MTD Snowblower Doesn't Move - HOW to FIX!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 มี.ค. 2018
- Step by Step Tutorial!
In today's video, we'll be looking at a YardMachines snowblower (MTD) that won't move forward or back!
The reason this happens is due to the roller bearings seizing up. These bearings are located inside the gears that mount on the drive axle.
If you contact MTD customer service & tell them you're experiencing this issue, they may send you an MTD Drive Repair Kit Part # 75305173A at no cost. However, this issue can still occur, as the new kit is identical to the old parts.
Once we drained the oil, flipped it up and removed the access panel, we can begin our disassembly.
Following the steps in this video, you'll be able to remove both the upper and lower axles, to gain access at the gear bearings.
You don't have to remove both gears, however, I recommend cleaning and lubricating both gears! As you'll see in the video, even though the upper gear still rotated on the shaft, once we removed it we could see it didn't have any lubrication inside of it (Meaning this issue would have happened again).
I also replaced both outer bearings for the lower axle as well.
Once everything was cleaned, we greased the bearings using Roller Bearing specific grease (It's super sticky and won't come out as easy).
We then reassemble everything, and lubricate both axles.
After these steps are completed, we use Oil and Grease remover to wipe down the friction wheel and drive disc, to ensure there is no slippage of the friction wheel when driving!
If you follow the steps in this video, this repair should take you anywhere from 1.5 to 2.5 hours to complete. You may also need a wide range of tools to complete this repair.
MODEL NUMBER: 31AE6FHF552
PART NUMBERS;
Outer Bearings: 941-0563 amzn.to/2pmtUkI
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Upper Gear: 917-04025A
Lower Gear: 917-04026A amzn.to/2tYgkcK
Friction Wheel: 684-04153C amzn.to/2FVFLgz
Complete Transmission Rebuild Kit: 753-05173A
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The roller bearings can be pressed out and replaced if they are too badly damaged. The roller bearing part numbers are SCE1211 (2 for the wider gear) and SCE1214 (1 for the narrow gear).
I've also heard you may need an SCE1212 and SCE1210 so please measure and research.
Cheaper than buying a Drive Repair Kit - MTD Part # 75305173A
This video just shows you how to repair the issue without replacing the gears. Thanks for watching everyone!
Great detailed video !!
Have you or anybody else found out for sure if the repair kit is available for free from MTD ?
Many people have said that if you call and complain, they will send you a $200 repair kit free of charge. This is due to it being a "silent recall". I however, have not done that, so I can't speak from my own experiences.
I am actually doing a Troybilt at the moment. The wheels are completely frozen fast although the machine has little if any rust. Tomm when the weather clears up I am going to take the old smoke wrench to the wheels and the puller.. I cannot believe how they are seized on that little shaft. I may attempt to also drill thru the wheels so I can use a steering wheel puller on the wheels to help in the issues. This is not the norm for these machines but a few of em have what seems like a black locktite not just holding the wheel bolts but the wheel itself. I seen a video of guy that ended up cutting the axle and machining out the wheel hubs. What a friggin drag wrecking both the axle and wheel hubs.
@diver dave Dave they do sell just the bearings I have em here if you need the bearings or the bearing numbers. It's about $75 total
I just called MTD. They do not have that as a recall, or warranty Would not send any parts.
Absolutely one of the best produced and informative snowblower repair videos on TH-cam. Thank you very much for your professional work.
Thanks for watching B Baker!
Your work is to a high standard. Your customers are fortunate.
Thanks Bruce!
This is THE BEST instructional video I have ever seen. Every step explained.
Thanks for watching!
Where were you the last 52 times I had to repair my machine??? Best explaination of the process I have ever heard.
Thanks for watching!
Best tear down video for this job.
Thanks for watching Mike!
Thanks for the video. My machine had the same bearing problem. Watching the video made the repair a breeze.
Awesome, glad to hear it helped out. Thanks for watching Charles!
