HOW TO LUBRICATE CRAFTSMAN MTD CUB CADET SNOWBLOWER AUGERS (Seize Happens)

[@GarageGear]

Here is a LINK to the FLUID FILM used in this video! Thank you for supporting the channel! 👍 👉 amzn.to/3wcBncc

[@Silverface1987]

Hi JB, do you sell any of your used snowblowers… I’m local…… just incase….. you’ll be my backup plan.😝

[@GarageGear]

@@Silverface1987 hey cutlass depending on how far I get this season with the craftsman will determine when it goes up for sale. May put it up at the end of the season or at the beginning of next season. Depends on the snow we get and how much I get done on it. 👍 check in with me.

[@Johneekay]

I have worked on Crown equipment in a food distribution warehouse for many years. Sometimes a good ol' airhammer works for removing seized pins. Everything you're showing in this video is spot on ! Things I have learned through experience over the years. Appreciate your channel and thanks for sharing.

[@GarageGear]

Not a bad idea with the air hammer but I worried it would bend the auger. Thanks for sharing though! Thanks for being a cool fan John!

[@stevepelino5986]

This is a low technical process that requires few tools. This is a great video for anyone to learn how to do it. Thanks man!!

[@GarageGear]

RIGHT ON Steven! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@tomconnors6310]

I made it to the Tribe Board that is so cool thanks JB. Thanks for the great videos you have made that I use for maintaining my snow blower. They are step by step bang on and simple to apply. I had no idea all that was involved to keep it in tip top shape and so easy to do. Fluid Film is my go to spray for lubrication. This stuff is amazing on the T locks on my truck cap they don't freeze like WD40 did, and perfect for lubing the garage door wheels, springs, locks, latches and the tracks. Thanks for being there.

[@GarageGear]

You got it Tom! Thanks for sharing and for being a cool fan of the channel! 👍

[@paulmysliborski4832]

It’s amazing that some people can’t/won’t take the time to properly maintain their expensive equipment. It literally takes me about 5 minutes to do this exact procedure on my machine. Great vid, JB!

[@GarageGear]

Blows me away too my friend! I could never spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars buying a piece of equipment and not take care of it. Who’s your pick for the Super Bowl bud?

[@paulmysliborski4832]

@@GarageGear Exactly.👍🏻 Haven’t watched the NFL in years

[@GarageGear]

@@paulmysliborski4832 haha funny you and I really do think alike lol! Same here! Figured I’d just ask. I would rather be out in my garage messing with stuff! I’ll root for the bills but I won’t waste 4 hours every weekend watching a game when I could be more productive. 👍👍

[@PainterD54]

Fluid Film is the cats meow. I've used it for years for undercoating my vehicles and on every snowblower that I rebuild. Great stuff!

[@GarageGear]

Sure is painter! Great stuff

[@cwcole]

Thanks for the information! I love the smell of Fluid Film in the morning! Blaster, not so much. That stuff stinks but work very well.

[@GarageGear]

Fluid film smells like success! Thanks for watching cw!

[@smallblock412]

Great procedure for machines without zerks. And you already know my love for fluid film 👍.

[@GarageGear]

It’s the best way to go about it without too much trouble. I know about your strong passion for fluid film! But how many cans do you have on standby? Lol👍

[@smallblock412]

@@GarageGear all of them 😏.

[@GarageGear]

@@smallblock412 ROCK ON!

[@dm7097]

That’s why I like my 30+ year old Ariens, they have built in grease fittings in the auger shafts.

[@GarageGear]

Even the handle bars have grease zerks on those old ones lol!

[@JW-iw6ww]

i use fluid film at the end of the season to protect my snowblower from rusting...... wash it first to get any salt off and spray housing,, especially the impeller area.... that stuff is awesome... great vid...

[@GarageGear]

That’s awesome my friend! Great way to keep things in shape!

[@mp_outdoors556]

Awesome instructional video, you never disappoint JB. Keep'em coming brother. 👍👍

[@GarageGear]

Thank you my friend! A lot of work goes into every video! Appreciate the positive feedback!

[@brucesimpson8579]

Good tips for maintaining the snowblower.

[@GarageGear]

Right On Bruce! 👍

[@electroddxful]

This was a video I was waiting for JB. Epic video. Going out and getting the spray now. Have a blessed weekend together with family 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@GarageGear]

Awesome Ray! You’ll be busy this weekend! Got a handful of snowblower videos left to do then we’re on to lawns again! Be here before you know it! Have a blessed weekend with your family my friend!

[@BigDaddysGarage]

Good job with patients! I woulda probably just pounded it until I made the situation worse! 😂

[@GarageGear]

I was tempted trust me! Should ah e just drilled it out from the beginning! Lol! Have a good week my friend!

