Help! Snow Blower is going to get me admitted to State Hospital!!
I was using my blower in yesterdays storm when I thought that I had snapped the shear pins on the intake or auger blades. I was blowing snow w/ ice from the last 2ft of snow we got!
After inspection it appears that the 'Impeller' or heavy gauge steel blade (inside the housing of machine: Stage 2 blade) has broken away from what ever it was mounted to keeping it in position to rotate. When the blades are engaged the impeller jumps up and down the impeller shaft (back to front/front to back) causing interference w/ the blade housing and the auger blades themselves... The only thing that I can tell, is that the impeller blade is loose and moves freely along the 'Y' axis of the impeller shaft... The auger blades are moving fine, the impeller shaft appears to be rotating freely the blade itself is out of position and not securely mounted...
Are there shear pins that hold the impeller blade in place? It seems that this blade/impeller should not be able to move in the 'Y' axis on the impeller shaft.
Sears Model #: 536 887990
Information: 12yr old Craftsman 9hp (Briggs and Stratton) 29" cutting path. Mecahnically the machine is in great shape. Recently had a stage 2 tune up.