Thank you for 'splainin' everything to a painfully explicit and pedantic degree. This will be of great help to technologically challenged people that probably don't have the tools or expertise and will probably end up taking it to a repair shop anyway.
Best video I’ve seen yet for this snowblower. Watched multiple videos and troubleshot my snowblower and not a single video addressed this issue. Thank you!!!
This video was one of the most informative repair videos I have ever watched. Great job!
Thanks for watching!
Most comprehensive and informational video I’ve yet to see. Great Job!
Thanks for watching Mike!
Your video saved my 18 yr old MTD blower. Thanks. Great camera angles and technical know how....super helpful. Was able to save the roller bearings which were one more use away from failing..very dry, which was the source of the "no move" problem.
Best instructional video on the cleaning and replacement of the bearings and gears, for the drive system of MTD snowblowers. Excellent! Very well-done and helped me tremendously.
Thanks so much, and thanks for watching!
Very informative! Excellent work and nice that you left parts numbers! I don't have this model but I'm confident I got all the info I needed. Thanks! Keep up the great work!
Greatest how to video I have ever found on TH-cam! I am always learning how to fix things because most people would throw something out that they don't know how to fix, I would rather figure out how to fix it. I was really just wondering what would cause a snow blower wheel to seize and I found your video. I had only planned on watching a few minutes to get an idea for the repair but I ended up watching all 33 minutes of your video. Extremely informative, you took it nice and slow but not so slow that it was painful to watch, I really wish all TH-cam videos could be like yours. You definitely just got another subscriber, thanks so much for the info :)
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Great video! With a lot of information. You explained everything so it was easy to understand. Thanks for taking the time to do this properly. 🌞😁
Thanks for taking me to school! I really enjoyed the detail of your presentation and how well you relate the information. I really admire your attention to detail and sharing your reasoning for all that you do. You aren't sanctimonious at all, just a professional who has set excellence as his standard. Now it's time for me to get wrenching on my neighbour's '93 Ariens! (May have to head to CT if I find roller bearings, eh?)
PS. ultrajealous of your ultrasonic cleaner... talk about right tool for the right job!
Thanks for watching, and thanks for the kind words!
Outstanding and concise tutorial, well done young man. This is now on my spring to do list.
Wow like the comment from Chris's Small Engine Repair and not many business people would help out another start up business like you did for Brian Moon. Excellent work and great to see somebody that cares to help out others.
i cried again...where wher u when we wish we had a" TRUE TEACHER,...that TAUGHT "....IL REPLY LATER IN DETAIL HOW MUCH this video saved many....thank you
Wow, thank you!
Excellent video from start to finish.
I've been looking at certain videos on how to maintain your snow blower and lawn mower. I just found your video, you go into so much detail and pointing things out in what to look for. Exactly like I like to learn you made me a subscriber, so this way I know what to do with my snowblower when snow comes here to the northeast. To repair or replace and grease all the right proper parts with the right equipment and lubrication thank you so much I sure will not miss any of your videos.
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Thank you SO much! Great video. Both my gear bearings were seized. Cleaned them both up, packed them and I am good to go. Thanks again.
Anytime, thanks for watching!
Great camera work and maintenance video thanks for giving us diy a chance to fix our snow blowers 👍
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Very clear, thorough, with great visual aids & very clear photography. 👍 👍👍 Londonderry, NH
Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching!
This video is one of the most detailed and best videos on the subject I've ever seen. Great job on that unit, glad to see someone who puts grease as a preventative measure.
Thanks for watching!
Sir, than you very much for taking all this time to show us how to fix this problem. Very detailed, excellent video for us the weekend hobby "mechanics". In addition,, thank you very much for all the part numbers and grease and other product details. I really appreciate it a lot.
Thank you!
Excellent video. Thanks for being so thorough with your explanations. I saved at least $250.00 by doing the repair myself following your instructions. I must've watched the video like 40 times before feeling comfortable with opening up the bottom of the machine and another 12 times while I was working on it. Thanks again.
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Omg. What a piece of work. I just changed the friction disk on my Ariens. So much easier to work on.
