Snowblower Won't Shift - FIXED!

[@baddad5781]

You're an ingenious fellow, my man. Throughly enjoy all your videos because you've taught me alot over the past 3 or 4 years. I wanted to learn how to repair my own ( and neighbors) equipment if I have an issue with something. Youve helped make that possible. Thanks for sharing your know how with us.

[@janetyeoman1544]

My brother is still using the Ariens snowblower from about 1975. In Penetanguishene Ontario. It snows almost every day in the winter. It still runs great. Superb quality.

[@EliminatorPerformance]

Thanks for watching!

[@CentralNH]

Where are the washers that go on each side if the fork?

[@williamnickoley530]

Outstanding video, with excellent views of what you are working on and going beyond the basic repair to show the use of additional thrust washers to take up any play from wear, and the use of various types of lubricants to prevent the same problems from occurring again. Your comments on the quality of the parts involved are also pertinent.

[@deansleigh4091]

Tremendous video. I'm having what I would say is the opposite problem with my shifting. Mine binds up around 3rd gear. I can get 3-6, but can't get 1 or 2 or either reverse gear because the trunion is binding in the shift forks. You have shed light on new possible causes. I initially suspected a rusty/corroded axle that the friction wheel slides on, but that is definitely not the case. Sounds like I need to be looking at bushings! Thanks for the high quality, very informative video and I pray that what I learned here will help me fix my machine.

[@marine_accountant3171]

Awesome video. It was nice to see good lighting, clear audio, replacement part numbers, and great tips!

[@EliminatorPerformance]

Thanks for watching!

[@walkercolt7926]

Instablaster.

[@joew8438]

Thanks, I was having a similar problem with a loose shifter. You pointed me in the direction of some ways to diagnose it and indeed I have exactly the same problem of a worn bushing on the right side. It a super old blower with cracked frame and other wear issues, so I'm just going to replace it. Glad to know the problem before it leaves me stuck behind 2 feet of snow.

[@pauls3616]

Great video. I was having some issues with the shifter fork but no problem now after watching your video. Thank you.

[@coinheaven]

thank god, finally a clear explanation of that stupid friction plate and shifting forks! mine fell off my truck and the forks came out and had no idea how the hell this worked!

[@marty2958]

Thank you, wish I had watched this video last night. I changed the friction disc but my forks for drive would not engage and I couldn’t figure out why till finally I just bent both forks and that did it, after 4 hrs of monkeying around. Hats off to you guys

[@EliminatorPerformance]

Thanks for watching!

[@alfries9736]

I got to hand it to you. You and I thought the same thing. Ariens should have put a bearing on the other side as well. Cheap. Plus their machines are expensive as well. I agreed with you additional diagnosis. I as your customer would have said replace that axle as well. Also I would have said get rid of that cheap plastic gear as well... Sometimes you just got to re-engineer... How about a grease fitting installed in the copper bushing... Once or twice as season apply some quality synthetic/teflon low temp grease from Tuff-Oil on it. Great video Sir !!!

[@EliminatorPerformance]

Thanks for watching!

[@MrBrandonman13]

I would’ve liked if you would’ve showed how to put the fork assembly with the bearing assembly together with the washers because that’s the issue I’m having how do you get them into each other

[@EliminatorPerformance]

You can bend them up with pliers, and then bend them back down if you're having trouble fitting the friction wheel into the fork. Just make sure you use the washers if it came with them!

[@MrBrandonman13]

I was able to get I didn’t have to bend anything I was able to get it take a screwdriver bang it and get it slid in the place so thanks for the help

[@MrBrandonman13]

With the washers

[@forresttrimby3948]

@@EliminatorPerformance where do the washers go? my model shows then in parts but not if they ae under over the fork.

[@edkalsbeek1765]

Need washers on shifter fork as some one already said. Also could use bearing on both ends of shaft if you get identical parts as on other end

[@markbritzman2890]

I don't have an issue with this but I just wanted to say I really liked how well you explained everything during this repair. Would like to have you for my repair guy if I needed to have one. Mark in Iowa

[@EliminatorPerformance]

Thanks for watching!

[@gr7485]

Great video. Thank you for the detailed how-to. I am surprised though how poorly they are built. Ariens are often touted to be one of the better brands but watching this they apparently cut costs the same way as most other brands out there.

[@edgbostonnorth7167]

Hi still watching your videos, they are great and informative. What about the possibility of also putting a bearing on the right side instead of the bushing.. use the same setup as the left side? watching once again as the season 2024 season hits... and had to cleanup a carb... thanks again ..

[@fitzgeraldrobert7589]

Wasn't there suppose to be two washers on the shifting fork one above and one below just asking

[@EliminatorPerformance]

Yes but they weren't there as delivered, so I ended up just bending the fork arms slightly and it worked perfectly without the washers. Thanks for watching!

