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Service & Maintenance Question posted December 31, 2016 by Bill CarmichaelQuestion:I need a new 588122301 2000W Drive control cable for my new ST 230 Snow Thrower model number 961930101 03.I bought it at Lowes two months ago and after only three uses the cable that controls the drive has sawed through its own housing. The design requires a bend in the cable just after the drive lever end the is a bit more than 90 degrees so the braided steel cable cut through it like a saw.Details:As you can see in the attached photo, the cable has sawn through both the cover and mounting end. This happened because of the sharp bend required by the design. Please provide a new cable and instruction on how to prevent the problem from occurring again.
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- Service & Maintenance Question posted January 29, 2016 by Shu-jun HuangQuestion:I bought Husqvarna Poula pro5524ES snowblower 5 years ago. It was only being used for a couple seasons. When I used the recent big snow storm in Maryland two days, the oil leaked very badly from underneath of recoil chamber. Now every time I filled it back, it leads or flooded immediately, is the oil seal worn out? How hard to fix it? Very appreciate if someone can give me advice.
Shu-jun
PS. I have a very long driveway (500 ft) - Service & Maintenance Question posted February 24, 2015 by William DownsQuestion:ST230P Auger Belt broken after light usageDetails:
I live in Boston, MA area and bought an ST230P 1/25/2015. Biggest problem I am having is that the auger belt broke after about 10 - 15 hours total operation. (Worked great until belt broke). Searched up and down all local dealers and belt manufactures for replacement with no luck. Closest I could get was a rubber v-belt with same dimension. This belt broke after about 5 minutes operation.
I believe the cause of belt wear on my machine is the belt guide on the idler arm opposite the idler pulley. The guide pulls the belt off the auger drive pulley to tension it when the lever is pressed to engage auger. Unless it was installed wrong?
Anyone else experience similar problems with auger belt??
- Service & Maintenance Question posted November 20, 2018 by Jerry MarksQuestion:I have aHusqvarna 1140SBEXP two stage snow blower. When the engine is running, the impeller turns, however, the auger does not. I've looked at the parts page and I don't see how the gear system works or parts for it in the housing in the center of the auger shaft. Is there a cause for this? The auger turns but stops when encountering snow. The rotation is much slower than what I am used to seeing on this machine. Thanks for any help.
- Service & Maintenance Question posted July 10, 2018 by Tom O'NeilQuestion:Husqvarna ST 227P Snow Thrower.
To change the engine oil, the engine manual specifies to remove the oil drain plug and crush washer.
After draining the used engine oil, reinstall the oil drain plug and crush washer before refilling the crankcase with new engine oil.
The engine manual goes on to caution that the crush washer must be reinstalled between the oil drain tube and oil drain plug to prevent oil leakage.
This is my first engine oil change. I cannot see any crush washer. I have drained the used engine oil but have not refilled the crankcase with new engine oil until I have resolved the crush washer issue.
The operator's manual says nothing about any crush washer in describing engine oil change.
In changing the engine oil, is there a crush washer and if so where is it? - Service & Maintenance Question posted March 21, 2018 by Anthony LiCausiQuestion:I have a ST 230 E snow blower. The auger lever gets stuck in in “ENGAGE” position. The only way to release it is by depressing the little spring loaded switch beside the lever. Any ideas on what is wrong would be appreciated as this is quite dangerous. I have attached a picture and it is the black plastic release with the channel in the middle that needs to be depressed to disengage the auger and release the lever
Thanks
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- Service & Maintenance Question posted February 23, 2018 by Colombe MontchoQuestion:hello,
I am looking for an electric or diesel engine working Sweeper with rubber paddle.
Or anything working with diesel or an electric engine that I could mount on rubber paddles attachment.
Please let me know if there is any model available.
Thanks - Service & Maintenance Question posted February 22, 2018 by Ted PardyQuestion:I have an 1827sb that has worked great since I bought it. This last month it has started acting unusual. It will start fine and run well for a while then the engine will start revving up and down. It will do this for 5- 10 minutes and then shut off completely. It will restart right away and run rough until it shuts down again. The loger I leave it before restarting, the longer it will run before shutting itself off.
I have changed the oil and the spark plug, and I have also loosed the gas cap when it starts as I thought the cap vent may be clogged, but the issue persists. Any ideas? - Service & Maintenance Question posted January 10, 2018 by Kurt TappeQuestion:New ST224 Won't StartDetails:
My used-one-time-for-one-hour ST224 will not start. I've tried all I can figure out to do. Quadruple-checked that I have all the settings correct for starting. New gasoline. At the end of the previous use I ran it dry so it should not be a gummed up carb issue.
I want to try starting fluid but as there is no air filter, there's no place to try spraying it into. So short of calling for expensive (I need it transported) service for a brand new unit, what else can I do?
- Service & Maintenance Question posted January 9, 2018 by Richard LivseyQuestion:hello,
I just purchased a ST224 snowblower from Lowe's. Got it home checked the oil before starting noticed it was low, added some and overfilled it. Before starting I drained some out and black particles came out with the oil. I'm concerned with them blocking the oil passages and causing damage. Went back to Lowe's and explained what happened the employee went on a bout how they sell thousands of these and never have a problem and it's just excessive pvc particles that stick to everything, nothing to worry about I'm looking for the tech phone number to see how to proceed.
Please no lecture on buying from Lowe's.