWpocalypse with an exhausted supply of shear bolts. At that point its a matter of survival and you figure you can always repair the machine later. :-)
@@eosjoe565 Be careful with that thinking. I just replaced a bent auger on a snapper I have and if I didn't have an oxy-acetalyne torch, the pulley behind the bucket would not have come off without cutting it off. Regardless, it was a very difficult job, mainly because that pulley was so hard to get off. I just order shear bolts by a 20 pack when I get diwn to 5 I order more. It didn't matter, that auger got all bent up even with a shear bolt. If you break something like a front gearbox it can be a very costly repair vs a dollar shear bolt, especially if you don't know how to make the repair yourself. Be prepared.
@@Mr_Tecumseh I was sort of joking really. I do keep a good supply of shear bolts handy but I can certainly see circumstances where someone runs out of shear bolts during a huge snow storm and has to improvise to get the job done.
@@Mr_Tecumseh I've never bent an auger but I did have a situation once in about 20-inches of snow where the blower suddenly made a loud clunk and stalled the engine. Unknown to me, one of the tire chains had come off and the blower "ingested" it on the next pass. It took a bit of fiddling to free but no damage was done.
@@eosjoe565 Your right, shit happens.
Another great video! I'm servicing my snowblower and just replaced the drive belt and rubber friction wheel. I noticed my friction disc assembly, where the rubber friction wheel makes direct contact, is all gouged up and needs to be replaced. Is replacing the friction disc assembly a big job to remove? The model of my snowblower is a Craftsman 357cc model 247.888301
Donyboy73 thank you. My ariens deluxe 28” sho shear pins arrived tight on mine. Maybe I’ll loosen it like you said in this video. Just to make sure it breaks as it should. I don’t think they mention this in the ariens manual. Good informative video as always! Happy New Years to you
Does yours backfire when throttling back or shutting down ? It is really annoying.
Thanks Ruskell JD! I will have to find a video on how to do that.
Mr3Charlie no. Sounds like a carb issue
Yes.
I didn't know your suppose to leave them a little bit loose thanks Don.
Edward Caissie me either. Doesn’t say in manual
My manual says torque to 11 Ft Ibs (Troy-Bilt 42010)
My Honda 1332 track used snowblower had incorrect shear pins (structural pins). Glad I watched your channel! I got new shear pins for them and unsure if I crank it down or go to just snug or go to loose so the bolt head moved with these Honda snowblowers?
i just snug
Always check this on used snow blowers if you buy one.
Thanks Dony, did that already but the only shear bolts I can find on line measure 1.75 inches and the bolt I removed from the other side of the auger to make sure I get the correct one measured 3.75 inches...
You might be best to go to your local small engine shop.
Good video. I was going to take out the shear bolts on an Ariens 624E that was given to me, and the bolt broke with part of it still inside. I thought, no problem, I will hammer them out. Well, that didn't work. They are rust welded in so firmly I have not any success moving them. Used a pin punch and still no success. I am currently repeatedly soaking them with PB Blaster in hopes it might free them up a little.
Try Kroil on the rusty parts
Every channel I have found on this replaces the easy ones, How do you change the 2nd propeller sheer pin on a Cub Cadet 3x machine?
Hi. Any thoughts on how to replace shear pins on impeller to auger shaft on a John Deere 44” blower? The back one is broken and I can’t line up the holes.
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Happy New Year Dony ;-)
May 2020 be safe, healthy and very prosperous.
My question may not be about shear pins, rather about the pin/bolt/o-ring used to keep the wheels on a snowblower. On the left wheel only, the o-ring pin is always breaking after 5 mins I replace it, and still it snaps.
So frustrating when my clients are depending on me.
Do you have any suggestions?
Sears Craftsman
C950-5211-3
9HP / 27inch
Part # 577015 Screw 1/4-20X1.75hh
Part # 15x145 Nut 1/4-20 Hex Nylock
Thanks in advance Dony
Montreal, Quebec
just use a grade 5 bolt and nut
"What a bunch of idiots! They connected these augers with this thin, soft bolt? Now it doesn't work anymore! Hello, Ace Hardware? I need 2 grade 10.9 M10x1-50mm bolts please."
🤣🤣🤣
Glad I found your great video! I'm in need of a 3¾ inch length shear bolt for my Craftsman machine, can only find ones that are 1.75 long. Can anyone help this Canadian?
Check your manual for the part number.
