You explain things well enough, but when it came time to replace the belt (the whole purpose of watching this) you cut your video and come back once the belt is on.. if you do another one of these it would be great if you could actually show replacing the belt
I am going in, will let you know how it turns out! Got to make space on my back porch to tear mine apart in some heated environment. I have a mechanical friend coming to make sure I don't screw this up, but he wanted me to research it some first. This was a an informative and easy to follow vid. Great job.
Another service item I would do to this particular model of snowblower is occasionally clean hand lubricate the hex shaft that the friction wheel slides on when you change speeds. Mine was moving sluggishly when I change speeds and when I went into reverse one from any forward Gear with machine would continue to go forward. After cleaning and lubricating it it worked as it should and the shifter moved much more easily. Unlike modern mtds there is no adjustment for the shift rod itself.
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It is much easier to replace the belt if you separate the front portion of the snowblower from the engine. Once you remove the top cover as you indicate, there are 4 bolts - 2 on each side that attache the front portion of the snowblower to the engine. Take these out, separate the parts and replace the belt (easily I might add). While you have it separated, you can inspect for anything that might be hitting the belt and clean out any portions of the old belt. This way you don't have to try to fish the whole belt down into the pulleys. This is the easy and correct way to do it.
This is the same way I did it. I also found it much easier to just separate the front from the rear. There were 6 nuts on mine and it took all of 3 minutes to do it. Hard to say 3 minutes is too much work. Also gave me access to an area that we normally dont have access to, so I was able to clean and grease some moving parts.
While watching your Video I saw the comments about removing the bottom plate. The comments said this was to allow you to put the belt under a plate that keeps the belt in the pulley when it is not driving the Auger. I really wish I had watched your video before I ruined two brand new belts. Thanks for posting the video.
i like the video but you should show yourself actually removing and replacing the belt instead of talking about it. same thing with the adjustment bolt. thx
When I try to turn the auger blages they turn very little when I push the auger handle down I see that the black piece in the back moves very little this is of course when the blower is off , when I turn the black piece in the back by hand the auger wheels turn all the way around.When the machine is on it goes backwards and forwards but does not throw the snow,and the auger do not rotae when the machine is on I here a clicking noise from the black thing in the back not sure what you call that when I hold down the auger handle , wheb the machone is not on I see it move ever so slightly, Do you still think it's the gear box and can I get a part to fix this or is hard to fix?
I am trying to figure out why my blower won't take a load, auger thrower stops. My left cable is quite loose and so I was wondering if the tension on belt is too loose. Worked fine then stopped after big job. ??? Do you have suggestions??
More than likely the belt has stretched and is slipping on the pulleys. You can try adjusting the tension on the belt and see if that helps. But more than likely the belt probably needs to be replaced.
We tried 2 belts and they keep smoking , shut it off b4 it snaps tho. One thing I noticed is that on ours , we didn't radjust the cable for the new belt. Could this be the reason?
Hi , I bought the belt and will be replacing it this weekend . I will let you know how it turns out. The blower works but the augers are not turning or throwing snow.So I assume it's the belt. Do you think it might be anything else?I also bought a new auger cable for it's very loose and old and hanging do you have a video on how to replace that as well?
+Pam Sakos If the augers are not turning, more than likely the shear pins are broken on the shaft. If you can spin them by hand then that is the issue. Since you said that the blower is working and the shaft is directly connected to the auger transmission. The shear pins are easy to replace.
+Streeters Garage HI, Thank you for your reply , I checked the Shear pins they look like there in good shape , I didn't remove them to see if they were broken inside , should I ? When I spin the round black 3 piece not sure what thats called behind the auger the augers rotate, do you still think it might be the shear pins if so I will take them of and check them and buy new ones.
