replying to ethan.emallove , GB wrote:
ethan.emallove wrote:

Hi,
The transmission on my new MTD snowblower from Target squealed loudly and
s
topped working about ten minutes out of the box:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlCf2h8a0Rs
It looks like the belt is loose as it's engaged, but only moving at about
1
RPH (revolutions per hour). I was able to tighten the lever on the
transm
ission, which remedied the problem for ten minutes before the transmission

went loose and stopped working again.
Anyone know how to fix this?


I don't know what model yours is but I have a small 5 horse craftman
which is MTD and the transmission went out after about 12 uses I took it
apart and they have a brass gear working against a steel worm gear and the
brass gear is completely gone. The only thing to do is replace the
transmission and the warranty should take care of that. as for the belts
being loose they have a lot of slack in them but tighten up when you pull
the handle to engage the drive or the auger. Hope this helps

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