[@zeuswinston5004]

Without the washers the shifter will eventually bind with fork. There is a reason they are there. They keep the ear nubs from cutting grooves in the fork slots and keep the small fork shaft end from moving out of its bushing I just repaired a 932100 824 that was mcgyvered without washers like your repair. Btw Also you could have updated that worn right bushing with the same bearing assembly as on the left side. The hole in frame is the same. Just new bearing and bearing mount plate required. Bushing was the cost efficient way and it will work

[@johnhouli3450]

Thanks I got a stuck wheel shifter in third gear won’t move. Sanded the bar tapped the bar with hammer. What else can I do. Thanks.

[@backdraftdragon3150]

Awesome video and explanation. You left nothing to the imagination. Thanks.

[@shamozzle666]

Thank you so much, diagrams were driving me nuts

[@waynestefinashen239]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year EP another super video, that blower must have really been grinding on the frame where the bushing was worn through. Kinda wonder why they did not get it to you sooner for repairs but i guess some people think things never need maintenance.

[@EliminatorPerformance]

Merry Christmas, and thanks for watching!

[@kenhilson786]

Just noticing both wheels bolted to axle. No freewheel option on that model?

[@tvento]

You do good work. Merry Christmas.

[@EliminatorPerformance]

Merry Christmas, and thanks for watching!

[@fredblowers9141]

What if the friction plate doesn't move when you push down on the handle to engage the wheels? I have tried adjusting it but it is still not touching the friction disc.

[@EliminatorPerformance]

You may need a new friction wheel, as it will have more rubber material.

[@earthenergyhex]

great video, thanks for adding the part numbers

[@EliminatorPerformance]

Thanks for watching!

[@chrisssmallengines7163]

Marry Christmas and a happy New Year !!!

[@EliminatorPerformance]

Merry Christmas, and thanks for watching!

[@billkrause4585]

Very good video, thanks for that. You're good getting parts fast. Show us how you grease the inside of those bearings. I want to do that to the new bearing of my mower deck and the clothes washer tub new bearings. What type of grease is recommended for the Snow Blower Shaft, just low temperature stuff? I was thinking marine grease, buy don't know what's best. On that friction plate, I seen guys machine them down some, smooth like new.

[@EliminatorPerformance]

I use low temp, as it's very soft and designed for low temps. Marine grease repels water well, but not sure about temps. Thanks for watching!

[@jimmypopp2695]

@@EliminatorPerformance Was the other plate a used replacement? the original was pretty blown out. Thanks.

[@davidcoudriet8439]

Excellent details as always. PROPS!!

[@EliminatorPerformance]

Thanks for watching!

[@timothybeaulieu3044]

I have that same unit 932027, the bolt on that big plastic gear that holds it in broke and having the hardest time finding that bolt and nut, any idea what part numbers tho are? Any help is hugely appreciated

[@davidcoudriet8439]

Has anyone tried wd40 specialist "spray n stay" lube, and what do you think of it if you have? I have gotten great results with it on my snowblower also as a protective coating like fluidfilm

[@EliminatorPerformance]

I'll have to check that out, thanks for suggesting!

[@brucel.6078]

Excellent work!!!!👍👍

[@EliminatorPerformance]

Thanks for watching Bruce!

[@adamopel5702]

Very nice video👍 Merry christmas from norden sweden🎄

[@EliminatorPerformance]

Merry Christmas, and thanks for watching! Would love to travel to Sweden one day!

[@scottmerlack1704]

Great Video....Very helpful and showed perfectly what to do. Thank you!

[@EliminatorPerformance]

Thanks for watching!

[@donvoll2580]

Good day Boy good video. Watching here you give liitle hints or advice. What did that bushing cost? Yea the plastic gear looked cheap looking, but I don't know how old machine , work good till now., Merry Christmas & happy new yr. & hope to see u next yr. With aluminum truck yours would be plate instead of cast. That cast seems very porsus, not as strong Thanks

[@EliminatorPerformance]

Thanks Don, and I believe the bushing was around $7 list price. Merry Christmas, and thanks for watching!

[@miragexl007]

Great. good vid/explanation. Mine's a different model obviously. 824. 932100 with a chain? Man...trying to figure out the bushing thing. diagram shows flanged bushing on chain side, but looks like I lost a regular bushing on chain side-didn't notice...I have the other side....Both side plates are the same so guessing both regular bushings

[@eagleviewhd]

Seems that this bushing could be rotated 180 degrees once and a while and would help it wear more evenly. I just bought an older Craftsman 5/22 and it looks like the bushings are just fit into the frame from the outside. Looks like they go into a hex shaped hole in the frame and could be rotated every time the wheels are removed and the axle shaft is lubed.