[@robert-f2q9u]

JB..., I like your channel. I like how you present projects and solutions. You have helped me with a few since I have been viewing your channel.

[@GarageGear]

Awesome Robert! I try to present options for people! Plus let everyone know what has worked and not worked for me in the past! Thanks for being a cool fan!

[@robertsimonofsky3959]

Great video. Can you tell me the type of gear grease to use in the auger gear on a yard machine. Thank you

[@GarageGear]

Hey Robert! I used 00 grease which I picked up at tractor supply! 👍

[@robertsimonofsky3959]

Thank you

[@tempusveritas8901]

Thanks Good Idea.' Oz. of prevention. Now that I found out that my 3X Cub needs 3X pins. This is a job that is needed on my unit.

[@GarageGear]

Give it a go my friend!

[@douglasbarnhart3324]

Thanks for the video.

[@GarageGear]

You got it Douglas!

[@glenherbert7606]

Always great videos. I started using PB Blaster to spray down my Cub Cadet Snow Thrower.

[@GarageGear]

Good stuff Glen! Thanks for being a cool fan as always!

[@robertknight4672]

I think for most snow blowers this method is fine and there's no need to remove the auger assembly unless you are already doing a repair that required you to take it out in the first place. Now if you have an older Toro with the drum auger you might want to consider removing the auger assembly lubing the shaft. I did spray some PB Blaster in the appropriate areas hoping it seeped in well.

[@GarageGear]

Good tip here robert!

[@travis1572]

Good job keep thi tips coming 👏

[@GarageGear]

Thanks for watching travis

[@davidplatt8915]

Good stuff, as always JB. I'm curious though...'bout how many cans of Fluid Film are needed to undercoat a truck frame? Oh, and I got the Garage Gear stickers mounted up on several of my yard 'implements'. Lookin' good!

[@GarageGear]

Hey David I would say about 7-8 cans to full coat it good. That was on my old ford ranger which was a smaller truck. That is awesome to hear! Thank you again for supporting the channel!

[@jeremyrobinson1458]

My beautiful late 90s st1024 SHO blower has seized augers I noticed back in fall. I inherited it from my dad. I’ve tried removing the shear pins and lubricating the shaft , but no luck.

[@GarageGear]

Hey Jeremy at this point you might as well live with it or you could upgrade. But if she’s serving you well and you’re careful with it you should be fine!

[@BenNawrath]

We might actually get some snow tomorrow!! Got my oil changed last weekend, gonna lube it up tonight.

[@GarageGear]

If anyone is ready Ben it’s you! Let me know how it goes!

[@jaybooth4815]

That was one tough shear pin JB! Not sure why they just don’t put in grease ports. Cost I suspect. Really great tips too! What’s up for the weekend? Cheers my friend!

[@GarageGear]

The actual costs of adding zerks can’t be more than a couple of bucks. Just being cheap. Thanks my friend! Super Bowl party later. Getting some work done around the house too! How about you?

[@jaybooth4815]

Just gonna be grilling some steaks later. Watch the game too. Have a great day.

[@GarageGear]

@@jaybooth4815 you as well my friend!

[@glenherbert7606]

And I just sprayed down the chute, augers and front housing. No I didn't take things apart, but it is the 4th or so time this season getting sprayed down. And only used twice this year. Storm coming in 2 or so days.

[@GarageGear]

Great! Let me know how she throws it for ya!👍

[@kencurtis228]

TY for Sharing

[@GarageGear]

Thanks for watching Ken! Any plans for the weekend in the garage?

[@smittyone66]

great video JB

[@GarageGear]

Thanks a lot smitty! Have a good weekend bud!

[@kjell-richardlvdal373]

Great video as usual

[@GarageGear]

Thank you kjell! Have an awesome weekend my friend!

[@okanaganpeterjames]

I have a brand new machine this year, a troybilt. Probably ran it 4 times and today when brushing the machine off i noticed a very tiny bit of grease coming from where you mention in this video at the gear box seal on the auger shaft. not dripping or anything but when cleaning i noticed a slight big of grease visible there. Is it normal for tiny bits of grease to work past that seal or should be be completely dry? I wiped with paper towel and it is definitely grease so not any of the lubrication i have sprayed on the auger itself. Again it is the tiniest bit of grease visible between the plastic bushing and the gearbox itself. Thank in advance, love your videos always.

