Snowblower gear lube.

jerkin · #1 12-05-2016, 09:07 PM

Read all the threads about the $15/pint lubricants you're supposed to use my question is has anyone actually had a problem pumping the main box full of plain old high temp lithium grease and filling the auger box up with 90 weight? It's ok to admit you did it, nobody will yell at you (I hope), lol.

J-Mech · #2 12-05-2016, 09:35 PM

Ok.
The auger box needs grease, but I thin it with oil. The main box needs a 50/50 mix of grease and oil. I suggest mixing red wheel bearing grease with synthetic 80W-90 until it is about the consistency of wet pudding. You should be able to pour it, but not a liquid. I put the same in the auger box, but that's your call. DO NOT use straight oil in either. They are not meant for oil, it will all leak out. I think straight grease is too heavy. Take it from someone who had to rebuild an auger drive.... it can be expensive. They only make some of the parts still, not all.

Yosemite Sam · #3 12-05-2016, 09:38 PM

What are you workin on?

jerkin · #4 12-05-2016, 09:49 PM

I've seen some 0# grease in a tube that looks like you could squeeze it into the auger box so that would probably be ok but how would you get your grease/lube mixture into the main box since it doesn't have a plug? Can you actually put that stuff in a grease gun and pump it in?

Yosemite, I believe it's a 451 but I can't swear to it. It was sitting outside for years before I got it with the 1864 I bought this summer. Can't find any numbers on it but the guy I got it from said it came with the tractor when new so I'm assuming it's a 451 and not a 450. Not actually sure how to tell them apart to be honest, lol.

It's in pretty rough shape so I'm not going to put a bunch of money into it, if it looks like it's not going to work I'd rather just spend a few hundred bucks and buy a nicer one that's been stored inside then either keep this one for parts or sell it to someone else with more time on their hands. It doesn't appear to have a bunch of wear on it, everything is in nice shape and straight it's just rusted bad.

Shrewcub · #5 12-05-2016, 10:28 PM

Ive done what J-mech said and had no problems. What brand 0# grease have you seen? Just curious.

jerkin · #6 12-06-2016, 12:40 AM

For the life of me I can't remember who made it but it came in a tube and looked like gojo hand cleaner or something. It's been a few years, I guess I couldn't even swear it was 0# but it was pretty light and viscous. My memory isn't what it used to be, that's for sure.

J-Mech · #7 12-06-2016, 12:55 AM

Probably a package of grease for CV axle's. I wouldn't use it.

cubs-n-bxrs · #8 12-07-2016, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Shrewcub

Ive done what J-mech said and had no problems. What brand 0# grease have you seen? Just curious.

Travis you can purchase 0 weight grease in tube form from Napa. It's made by Lubriplate. About 5-6$ for a tube. I just bought a tube the other day. It's what I lube up my suspension on my Skidoo with it. It's extreme pressure white lithium grease.

Shrewcub · #9 12-07-2016, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by cubs-n-bxrs

Travis you can purchase 0 weight grease in tube form from Napa. It's made by Lubriplate. About 5-6$ for a tube. I just bought a tube the other day. It's what I lube up my suspension on my Skidoo with it. It's extreme pressure white lithium grease.

Kelly I'll check next time I'm in there. I know I've looked before, but we have really pathetic parts stores here!

jerkin · #10 12-09-2016, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by cubs-n-bxrs

Travis you can purchase 0 weight grease in tube form from Napa. It's made by Lubriplate. About 5-6$ for a tube. I just bought a tube the other day. It's what I lube up my suspension on my Skidoo with it. It's extreme pressure white lithium grease.

I picked up a tube of Lubriplate NO. 105 (only kind they had) when I was at NAPA today looking for seals for this gearbox. Is this what you bought? It is a white grease and I looked it up on the internet and it is 0 weight but it says it's for engine assembly. You think it's ok to run in these gear boxes? I grabbed a tube figuring if nothing else I'd use it when we put my Daughters atv engine back together over the winter.

Nobody has these seals in stock BTW and they are obsolete in the CC part diagram, anyone looking to rebuild the gear box in the future should order them ahead of time, they're just 1.75"x1.25"x0.25" single lip seal with the spring inside. I came up with a cross reference of SKF 12360 and TCM 12172 if that helps. Can't swear that's the right number but it's what I ordered. NAPA wanted $10 each, I ordered them from Amazon for $3.50 and free shipping as an add on item to a $25 order. The Wife ALWAYS has $25 in her cart, lol.