+Pam Sakos Hmmm. So if you grab the auger blades and try to spin them. Do they just freewheel on the shaft or do they not move at all? If they spin with no resistance then the shear pins are probably busted. But when this happens typically the head and nut will fall off the auger shaft and you'll just see the area where they should be. So if you squeeze the lever to engage the blower wheel. This will turn but the auger blades don't turn? If this is the case. Look to see if the shaft coming off the blower wheel into the gear box is turning. If it is turning and the auger blades are still not moving and the shear pins are good then the gear box is bad.
That's currect the auger does not turn and also the impeller does not turn , but when the machine in off I can rotate the impeller by hand and it rotates the augers, what do you think it could be still the gear box?
+Streeters Garage It's fixed it was the belt it was split in half .Thanks again for all your help the video was spot on and helped me step by step which was great. So now I ready for the next snow storm..
I have to agree with other posters, would have been a lot more useful for the layman if you would have had someone video you actually replacing the belt and showing from beginning to end.
Why is the auger belt fine which is the one I changed but is now where the drive belt used to be. I will change the drive belt but it's now ON THE PULLY'S WHERE I originally put the auger belt? Can I upload images somewhere for you to see what I mean?
+Pam Sakos Sorry for the late response. I just broke another belt myself and I couldn't understand why. It turns out there there is a spring loaded pulley brake on the bottom of the lower pulley. You need to remove the bottom cover from the machine and release the brake and make sure the belt is on the pulley and not riding over the brake which more than likely is causing the problem.
+Streeters Garage Hi , So far I changed the drive belt and think I put it on correctly , doing the auger belt over the weekend. Do you know if I can put 5W/30 full synthetic oil in ?Since I am changing everything else might as well change the oil..Sorry your belt broke as you know these machines have so many little things that need to be done it's just not a 123 job . Also thanks for the info on the brake release
I have an MTD snowblower. Model # 316E70FOOO. Instead of wheels, it has a tracks instead of wheels. I need to change the belts and need to take the bucket off. On the wheeled version one could get I cannot get bhind the track to take off the bottom bolt and thus cannot take off the bucket so I cannot change the belts. How can I take the bottom bolt off easily? How can I change the auger bellts? Thanks.
How do you tighten up the tensioner pulley bracket-mine goes back and forth almost to the extent of not contacting the belt - Please contact me at MRULE 97334@aol.com
I think you just saved me. I just spent and hour after watching this video wondering why I can't get the belt around the pulley. Then I started to see what you are talking about so I came back to check the comments!! LOL!
+Pam Sakos Hmmm. So if you grab the auger blades and try to spin them. Do they just freewheel on the shaft or do they not move at all? If they spin with no resistance then the shear pins are probably busted. But when this happens typically the head and nut will fall off the auger shaft and you'll just see the area where they should be. So if you squeeze the lever to engage the blower wheel. This will turn but the auger blades don't turn? If this is the case. Look to see if the shaft coming off the blower wheel into the gear box is turning. If it is turning and the auger blades are still not moving and the shear pins are good then the gear box is bad. Read more Reply · When I try to turn the auger blages they turn very little when I push the auger handle down I see that the black piece in the back moves very little this is of course when the blower is off , when I turn the black piece in the back by hand the auger wheels turn all the way around.When the machine is on it goes backwards and forwards but does not throw the snow,and the auger do not rotae when the machine is on I here a clicking noise from the black thing in the back not sure what you call that when I hold down the auger handle , wheb the machone is not on I see it move ever so slightly, Do you still think it's the gear box and can I get a part to fix this or is hard to fix?
+Streeters Garage That's currect the auger does not turn and also the impeller does not turn , but when the machine in off I can rotate the impeller by hand and it rotates the augers, what do you think it could be still the gear box?
This video is informative but neglects to tell people to remove the bottom skid plate when replacing the belt. The only way to feed the belt correctly around the wheel at the bottom of the unit is to remove the bottom plate which has 6 screws. After that, the arm that holds the belt in place needs to be coiled back so the belt can slip on. Neglect to do so will result in belt malfunction. Make sure to remove all of the gas in the lines when completing this. The unit needs to be tipped up on it's front end to be worked on properly.
