does this look correct? (54 snowblower)

   / does this look correct? (54 snowblower) #1  

glgeek

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Greetings,

I was cleaning up my 54 snowblower and notice something that doesn稚 look quite right.

I am referring to the twisted wire in the following pictures.

Appears as though it could be a safety wire, but is that really how JD would do it?

Just seems odd.

TIA

ba
 

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   / does this look correct? (54 snowblower) #5  
I am not sure what you mean, sorry.

It looks like the picture was taken on the showroom floor ?

Or did you just buy it and looking it over for the first time ?

Edit; Totally over looked your very first sentence. Sorry.

If your dealer delivered it in this condition I'd be upset.

Supposed to be a bolt in place of that wire.

Must be a splined shaft ?
 
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   / does this look correct? (54 snowblower)
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It looks like the picture was taken on the showroom floor ?

Or did you just buy it and looking it over for the first time ?

oh, I see.

no, I bought it last April and used it like that all winter. we had a lot of snow here in Minnesota, so it saw a lot of use.

it is in my garage.

I was just getting ready to wash the salt off it and grease the universal joints on the shaft and auger before I put it away for the summer when I saw it.

it was never on the show floor, I saw it in the box with my name on it in the shop, along with the mower deck that was in a plastic molded container.

thanks

ba

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   / does this look correct? (54 snowblower)
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Willl;3253569 Must be a splined shaft ?[/QUOTE said:
looks round with a keyway in it.

ba
 
   / does this look correct? (54 snowblower) #8  
That is the way it's supposed to be...you have to watch out for all of the dis-information on these forums. Check out the diagrams on JD parts. My 47 snow blower is the same way. There should be a roll pin in there, and the wire through the roll pin...no bolt.
 
   / does this look correct? (54 snowblower) #9  
Bolt/roll pin. Whatever. :confused2:
 
   / does this look correct? (54 snowblower)
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That is the way it's supposed to be...you have to watch out for all of the dis-information on these forums. Check out the diagrams on JD parts. My 47 snow blower is the same way. There should be a roll pin in there, and the wire through the roll pin...no bolt.

EXACTLY !! looked more closely, and there is a roll pin that the wire goes through.

Thank you for the help.

ba

BTW:

Tractor comes back from dealer on Monday with a loader attached. Can稚 wait.
 
 
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