@Ramstein414 never heard of it but one could replace the roll pins on the impeller with grade 8 bolts and maybe get the same dissassembly procedure

One of your most informative videos ever. Thank you

Dony I appreciate the work well done on this 3 part video for this Honda gearbox . I own a HS 55 snowblower and just by watching your videos gives me the confidence to do all the maintenance on and off season for auger bearings and all moving parts on my own snowblower thanks a million for your videos,

@Smallgasengine1 hydraulic or hydrostatic oil, i have seen some use auto oil

Thanks for another great video. Thorough and clear how to presentation. Excellent!

Outstanding job and also on the presentation as well. Very informative and helpfull. Thank you and keep does Honda videos coming! I would like you to if you can, to put up a video of how to install a light kit for a Honda snowblower for does that don't have them on there snowblower!

Qucik question ... I have the same snowblower ... the shaft cracked at the shear pin bolt. I have it all apart but how do you get the shaft out (passing the main gear?) do you drive it out with force? My housing is in great shape so Im affraid to damage it.

@BillyInnes i'm getting new acetylene torches soon

I just found this video and am doing a similar repair on my used hs828 Thanks so much for posting

Smashing, the sprocket pullers are so dam handy :-) I used to use them for bearings on motorcycle engines, a must, and a rubber/wood hammer.

hey donyboy73 i have a honda hs80 snowblower .... its pretty the same auger systeme as yours .... i was wondering if the 2 augers are seize on the shaft that would be the cause of the broken gearbox and probably the auger bearing ... the one after the flat impeller

@Trumpy959 thanks for watching regularly!

@trackdog90 thanks for watching, part 2 is just up

Awesome video. Dony, do you happen to know if the Yamaha augers come out this way too? It appear so from the Service Manual, but not sure. I want to replace the augers on my ‘new to me’ Yamaha YS snowblower...

This is the best how to video I have watched on youtube! GREAT JOB! I have an 1132 and wanted to take the augers off for greasing and this video has shown me how to do that. It’s just a few bolts and easier then I thought. I bought the 1132 used so I hope the augers are not stuck on the shaft… the original owner said he broke a few shear pins so I would assume that it will spin freely. I will take the shear pins out and try to spin the auger to be sure that way I know what I’m getting into. I really hop I don’t have to fire up the torch!

@venturadave i'll have to try that

Wow nice job replaced belts but not the problem. This video will help know what to expect. order parts thank you my snow blower pre 2000 a little different but very close.

@richardwernst yes that's what happened

I have a Honda HS622 Snowblower. The shear bolt is gone from the (from the front) right auger and the holes in the auger and the shaft do not align, side to side, so that a bolt will not fit through. A finish nail or wire will go through. It looks as if the auger needs to slide 1/4" toward the center but can't because the edge of the auger shaft hits the (black plastic) side of the gear case. Nothing looks to be bent or out of place in the auger housing. It was working fine just recently. Do you have suggestions on how I can align the holes on the auger shaft to allow for a new bolt? The right auger has two places for shear bolts, though only one could be used at a time because they are a 90 degree rotation from one another. Both holes have the same lack of clearance for a bolt. The left auger only has one place for a shear bolt. While operating, the left auger spins and works fine and the right does not. There is no rattle, vibration, or anything to indicate that something is out of line. Thanks, Kevin

@BuhlzI yes definitely, i do in part 3, which will be posted tommorrow

Great work. Thank you for this informative video.

love the information and everything u do keep up the amazing work..

@Jeopao i'm not sure if they are still available,

Beautiful job on that. I bought one of those 928's a couple years ago and you have taught me so much on how to take care of it. One question.... where the shaft was stuck, (rusted on) would it be a good idea to drill out the auger on each side and install 2 grease nipples, then it would just be a matter of squirting in a little grease, take out the shear bolt and let the auger spin around a few times (once in a while). I find a good way to free up seized augers is to just take out the shear pins/bolts and clear some snow with the machine, eventually the augers will free themselves....... you couldn't do that in this situation though, I know.

@Peppercatkeith ok good to know

yes i have a small business, sometimes the exhaust valve leaks and causes flames to come out the exhaust

After you removed the 2nd auger, how did you remove the gearbox? In the video it skips from heating the auger to having the gearbox removed. Is it possible to remove the gearbox while keeping all the bearings and oil seals intact as long as I have not heated it to remove the augers (which I have not) ? THANK YOU!!!

@bluzytrix lol, the parts were over $400, the labor just a fraction

Thank you for the tutorial. The auger shaft is broken on my Honda HS928. How can I remove the shaft from the gearbox? Is it driven out one of the sides after removing seals, etc.? Cheers!

Hey i have a question, i ran into a small problem with my Arien 932 model snowblower!! the shaft is seized on the auger. is their any other way i could get it off without going through a welding torch?

READ THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION Helpful video thanks. For those of you doing this at 5:07 part 2 I could not get that shaft in 2nd. I put the impeller shaft in first then the auger shaft. Same steps just the top shaft first. To answer another question to remove the 1st seal you get to on the auger shaft I just put a screwdriver next to the shaft past the seal itself and pried up. I also would put oil or grease on the seals..not dry. My auger shaft was really rough and pitted (the previous owner stored it outside its whole life) so I put in a new one to be sure to not damage the new seals and provide a smooth surface to seal against. Question asked below..(I know a long time ago but for future reference) If you have an older HS928 you may not have the top support bracket that hangs the gear box from the housing. There is a TSB that says you should add it and I think it says upgrade the auger shaft to prevent gearbox/ shaft damage. That may be why it broke and you are watching this video. Good luck and bring on the snow!