You're correct. I had added captions to the video to instruct about the removal from the bottom of the machine. Unfortunately UA-cam had change it's platform options since I made this 4-5 years ago and stripped out the captions from the video and it's a feature they no longer support. One of these days, I'll download the video and edit it. Also on a side note, it's amazing how this video will be dormant in its views, but once we get a snowstorm. The views on it go crazy.
You explain things well enough, but when it came time to replace the belt (the whole purpose of watching this) you cut your video and come back once the belt is on.. if you do another one of these it would be great if you could actually show replacing the belt
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You only tell what needs to be done. We can read that somewhere. You need to SHOW how it's done. That's what we need to know.
I am going in, will let you know how it turns out! Got to make space on my back porch to tear mine apart in some heated environment. I have a mechanical friend coming to make sure I don't screw this up, but he wanted me to research it some first. This was a an informative and easy to follow vid. Great job.
Lol. This reminds that I need to go fire it up and make sure there is nothing wrong with it!
Thanks for watching.
Another service item I would do to this particular model of snowblower is occasionally clean hand lubricate the hex shaft that the friction wheel slides on when you change speeds. Mine was moving sluggishly when I change speeds and when I went into reverse one from any forward Gear with machine would continue to go forward. After cleaning and lubricating it it worked as it should and the shifter moved much more easily. Unlike modern mtds there is no adjustment for the shift rod itself.
Thanks for sharing!
Narration reminds me of the years I spent behind a desk in public school, listening to "teachers" explain things like you do.
Congrats on the flashback.
Thank you. This video really helped me out. Changing the auger belt after watching this was easy.
Awesome. Glad it helped you out.
Thanks for watching!
Thankyou for your heads up 👍belt replacement perfect fix. MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄 and may your New Year Be Full of Fun, Travel, Good Health & Prosperity In These Uncertain Times.
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It is much easier to replace the belt if you separate the front portion of the snowblower from the engine. Once you remove the top cover as you indicate, there are 4 bolts - 2 on each side that attache the front portion of the snowblower to the engine. Take these out, separate the parts and replace the belt (easily I might add). While you have it separated, you can inspect for anything that might be hitting the belt and clean out any portions of the old belt. This way you don't have to try to fish the whole belt down into the pulleys. This is the easy and correct way to do it.
too much work
This is the same way I did it. I also found it much easier to just separate the front from the rear. There were 6 nuts on mine and it took all of 3 minutes to do it. Hard to say 3 minutes is too much work. Also gave me access to an area that we normally dont have access to, so I was able to clean and grease some moving parts.
Thanks for the video! Very well done! You should be an instructor and this comes from a retired instructor! Good information!
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Thank you this really helped me out
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@@StreetersGarage yep have a good day
While watching your Video I saw the comments about removing the bottom plate. The comments said this was to allow you to put the belt under a plate that keeps the belt in the pulley when it is not driving the Auger. I really wish I had watched your video before I ruined two brand new belts. Thanks for posting the video.
+William Richardson
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i like the video but you should show yourself actually removing and replacing the belt instead of talking about it. same thing with the adjustment bolt. thx
Next time.
When I try to turn the auger blages they turn very little when I push the auger handle down I see that the black piece in the back moves very little this is of course when the blower is off , when I turn the black piece in the back by hand the auger wheels turn all the way around.When the machine is on it goes backwards and forwards but does not throw the snow,and the auger do not rotae when the machine is on I here a clicking noise from the black thing in the back not sure what you call that when I hold down the auger handle , wheb the machone is not on I see it move ever so slightly, Do you still think it's the gear box and can I get a part to fix this or is hard to fix?
not sure
Most of them are changed the same way. Good video
Thanks!
I am trying to figure out why my blower won't take a load, auger thrower stops. My left cable is quite loose and so I was wondering if the tension on belt is too loose. Worked fine then stopped after big job. ??? Do you have suggestions??