As always a great video my friend. I admire your professionalism and the attention to detail with everything even down to maintenance. Especially the little things. Thanks again for sharing all your knowledge.
Thanks for watching, glad it helps!
Great step-by-step instructional video. Your directions helped me with the bearings in the large dual gear located on the lower drive axle. The bearings on the end were fine. It was the roller bearings in the large gear that locked up my wheels from turning. Removed it, sprayed the bearings with silicone spray to lubricate them and then applied grease. Reassembled, Bob's your uncle! Thanks for this. Saved me a lot of my own trouble shooting. Cheers!!
Thanks for watching!
Excellent video and instructions. Easy to follow and very detailed. Great job! Thanks!
Learning more about them every day
Thank You’ll
Looks like my maintenance work pays off. My bloweris now 22 years old and working like a charm.
Excellent video work showing every detail of the repair
Thanks for watching hdman!
Wow, what detail. Thanks for putting vids like this out. Better than anything on netflix haha. I just bought an old mtd 8/24 with a few issues and this vid helped me understand a lot about the machine that will help in the future.
Thanks for watching!!
A lot of great tips on keeping equipment in good runnig order, Glad I found your site. Thanks.
Sweet video! You are very thorough. I have an older mtd. I love it. It was my dad's . It's in mint condition and it's a tank. I'll do your preventative maintenance to the axles soon because I've never done it. Thanks.
Thanks for watching Gene!
Great video bro. Taking it to a shop it’s beyond my mechanical skills
Thanks for watching! And if you take your time and follow the video closely, you can 100% do this with basic tools!
excellent presentation.
I have the exact problem going on....on a MTD PRO 10hp 29"
wheels seized , but still will move in gear-engine running.
subbed for that in depth breakdown.
I am woefully late to viewing this video, but it is an excellent informative and very well narrated.
Thank you sir.
Great Job!! Details and procedure description - well done!!
These are my exact symptoms! I'll come back and report on if it works for me.
exact same thing with my snowblower i followed step by step and its all good. i feel like i owe you money!!
Glad the video helped out, thanks for watching Yechezkel!
95% of all snowblowers found in America came out of assorted MTD plants. The one in this vid is about the most basic you can get your hands on. They are dirt cheap to repair..easy to work on...decent build quality...and the Tecumseh Snow King motor is legendary. They really are very good for what they are and cheap and plentiful to find used.
Good concise repair tutorial EP...very informative ...thank you!
good job guy-maintenance saves big headaches/$$$$$
that was a great detailed video. I plan on doing this to my snow blower. awesome job.
This is a great video! Presentation was perfect. Info spot on. Fantastic job!
Thanks for watching!
Outstanding job with excellent instructions
Thanks for watching George!
This is an EXCELLENT video! Thank you for making this for us! Fixed me right up. Mine was the lower gear bearings also. Instead of buying a new gear assembly, I press the old bearings out and two new ones in. There are two bearings #SCE-1211. Got them for $12 each from advanced auto. The other gear has 1 bearing. # SCE-1214. I have one on order but after cleaning it good and packing it I am good for now. Have one on the shelf if needed! I need to look to see if you have a video for lubing the gearbox on rotor. If not, that would be a good one for us that never knew how to properly maintain this machine. Thanks!
Very very Good ,thanks for the detailed explanation
You do really nice work and you explain things very well!
Thanks for watching Danny!
Very good and through instruction great references to parts and products very helpful
Thanks for watching!
You’re very thorough! Nice fix! I just picked up a Yardman for $80.OO because of the axle bearings being rusted on the axle. Had to use a cutting wheel on my dremel to get them off. It takes awhile de-rusting the various parts, but it’s an enjoyable hobby. I give them to family and friends.
Thanks for watching!
Great job, very informative and detailed with all those little tricks. Tks
Thanks for watching!