[@Mike-ig2zq]

Great vid EP. Curious if you've ever done a snowblower impeller mod, and what your opinion is on them.

[@EliminatorPerformance]

Never done one, don't really need to, but they absolutely work. Only thing is that you'll have to maintain them, as the rubber wears out, you'll need to make adjustments

[@Mike-ig2zq]

@@EliminatorPerformance Great! Thanks EP for responding so quick. Have a family member up in Wasaga who's 5 hp Craftsman bogs down with slush at the end of the driveway. And they get alot of lake effect.

[@altonriggs2352]

Great...Merry Christmas from Louisiana! Plastic= they don't care about quality.

[@EliminatorPerformance]

Merry Christmas, and thanks for watching!

[@zeuswinston5004]

Ariens cares about quality. They are forced by customers to cost cut and produce machines with lower price as Chinese blowers are invading the big box stores. Either compete or lose that market . Low end market is high volume Most consumers don't see value or care about 1000 snowblower. Sno tek is ariens low end. That and many big box employees don't know how to sell the higher $ machines

[@michaelfitzgerald1328]

What about the fork?

[@edgbostonnorth7167]

Hi, after watching some other videos, just a comment, shouldn't the "Shifting Fork" have 2 washers, one both the top and bottom before its put into place. Also regarding the plastic gear .. do you think someone else was in there before you yrs ago and cheap-ed out with the plastic gear.. Otherwise nice video

[@muzikmon2267]

It's very normal with all that play That you are referring to. A lot of these snow blowers have play like that they must be a reason for it..

[@petersallander2455]

I would have drilled plastic gear out and put a bushing in. I would have planned d the drive wheel.

[@EliminatorPerformance]

May run a bushing when it fails, we'll see how bad it is, but no need to do it just yet! Thanks for watching!

[@jimmypopp2695]

good idea!

[@davidcoudriet8439]

Great idea with the bushing in the gear.

[@JimsNBHomestead]

Awe man I had such high hopes.for a quality repair. Re using that hex shaft with new bearings is just not going to give reliable results. That shaft will beat the.piss out of that oilite bronze bushing. I did subscribe because you present well. Please don't skimp on repairs Oh you could fix that shaft

[@francislang5075]

you have a good videos

[@EliminatorPerformance]

Thanks!

[@MrMjn5000]

great video thanks..

[@EliminatorPerformance]

Thanks for watching!

[@jamesstrom4309]

great video very well done

[@EliminatorPerformance]

Thanks for watching!

[@muzikmon2267]

ENGINE OIL IS EXACTLY WHAT THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS YOU PUT ON THAT SHAFT!! You looking any manual or a Toro manual. They specifically say once a year put a light coat of engine oil with your finger not too much so it gets on the friction disc.. That's what the manufacturer recommends they never say to use Greece. Maybe because they think it's going to come off and hit the friction wheel. And I'm assuming the engine oil they're talking about is the same engine oil they use in the machine 5/30 I never heard of anybody having any issues putting the recommended stuff on the products..

[@kjell-richardlvdal373]

[@eddo1983]

It's pronounced Aarons. I live 30 minutes from the Ariens plants in Brillion, WI

[@kjell-richardlvdal373]

why do i have to use gasoline straight in the hole where the sparkplug sit when the motor is cold? i have put in a new carburator, primerline is changed , new gosoline, and i have the choke on and speed throttle on full, it is frustrating to screw out the spark plug every time i start the snowblower, can it be a stuck intake valve ,it is a flat head motor ,can i remove the sparkplug and stick a screwdriver on both valves and rotate them and spray ligth oil so the valve will loose up and then set in the sparkplug, i found a video showing this and it was solving my problem in cold start kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6rcqmCAepyWhsk

[@davidcoudriet8439]

May I suggest some solvent? Best thing is pull the offending valve and clean the stem and maybe the valve guide too, so it does not keep happening. Also, consider pulling the rope so the valves are closed(on compression) when you shut it down or store it.

[@davidcoudriet8439]

Wow, that plastic gear gotta go!

[@EliminatorPerformance]

Thanks for watching!

[@cocodog85]

great video. but i wouldn't buy an ariens after watching. cheaply made.

[@skiprope536]

Great job of taking care of all the worn axles with the washers. That Hex shaft is a pain in the but! Right side of hex shaft.. was not set far enough into the bearing on the right. this is why you had so much slop on the hex shaft. Look at how much of the hex shaft is sticking out of the bearing on the left. Your flanges may have been worn beyond use. Or the hex shaft may have been worn on the ends. This things are nuts. I am going through the samething on a new one...and the design is just as bad!

[@EliminatorPerformance]

Yes definitely poor design, did what I could to get them back up and running again, without spending too much time or money. Thanks for watching!