More than likely the belt has stretched and is slipping on the pulleys. You can try adjusting the tension on the belt and see if that helps. But more than likely the belt probably needs to be replaced.
Thank you
You’re welcome
Not to fault a great video, but my whole point in googling the subject was to watch someone actually put the belt back on. Must be a trade secret !
Indeed it is. Lol
have the same blower belt snap now I replace it but keeps snapping any idea?
We tried 2 belts and they keep smoking , shut it off b4 it snaps tho. One thing I noticed is that on ours , we didn't radjust the cable for the new belt. Could this be the reason?
Make sure it’s on the bottom pulley and not hung up. This seems to be the common issue from everyone.
@@StreetersGarage thank you for your reply, ill see how it goes
Good luck
Hi , I bought the belt and will be replacing it this weekend . I will let you know how it turns out. The blower works but the augers are not turning or throwing snow.So I assume it's the belt. Do you think it might be anything else?I also bought a new auger cable for it's very loose and old and hanging do you have a video on how to replace that as well?
+Pam Sakos If the augers are not turning, more than likely the shear pins are broken on the shaft. If you can spin them by hand then that is the issue. Since you said that the blower is working and the shaft is directly connected to the auger transmission.
The shear pins are easy to replace.
+Streeters Garage HI,
Thank you for your reply , I checked the Shear pins they look like there in good shape , I didn't remove them to see if they were broken inside , should I ? When I spin the round black 3 piece not sure what thats called behind the auger the augers rotate, do you still think it might be the shear pins if so I will take them of and check them and buy new ones.
+Pam Sakos Hmmm. So if you grab the auger blades and try to spin them. Do they just freewheel on the shaft or do they not move at all? If they spin with no resistance then the shear pins are probably busted. But when this happens typically the head and nut will fall off the auger shaft and you'll just see the area where they should be.
So if you squeeze the lever to engage the blower wheel. This will turn but the auger blades don't turn?
If this is the case. Look to see if the shaft coming off the blower wheel into the gear box is turning. If it is turning and the auger blades are still not moving and the shear pins are good then the gear box is bad.
That's currect the auger does not turn and also the impeller does not turn , but when the machine in off I can rotate the impeller by hand and it rotates the augers, what do you think it could be still the gear box?
Did you replace the auger belt?
+Streeters Garage +Streeters Garage Not yet I was going to do it over the weekend, do you thnik that is what it is?
+Pam Sakos yes. The belt is broken.
+Streeters Garage Thank you, I am changing it over the weekend, I will keep you posted thank you so very much for your help..
+Streeters Garage It's fixed it was the belt it was split in half .Thanks again for all your help the video was spot on and helped me step by step which was great. So now I ready for the next snow storm..
I have to agree with other posters, would have been a lot more useful for the layman if you would have had someone video you actually replacing the belt and showing from beginning to end.
Next time.
Why is the auger belt fine which is the one I changed but is now where the drive belt used to be. I will change the drive belt but it's now ON THE PULLY'S WHERE I originally put the auger belt? Can I upload images somewhere for you to see what I mean?
+Pam Sakos Sorry for the late response.
I just broke another belt myself and I couldn't understand why. It turns out there there is a spring loaded pulley brake on the bottom of the lower pulley. You need to remove the bottom cover from the machine and release the brake and make sure the belt is on the pulley and not riding over the brake which more than likely is causing the problem.
+Streeters Garage Hi , So far I changed the drive belt and think I put it on correctly , doing the auger belt over the weekend. Do you know if I can put 5W/30 full synthetic oil in ?Since I am changing everything else might as well change the oil..Sorry your belt broke as you know these machines have so many little things that need to be done it's just not a 123 job . Also thanks for the info on the brake release
+Pam Sakos That's what I use and I have a little bit of seepage around the crank seal, but it's also 15 years old too. LOL
What size belt did you use?
I picked it from my local person. Not sure what size it was.