That thing you used to heat the auger up is neat! Is there away you could show it in the future I would like to find one

@paul33kane thanks for watching

On these electric start models the battery box seems to block the removal of the recoil start. Does the engine have to be removed to service the recoil start. I cant see any other way.

Your 3 part video so well done I would appreciate a comment I am attempting to replace a broken honda auger shaft hs 828 model into the gear box that has no damage . I am not a mechanic so removal of existing bearings I assume has to be done to get shaft to push out ?. I am ssuming shaft just doesn’t push thru the bearings ?. I suspect your advice may be take this to honda since this repair is different from your videos and requires a level of expertise I don’t have for this unless there is remedy I am completely no seeing . Thanks in advance for your advice . I would gladly take this to you but I know you don’t repair Hondas anymore . Regards Garry C

Dony, send this video in to WD40 with a title "Why WD40 is your friend". Great video, love watching stuff get pulled apart.

not sure bu ti guess you could add one

@curtite not a common repair, usually caused by negligence or a misfortune of a large object getting caught in the augers

Very helpful, thanks

Is that Honda snowblower you worked on today going to be on youtube 🤔?? I saw you replaced the belt on it

What is the cost difference between your labor plus the parts you ordered and you spending all of 30 minutes replacing the entire auger assembly with a new one?

@kwakman99 good idea

Honda makes some good stuff. Hope you tell what it cost to fix.

Hello, thanks for the video. My machine has that damaged part. I don't know what brand it is, it says Stanley 30” but I'm looking for that part by that brand and I can't find it. Could you help me?

Any particular reason you used an arc torch as opposed to a gas?

@motorhead1 I think it is. This blower will last a lifetime and they are much better quality.

Quick question on seized shaft, in your video you removed it by using the torch as you didnt mind sacrificing the seals in the gear box. Any recommendation on how to remove it without using heat, may be copious amount of pb blaster? Also, to avoid it from seizing again can Loc-cease be used? TIA

the amazing thing is it looks like the auger gearbox was still kind of working

Good job explaining to us👍

I just wanted to thank you for all the great videos and wish you a better year that the one that passed. Your dedication and generosity are an inspiration. De ton ami le vieux malcommode, who was forced to use a pseudonym to prevent Google Plus's from taking over my privacy :-(

i cant remove the auger system. i took out that back bolt and theyre play in it when i pull but it feels like it get caught up on something. does anyone know how i can remove it? model is honda HS828

Would you be able to tell me if the auger gear is made of steel or brass? I'm contemplating getting one of these blowers since the gear in my MTD is made of brass and continuously strips.

I have a Stanley 45" snow blower model 45SS. I need the worm gear inside the gear box, I cannot seem to find the part number. Does anyone know who makes the parts for Stanley? or the part number?

so my gear box case isn't blown apart like yours... makes this a different project as mine doesn't fall apart like yours....

do you know where to get one

@Jeopao I have seen them on ebay once in a while I bought one looks like the same as donnyboy is I paid 100 bucks for it as the high bidder . They do not go cheap I did not have a torch and needed something to heat my wheelchair wheel to get it off and it worked great . I seen one on craigslist a few weeks ago it was in NYC and it sold in one day fro 75 bucks I called as soon as I seen it the guy said he got over 50 calls and 30 e-mails so look there you may get lucky.

ever heard of anyone retrofitting a MTD style auger to disassemble like that honda you're workin on, where the auger and impeller separate with what looks like a shear bolt? keep on teaching.

never saw your carbon arc heater.tryed looking for it can't find it .where did you get it

#1 those aren’t the the factory 6mm shear bolts so I assume they were replaced with a random hard bolt & that alone could over stress the gearbox enough to break it. #2 the auger tubes were rusted solid to the gearbox shaft so something’s gotta give & it was the gearbox. Unfortunately the impeller shear pin didn’t break first mabe that was replaced with a hard bolt too. 🤔

Dony u need a setaline touch I've never seen what ever that shopclass welder thing is to you have there.

i espesially like the honda gearbox they use real roller bearings , not brass bushing

very comman for them auges to be stuck on that shaft most hondas hae that problem. if you ever need another gear box let me know i got one thats compleat.

at 3:41 that's not a shear bolt. And the shafts were seized with rust. The owner doubled down on destroying the gearbox.

Thanks!

@motorhead1 if someone can afford it they won't regret buying a honda

Hmm nice ,,,but the gear case box broke, fatigue over the years , nice work Don. cheers

Top of the line Honda snow blower with all the Bells and whistles and they put a aluminum gear case on it not a steel one hello.???. Love hondas.

Is this a common repair? This appears to be a very extensive process to fix that can make your head spin.

wow this is cliche but....1# ! yay.me gusta!

careful pulling those bearings with a jaw puller, it can damage them

Ok thanks I forgot fire is an option

honda did there homework when they made there snowthowers.

you need to buy a impact driver

@647762816 $600