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Originally Posted by Pkelley  Has any one had a problem with sand and debris getting in under the chute and the Rotation bushing. The road crew uses a lot of sand on the roads and when they plow the roads it leave a lot of slop at the end of the driveway. To keep the chute rotating freely I have to disassmble the chute two or three times a year and clean out sand.
There is a flange on the base of the chute were the rotation teath are at. There are four 0.25in holes in the flange one on each side of the chute. These hole let all the road sand and debris get in on the rotation bushing. I can not see why they are in the flange.
With that being said I am planning on welding the hole over in an attempt at keeping some of the debris from getting in.
Anyone have any thoughts? |
Stupid question but is there only one bolt holding each of the four brackets on? Dyer's pict in the last post shows two brackets each with two bolts in them. I know that the front two brackets have bolts coming through the blower frame holding it on. Maybe you are missing two? Oh, I believe you called it a flange. I'm not sure what it is but I know the four hold on the chute.
Like Dyer, I take the chute off of the blower, clean and grease the bushing just to be on the safe side. It might be anal but I also clean and touchup paint the metal and then throw a coat of butchers wax on it to prevent the snow from sticking.
Keith