I have an MTD snowblower. Model # 316E70FOOO. Instead of wheels, it has a tracks instead of wheels. I need to change the belts and need to take the bucket off. On the wheeled version one could get I cannot get bhind the track to take off the bottom bolt and thus cannot take off the bucket so I cannot change the belts. How can I take the bottom bolt off easily? How can I change the auger bellts? Thanks.
Not sure. I’m not familiar with that setup.
Sorry. I hit the wrong keys. Mine has 2 auger belts.
How do you tighten up the tensioner pulley bracket-mine goes back and forth almost to the extent of not contacting the belt - Please contact me at MRULE 97334@aol.com
You need to make sure the belt is not rubbing on the bolt underneath the big pulley. Remove the bottom access panel and you will see what I mean.
I think you just saved me. I just spent and hour after watching this video wondering why I can't get the belt around the pulley. Then I started to see what you are talking about so I came back to check the comments!! LOL!
What is the model number on this bad boy I have the exact same one but I can't find a mod number
not sure
Is that belt suppose to be kinda lose?
Yes
+Pam Sakos Hmmm. So if you grab the auger blades and try to spin them. Do they just freewheel on the shaft or do they not move at all? If they spin with no resistance then the shear pins are probably busted. But when this happens typically the head and nut will fall off the auger shaft and you'll just see the area where they should be.
So if you squeeze the lever to engage the blower wheel. This will turn but the auger blades don't turn?
If this is the case. Look to see if the shaft coming off the blower wheel into the gear box is turning. If it is turning and the auger blades are still not moving and the shear pins are good then the gear box is bad.
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When I try to turn the auger blages they turn very little when I push the auger handle down I see that the black piece in the back moves very little this is of course when the blower is off , when I turn the black piece in the back by hand the auger wheels turn all the way around.When the machine is on it goes backwards and forwards but does not throw the snow,and the auger do not rotae when the machine is on I here a clicking noise from the black thing in the back not sure what you call that when I hold down the auger handle , wheb the machone is not on I see it move ever so slightly, Do you still think it's the gear box and can I get a part to fix this or is hard to fix?
+Pam Sakos So when the machine is running and you squeeze the handle to engage the auger and blower nothing turns including the blower?
+Streeters Garage That's currect the auger does not turn and also the impeller does not turn , but when the machine in off I can rotate the impeller by hand and it rotates the augers, what do you think it could be still the gear box?
I put my new belt on and it is squealing and burning no matter how I try to adjust the auger cable
Check the routing on the bottom.
This video is informative but neglects to tell people to remove the bottom skid plate when replacing the belt. The only way to feed the belt correctly around the wheel at the bottom of the unit is to remove the bottom plate which has 6 screws. After that, the arm that holds the belt in place needs to be coiled back so the belt can slip on. Neglect to do so will result in belt malfunction. Make sure to remove all of the gas in the lines when completing this. The unit needs to be tipped up on it's front end to be worked on properly.
You're correct. I had added captions to the video to instruct about the removal from the bottom of the machine. Unfortunately UA-cam had change it's platform options since I made this 4-5 years ago and stripped out the captions from the video and it's a feature they no longer support. One of these days, I'll download the video and edit it.
Also on a side note, it's amazing how this video will be dormant in its views, but once we get a snowstorm. The views on it go crazy.
What is your model number mine is missing
Need to look not sure.
Did you ever look lol I am in need of it again.
I wish you had shown yourself actually doing it.
next time
@@StreetersGarage It’s all good. I got the gist of it all and changed both auger belts earlier. Thank you!
It would be great if you could actually show replacing the belt instead of skipping over that step :-(
better start shoveling.
@@StreetersGarage No need. I've got a guy who will fix it for me for cheap. He did a fantastic job rebuilding my lawnmower (Frankenstein style).
You skipped the hardest part!! Ugh.
Oops
You showed absolutely NOTHING!
Have a snickers.