Just repaired my MTD blower with this same problem. Toughest part was getting the gear off the wheel axle even after removing the rust from the axle. Both bearings on both axles and one of the outside bearings seized all at the same time, 3 out of 4. Now they’re all greased and working again. Thx for this video great job!
Thanks for watching!
Really nice job of seeing and explaining what he is doing.
Thanks for watching!
great video. my Troy bilt has the same issue, i pulled it apart and was able to get the needle bearing numbers off of my bearing races, they are usa made bearings and readily available, Wide gear uses SCE1211 bearing x2, thinner gear on the axle takes bearing SCE1214, hope this helps some people because MTD is really hosing people selling the whole gear, also the bearings easily come out with a press or just a hammer and bearing driver, the bearings price out at under 10 bucks each
Good job I followed direction and had no problem lubeing all appropriate areas. Thanks
Thanks for watching!
Used beltway grease on my Honda quads worked very good never had rust.
Excellent! I have a craftsman snowblower a little bit older than this one. I have been in it a couple of times over the years, most recently to replace the carburetor. I have been paying a lot more attention to it's maintenance lately because I don't think a new one would give me the kind of service this one has. This video has given me the idea that I should take the bottom cover off and inspect the insides. It's been awhile. Thanks again!
Thanks for watching!
Same here. Thk god i can tough put the balance of winter. Dont want or need to drag the machine inside
Excellent presentation. Thank you.
Thanks for watching Jack!
AVE does a good job of explaining sprag clutches.
My local parts store, replaces that gear set with a brass bushing, which has of course the same inside and outside measurements as the original needle bearings. As you can see, there is no way to properly maintain those needle bearings. They are buried in there. As seen in this outstanding video, the only way to properly prevent this is to remove the gear sets out of the machine and press grease into them. Spraying from the outside will not get the grease in there.
I've pressed out the original seized bearing set and pressed in the brass bushing. It will never seize again, with a brass bushing in there.
Thank you for such a detailed and precise explanation of what you did. Truly one of the best tutorials I have seen on all of TH-cam.
Yeah, the manufacturer definitely should've used a sealed bearing, these are just horrible. Thanks for watching!
Where did you get the brass bushing, or what size specs.
Excellent video
I am not The Most Mechanically Inclined Person, But at times I Can Be.
But Due to Your Incredibly thorough video, I followed you Steps 1 By 1 and Found the Lower Axle Bearing, which is the Exact One That was Seized in the Video.
I ended up removing it and Used a Old Family remedy to Remove the rust, Which I couldn’t believe it Worked because the Roller Bearings were All completely Seized with Solid Rust, But after 20-30 minutes of Soaking, I used an old Tooth Brush and Spent about 5 Minutes Brushing the Rust Out and it Completely took all the Rust off and The Roller Bearing Rolled Just Like Brand New!!!!
I Greased Everything Back Up And Reassembled the Unit Step by Step and it Actually Moves and Works better than Brand New!!!!
It Cost me Less Than $10 for Brake Cleaner and Marine Grease and a Gun!!
It Took Me About 3 Hours to complete and SINCERELY WANT TO THANK YOU!!!
I Appreciate the time you put into your video, Because It Was Priceless to Me.
Keep up the Great Work
Thanks, Rich
Cheers Rich, glad you got it fixed up!
Super precise as usual, a pleasure to watch your videos. Thank you :-)
Thanks for watching William!
Very though and clear video 👍👍👍
Excellent Video! I think i have the same problem with my Toro 824xl. You gave me a great way to find out and fix it if it is a seized bearing. The toro looks somewhat similar in design. The drive is locked up just like yours. Thanks and this is the only youtube that i could find that addresses this problem.
Thanks for watching!
Wow I just found your videos and channel this was exactly the same problem I had with one of my customers snow blowers thanks for indepth explanation and video bless you and your family and thank you again for sharing this video.
Glad it helped!
This is a great video, When I took it apart I found that the key on the main axle some how moved and chipped the axle and I had to replace the entire axle $165.00 I am waiting for it. the simtom was the blower won't move forword but will move back. These instruction were very helpful I may not have tackled this without them.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks. Excellent. The plastic bushings on the upper axle go in from the inside pointing out
This video is so good I believe it may be mankind’s greatest achievement lol! Very well done!