I have a Honda HSS928A, I hate the shear pins that are installed, they use a cotter pin to hold them in place, was a PITA to get them off so I could apply anti-seize to the axle, basically had to ruin the cotter pins to get the shear pins off. I wish they used a bolt and nut like every other snowblower seems to use.
Cotterpins are like $1 for a thousand of 'em.
Most secure at least cost
@@mikeholubek4419 Link for where I can get 1000 cotter pins of the right uniform size for $1?
I have Poulan Pro snow Thrower and the shear bolts snap off . I need replacement wear can I buy the shear pins
Donny, my zerks broke off due to old age and rust, when i go to replace my sheer pins, instead of grease could I just squirt some silicone wet lube into the shaft?
Any tips for unsticking a really stubborn auger that's frozen to the shaft?
acetylene torches
I tried to remove one of my shear pin and it didn’t come out I still have a part of the old shear pin in the blower and I don’t know how to get it out do you have any suggestions on how I can remove the rest of the broken shear pin? I love your CZcams videos I have learned so much thanks
i use a pin punch or sometimes drill it out
@@donyboy73 I had to drill one out. The auger turns for snowblowing & I put in a new shear bolt but the auger still seems seized to the rod. It doesn't have that bit of play when the shear bolt is out . Any suggestions?
With the little amount of snow we’re getting here I doubt shear pins will come close to busting this year. (some might think that a good thing!!)
Cub Cadet 3x do tire chains help?????
Depends on your surface and conditions. I've been running snow blowers for 50 years on a gravel driveway and chains have made a significant improvement to the traction on the snow blower. No more lost traction or spinning tires even when icy. I've always used cleated chains. If using on a paved surface you probably want to use non-cleated chains.
@@eosjoe565 Thank you for your reply!! Yes my driveway is paved I will head your suggestion. I hope they will help my Cub 28" 3X blower, I am very disappointed on this model, I wish I never sold my MTD 24"
@@woodenbeast9337 It's interesting you say that. I still have my old MTD 33-inch 12HP unit that I bought about 27 years ago. That was back when they still put "fat" snow tires on them. It definitely needed to be chained up.
What is a good source for sheer pins in Canada? I have a Kubota T2740 blower which Kubota charges 5.00 for each pin. The blower is made in Canada, but not by Kubota, seen different versions in other manufacturers colours and am just trying to source sheer pins at a reasonable price. Any ideas?
It's more than likely a bercomac snowblower you could try contacting them directly on John Deere snow blowers they just use a grade to quarter inch Bolt from the hardware store on garden tractor units
Take your Kubota pins down to your local bolt store. They should be able to set you up with the right stuff for less than anyone.
i am in need of some accessories of stihl ms 200t or 020t can you help me?
i'm not a Stihl dealer
@@donyboy73 I know, but can you help me? I come from Vietnam and here I don't sell what I need, we only import used second hand goods and broken machines have no parts to repair them.
@@Nongcotoanhien you can check ebay, i don't have ms200t parts at all
What is the process for getting out a shear pin that is stuck?
Why didn’t you replace the bolt and then inject the grease? That way the grease would travel further down and lube more of the axle wouldn’t it? OK difficult to know if the axle goes all the way through or only partway into a hollow tube; on my Honda HS55 the axle goes all the way through.
Where can I find a cylinder head for a champion generator?
call champion in burlington
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"It's bent like this. That's why it was hard to get out of the hole."
Can a cylinder head be fixed, push rod Poked a hole in it?
Where can I find a cylinder head for a champion generator?
Why doesn’t Honda include grease fittings on their auger shafts? Only snowblower I seen with lack of fittings
That's Honda's "maintenance free/greased for life" design. They know 99% of the people who buy Honda products can't tell the difference between a wrench and a screwdriver so they save a $1 on fittings.
@@haywoodyoudome Honda machine designs have always left me a bit baffled. They produce some of the most reliable machines available yet many of them have some of the DUMBEST maintenance features you've ever seen. Routine maintenance parts that are nearly impossible to access, total refusal to use oil dip sticks on most engines, hard to read inaccurate fuel gauges (or no gauge at all), and some of the smallest fuel filler holes I've ever seen.
First comment thank you
WHAT ABOUT IF IT'S THE ONE IN THE BACK?
it is better to use proper shearbolt than replace the hole auger shaft and gearbox, AND MUCH CHEAPER
I ALWAYS GET PLENTY PROPER SHEARPIN BEFORE THERE IS A FOOT OF SNOW IN THE DRIVEWAY
What is the part number for that shear pin you used in this video? The one with the collar built in.