[@GarageGear]

Hey okana this is not normal to see grease but if it’s only a tiny bit I wouldn’t worry. Just keep an eye on it. Appreciate the positive feedback! 👍

[@okanaganpeterjames]

thanks for the quick reply as always@@GarageGear

[@blackhawk2302]

A two stage is a bit overkill for the size of property. 4 car driveway + 100ft of sidewalk, all concrete, that's it. What you think about the toro 821 qze?

[@GarageGear]

Hey Blackhawk. How much snow do you get per year in your local area?

[@robertknight4672]

Sometimes the powered wheels are nice since very few single stage machines have power going to the wheels of the exception of the Toro snowmaster series. There was a time when 21 inch two-stage machines where more common. I have an old Toro 521 which is great for some of the narrower walkways and the side of my house where the oil tank is filled. A single stage wouldn't work very well next to my house and it would probably tear up the grass.

[@darrenjohnston3065]

Thanks JB

[@GarageGear]

You got it Darren! 👍

[@NewTestamentDoc]

sometimes, with a rusty pin hole, run a brass gun bore cleaner through it a few times!

[@GarageGear]

Good tip my friend! Thanks for sharing!

[@liljoeii6091]

When you break your share pens and you don't have no idea where they goes do you have a video online about that I watch this video about four times that good each time I seen some thank you for the video

[@GarageGear]

If you spin the augers those holes should line up for you!

[@muhammadhaque4029]

Hello JB, I love your tips and tricks on Snowblower maintenance. Now , I have one question, I have cab cadet, in operation manual they instructed to do oil cylinder bore when you need to put off season storage, do you recommend this? I would really appreciate if you please advise. Thank you so much

[@GarageGear]

Thanks for following along to the channel! Glad you’re enjoying the content. You could put a tiny squirt of oil in where the spark plug goes and that should do for off season storage.

[@muhammadhaque4029]

@@GarageGear Thank you so much! This really helps!

[@willmallory9085]

Another great video.

[@GarageGear]

Thank you will! Stay awesome my friend!

[@gjordan8800]

JB I have a question is it even possible to install the auger blades wrong? I took the picture like you said I couldn't put them in wrong

[@GarageGear]

On some models yes! I’ve seen some put them in backwards and snow was being pulled away from the augers!

[@gjordan8800]

​@@GarageGearok thanks

[@jibbityjab2469]

Instead of having to go by a photo when resetting the augers you could just mark their top/front position with a piece of blue tape or a crayon pencil before you take out the shear pins.

[@GarageGear]

Good tip thanks for sharing jibby

[@jayrichman6266]

I've never seen that tip about trimming the end of the straw before to create an angle. Simple, but brilliant. I'm just wondering why every machine does not have zerks on the augers. One wouldn't think the manufacturers would excessively raise the price on them, would you?😂😮

[@GarageGear]

Hey Jay! Those zerks only cost a few bucks. Can’t imagine them jacking the price way up! Shame they can’t put them on in the first place!

[@brady72.]

Was it out of the question to take the shear pin out with an air hammer?

[@GarageGear]

That probably would have bent my auger lol little too aggressive probably! 👍

[@ChrisFredriksson]

Awesome video as always JB! ❤ I've finally purchased a lot of Fluid Film to do exactly this on my snowblower 😋 And I think its funny you mentioned in the very end that some have mounted zerks, I've vaugely looked on that as well, but feels like the best is to remove the whole assembly to do it.. lots of work, but could be very useful to have nice sticky grease in there instead of fluid film. What do you think? Which is the best, fluid film or grease? I think you've said grease is better for the gearbox at least - even though it can "fling away" from the gears.

[@GarageGear]

Greasing those augers would be great but it’s a real pain to pull that stuff apart chris! If one bolt is seized you’ll lose half a day trying to free it . Sticking with fluid film is a great way to go! Have a great weekend my friend! 👍

[@ChrisFredriksson]

@@GarageGearAlright, then I'll go with Fluid Film then 😋 Thanks JB and I hope you've had a fantastic weekend so far as well and also a great end of the weekend! ❤

[@GarageGear]

@@ChrisFredriksson ROCK ON Chris! Hope you have a great rest of the weekend as well!

[@Chief6067]

Do they make auger shafts out of stainless steel so at least the shaft won’t rust ? I’m a newb to snow blowing so this might be a dumb question 😏

[@GarageGear]

Great question! As far as I know no. Would definitely help though!

[@Chief6067]

@@GarageGear Thanks for the info Love your channel and im a subscriber 👍👍

[@GarageGear]

@@Chief6067 thanks for being a cool fan!

[@nachomoma2469]

little different then this video, but after installing the rubber kit on the impeller, my auger always gets clogged up with snow and ive tried everything for non stick sprays, 13 of em i think...none of em seem to work any thoughts on that?