Thanks for watching!
Super helpful video. Top notch.
My same problem on the upper gear. Yard Machines 5.5 hp. $50 at a yard sale.
Unfortunately I ripped the whole thing apart first and it took the whole day to figure it out. That same night I was googling the gear assembly to purchase when I came upon your video. I wish I saw the video first. Would have saved a lot of time and head scratching. But now I will clean and lube bearings and save the cash. Great video. Stay safe.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for your help.
How about doing a video on how those gears interact with each other. For the life of me I couldn’t figure it out watching this video. Really enjoy your channel and your professionalism.
Thanks for watching CircleP!
Thank you so much for that tutorial. I have a similar machine I believe. a Craftsman. My problem is stays in gear and I see it has a broken spring on the bottom that pulls the plate down so to not engage. Your video helps me a lot. I think mine is about ready for some maintenance.
Excellent vid!!
Man you do a terrific job of explaining the steps needed. It’s such a pleasure to watch you work. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Much appreciated.
Thanks Jim
Perfect informative video!! Thank you
So well done. Thank you.
Thanks very much good learning
Thanks for the video, it solved my problem👍
Great video. Thanks for posting.
You gotta thumbs up from me. Great explanation of the process. Like any mechanical device, with moving parts, some sort of maintenance is required. Always check with the manufacturers recommend procedures. And remember WD40 is not a cure all !!
Thanks for watching!
TY EP! What we have here is one of the most professional "how to" videos carefully detailing how to accomplish a difficult task into a walk in the park. You have knocked it out of the park! My Yardman (aka MTD) drive just stopped working. Ironically, I changed the drive belt when I replaced both auger belts (belts worked but were 20 years old!) just a few weeks ago. I hold down the drive handle, and nothing happens. Changing gears does not change this experience. Any guesses as to what is wrong? Anyway, I have yet to determine the cause and found this video in preparation for what I may be dealing with. The *worse* part of this video is the guilt I have for not realizing all the preventative maintenance I should have been doing within the gear housing. In my defense, I give her new plug, oil, and lube the items _outside_ of the gear housing every year. I was afraid of breaking what isn't broke by removing the gear cover lol - cheers!
Thanks for the kind words Chris, sounds like you have a friction wheel issue, it's possible that the cable just needs adjustment.
Check out my latest vid on that: th-cam.com/video/BqPES4-84JE/w-d-xo.html
Hope this helps!
Great video! You deserve an Oscar 🏆
Thanks!
Awesome video man. Thanks!
Thank you!
Very thorough and helpful repair and maintenance instructions - thanks. I have intermittent 'power' or assisted steering issues on right wheel. The lever and wheel will lock- (Freezing or lubrication issues?)If possible I would like to see a video of the mechanics and parts involved with the steering mechanisms. Not sure if the problems are cable or gear related. Thanks.
Well done, Thank you..
Thanks for watching Mark!
Good stuff for sure - I may have changed the friction wheel while I was in there
Nice job ! You have a new subscriber !
Thanks alot man your definitely the snowblower man I followed your steps and it worked out great
Thanks, glad it helped!
Very well done.....
Thanx Mike....
Glad you enjoyed it
Outstanding job, thx so much !!
Glad you liked it!
Thanks you very helpful for me 😊
Very informative video and since you showed the model identification at the beginning i was able to source that this snowblower was manufactured in 2006 so basically the original grease in the roller bearings of the gears lasted 12 years. Appears to me that the original design may have been flawed since sealed roller bearings would have been a better design holding grease in without outside contamination. Your gear replacement costs must have been USD since i have seen the larger gear priced at $105 CDN for a MTD OEM replacement gear. Looking forward to your next video, again great job!
You can get those bearings at any bearing supply house. Press out the old, press in the new. Done. No need for new gears unless they are worn out.