There are a few like that. Use the make/model of the blower you have to find the correct one.
I have a snowblower that my friend gave me because mine was having issues. It had 4 shear pins, one is broken and the other three are completely seized in there.
I've tried using a hammer, I've used a variety of penetrating fluids but nothing will work.
I've even tried heating them up but only slightly to avoid damaging the plastic bushings.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Got to drill them out
I usually drill them out at that point
Make sure it's not a collared pin, could only gonout one way.
I did successfully drill through one. I guess I'll have to keep working at it.
Jamie, they aren't collared, they're a simple hitch pin at in end.
Thanks for the help guys.
Donyboy73 I messaged you on fb messenger. Wondering if you can help me find a part. I'd really appreciate it. Thanks in advance
what are you looking for?
I f the pin is sheared how are the augers suppose to be aligned?
When you replace the pins they will be aligned as the holes in the shaft take care of that.
@@Blazer02LS or 180* off, on some it makes a difference.
I set mine opposing so it alternates directing into impeller instead of shoveling all into impeller at once.
Now this works 4 me and I'm a blue collar, hands on kinda guy.
Never seen one that could be 180 off. That is the way all 2 stage are set up. they feed from alternate sides.
mike holubek it happened to me the impeller was 180° off. I put the pin in and the blower was totally out of balance. The impellers have to be offset for the unit to be balanced.
Ive hit small peace of ice broken them
So the grease only went about two inches down the auger shaft, correct? What about the remaining 8 inches to the left of the shear pin? Is it a good practice to put something like electrical tape over the shear pin holes, to prevent the grease from coming out, so that you can continue to pump the grease all the way down to the other end of the auger shaft? Should marine water proof grease be used, so that it doesn't was away as easily?
Common sense! I'd rather break a 50 cent shear pin than destroy the worm gear n a whole lot more! I have a couple boxes of spares in my hoard! Lol
Maybe a little wd40 when removing, it works, snapper suggests 10 ft pounds on the shear bolts. The large ones, same as the ones Ariens used. My uncle worked at a hardware store, he said they used to give brass bolts out as shear bolts for blowers, because they will break. Not sure how true, I just by a 20 pack of actual shear bolts to be safe.
BRASS bolts???? Interesting to know, THANKS for your comment !
@@REVNUMANEWBERN Yea, it does make sense if you think about it though, brass is soft, vs hardened steel being a lot harder. Again I never actually tried it, so I can't say that it works for sure, but if your in a bind and don't have a shear bolt and you have a brass bolt, it should get you done until you can get more shear bolts. Hopefully someone else with some first hand knowledge will see this and chime in on how good they work or not.
Thing is brass doesn't break that easy, instead it stretches and bends then breaks, most shear bolts are nothing more than a grade 2 steel bolt with grooves cut in them that make them weaker so they break. The grooves are cut so they set in the space between the inner shaft and the auger tube.
@@Blazer02LS Thats what I read on the forum today about brass. So I'm not sure why according to my Uncle the hardware store was selling brass bolts as shear bolts, but I don't think it was a very good idea. Maybe they just wanted to make money.
I have never had one of those shear bolts break clean for me, I always have to knock the middle section out with a roll pin punch its a pain in the ass. Even in this video, the old pins in the blower were all bent up and he had to knock it out.
I understand the reason for the pins, but it's a shame that the manufacturer didn't fit crude slip clutches on the shafts.
A preset slip when the torque is above a certain level.
No doubt $$$ and the requirement for additional maintenance. Slip clutches require regular routine maintenance to keep them working properly. Check out PTO slip clutches for comparison.
Rust will kill those clutches in short order. The pins are a lot faster and cheaper to deal with.
I hated the shear pins on the craftsman I had, hard to replace, I have small hands and very awkward to get at.
My Honda is a piece of cake. Bad news though, be cautious when you buy them. One repairman sold me shear pins, good price, standard bolts. A Honda motorcycle dealer sold me some shear pins. I became suspicious when my snow thrower was chewing through a 2 inch diameter branch. The actual shear pins have a "S" imprinted on the bolt hex head.
Dont hit on the broken shearpin with your hammer ! Use A PUNCH AND A HAMMER to hit the shearpin !
Wear safety glasses and Make sure the engine is off!,
This wont do me any good we dont have show blowers where I live dont think u can even buy one here