[@GarageGear]

@@nachomoma2469 hey nacho are your impeller kits installed correctly? With a lot like that you should not have any issues with clogging

[@nachomoma2469]

@@GarageGear I'm fairly certain they are (going by what i saw in youtube) but the ones I got didn't have any instructions but at the same time everything started happening with the augers always getting a heaving build up after the install

[@nachomoma2469]

@@GarageGear I'm Gona hafta see if I can get down there before winter...just hard now cause I have a broken neck n back lol

[@GarageGear]

@@nachomoma2469 hope you heal up quick my friend

[@nachomoma2469]

@@GarageGear ty brother

[@MAbifarin]

Father forgive me for I have sinned :-( I just discovered your channel this year and I am WAY behind the 8 ball trying to play catchup on several things. Case in point, I have a 30 inch Craftsman that I am in the middle of doing just this procedure to but I am stuck (Thank God its been in the 50s in Milwaukee!). Three of the six sheer pins are seized in. I was planning on taking a bigger hammer to them today but worried about damaging the auger gear box. Was there a particular drill bit you used to drill them out? I also saw someone use an air hammer. I don't have one but might look into renting one. Any extra details on getting seized sheer pins out would be appreciated.

[@i_no_nutin]

@JB An alternative method to remove those seized pins: step 1) apply Kroil or other penetration oil; step 2) find deep well socket just slightly larger than the head of the sheer pin; step 3) find C-clamp longer than length of socket + diameter of auger shafts; step 4) place socket over head of pin; step 5) place C-clamp on end of socket and small end of sheer pin; step 6) tighten C-clamp forcing the pin out.

[@GarageGear]

Hey MA! Welcome to the tribe! I would recommend just drilling them out. An air hammer may be too rough and bend your augers. I actually started with thinner bits and slowly worked my way up. About 4 bits later they came out! Shear pins are made of soft metal so they drill out easily! 👍

[@GarageGear]

@@i_no_nutin I like that my friend! Great tips here!

[@The_Mace]

3:39 - Anything that helps stick the tip into tighter spots better! 🤣

[@GarageGear]

Hahaha I was actually banking on a “lube” joke from you this week! Lube overload in this video lol! Have a good weekend bud!

[@TheNotimprezed]

Yup, gearbox is about $350 to buy that while unit, but the worm gear is about $35 and that's what you'll strip if you catch something in there and the pins don't shear. That unit only takes a few hours to disassemble and repair with basic tools.

[@GarageGear]

Thanks for sharing my friend!

[@ALAl-zw8tq]

my shear pin broke how do I know where to align the blade before installing the new shear pin ?

[@GarageGear]

Hey Al! Do you have your owners manual? I usually go by the picture on the cover. If not the tips of the the augers should align to almost complete what looks like a rolling arc. Then one set of augers usually should point at you on one end and the other should point up. Kinda hard to explain but let me know if you need more help.

[@ALAl-zw8tq]

thank you I’ll do that

[@robertknight4672]

If it's a shear pin with a collar on it, one side of the auger will have a bigger hole. You want the collar in the bigger hole. And make sure part of the the broken share pin is not stuck.

[@SnowKing716]

I think it's time to officially name the "JB naysayer" that randomly pops in for a few discouraging words throughout these videos. 😂 Always a good laugh. Great content again JB! 👏🏼

[@dougrobinson8602]

How about BJ?

[@GarageGear]

I’m open to all suggestions lol! I read through just about all the comments and there are plenty of great comments on every video but there is always that one guy sittin on his rocker complaining about something so I try to mimic him in some way,shape or form. Glad you appreciate his presence. He’ll be making an appearance next week too lol

[@SnowKing716]

@@GarageGear The fictitious GarageGear neighbor, "Negative Norman" (Norm for short) sounds fitting for this. He always stops in unexpectedly and poo-poos everything you do! 😂

[@GarageGear]

@@SnowKing716 Negative Norm sounds pretty good! Lol or there’s “Piss Ya Off Pete” lol

[@thunderinparadise-ep1cf]

Hello JB

[@GarageGear]

How’s your weekend so far thunder?

[@JohnK-pb6mn]

Heh. I wont be doing this, but thanks for video.

[@GarageGear]

Thanks for watching john

[@garydunnjr8176]

Well I know what my Saturday looks like…

[@GarageGear]

Haha I knew what your Saturday looked like last Saturday when I filmed this video lol! Have fun Gary!

[@garydunnjr8176]

@@GarageGear you know it! Looks like we are done for the season though… sadly

[@GarageGear]

@@garydunnjr8176 crazy short winter! Guess it will get cold this week with hardly any snow. Then who knows!