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Video & Articles: Appliance & Equipment RepairCub Cadet Snowblower Replace Chute Rotation Gearbox 918-04801A
Cub Cadet Snowblower Replace Chute Rotation Gearbox 918-04801A
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Total Parts Cost
$141.10Estimated Savings
$112.5004:30
- Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the chute rotation gearbox on a Cub Cadet snowblower. The most common reasons for replacing the gearbox are when the snowblower auger won’t turn or only one auger turns.
All of the information for this chute rotation gearbox replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
MTD, Craftsman, Cub Cadet, Yard-Man, Troy-Bilt, Yard Machines, Huskee
Tools used: Phillips head screwdriver, needle-nose pliers, ½ inch socket
All of the information for this chute rotation gearbox replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
MTD, Craftsman, Cub Cadet, Yard-Man, Troy-Bilt, Yard Machines, Huskee
Tools used: Phillips head screwdriver, needle-nose pliers, ½ inch socket
Step By Step Instructions
1
Before you replace the chute rotation gear box on your snowblower first make sure the engine has cooled.
2
Next, remove the wire and boot from the spark plug to prevent the engine from accidentally starting.
3
Now position the chute so it’s facing forward.
4
Use a phillips-head screwdriver to remove the screws securing the handle to the control lever.
5
Slide off the handle and remove the remaining screw to separate the two halves of the handle and release the control cable.
6
Next, remove the retaining clip securing the chute control rod and pull the rod free.
7
Use a half-inch socket to help remove the bolt securing the gear box to the chute.
8
Remove the retaining clip to release the support bracket pin.
9
Unthread the wing nut from the center mounting bolt and you can remove the old gear box.
10
You’re now ready to install the new chute rotation gear box.
11
Position the new gear box on the chute and support bracket.
12
Insert the center mounting bolt into the new gear box housing then thread the wing nut on and tighten.
13
Reinsert the support bracket pin and secure it with the retaining clip.
14
Now replace the bolt to secure the new gear box to the chute.
15
Route the new control cable through the cable retainer.
16
Now feed the cable through the hole in the console housing and through the chute control lever slot.
17
Align the cable in the right side of the handle.
18
Insert the rounded end in the actuator.
19
Realign the actuator in the handle and reposition the trigger.
20
Join the two halves of the handle together and replace the screw above the trigger to secure.
21
Now slide the handle onto the chute control lever and secure it with the screws.
22
Confirm that the holes in the gear box coupler are facing straight up with the chute facing forward and that the chute control lever is at the “one o’clock” position.
23
Now insert the rounded end of the chute control rod into the gear box coupler and the hex end into the control coupler.
24
Secure the rod with the retaining clip.
25
Confirm that the chute has a full range of movement then reattach the spark plug wire and boot and your snowblower should be ready for use.
Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the chute rotation gearbox on a Cub Cadet snowblower. The most common reasons for replacing the gearbox are when the snowblower auger won’t turn or only one auger turns.
All of the information for this chute rotation gearbox replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
MTD, Craftsman, Cub Cadet, Yard-Man, Troy-Bilt, Yard Machines, Huskee
Tools used: Phillips head screwdriver, needle-nose pliers, ½ inch socket
All of the information for this chute rotation gearbox replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
MTD, Craftsman, Cub Cadet, Yard-Man, Troy-Bilt, Yard Machines, Huskee
Tools used: Phillips head screwdriver, needle-nose pliers, ½ inch socket
Step-By-Step Instructions
1
Before you replace the chute rotation gear box on your snowblower first make sure the engine has cooled.
2
Next, remove the wire and boot from the spark plug to prevent the engine from accidentally starting.
3
Now position the chute so it’s facing forward.
4
Use a phillips-head screwdriver to remove the screws securing the handle to the control lever.
5
Slide off the handle and remove the remaining screw to separate the two halves of the handle and release the control cable.
6
Next, remove the retaining clip securing the chute control rod and pull the rod free.
7
Use a half-inch socket to help remove the bolt securing the gear box to the chute.
8
Remove the retaining clip to release the support bracket pin.
9
Unthread the wing nut from the center mounting bolt and you can remove the old gear box.
10
You’re now ready to install the new chute rotation gear box.
11
Position the new gear box on the chute and support bracket.
12
Insert the center mounting bolt into the new gear box housing then thread the wing nut on and tighten.
13
Reinsert the support bracket pin and secure it with the retaining clip.
14
Now replace the bolt to secure the new gear box to the chute.
15
Route the new control cable through the cable retainer.
16
Now feed the cable through the hole in the console housing and through the chute control lever slot.
17
Align the cable in the right side of the handle.
18
Insert the rounded end in the actuator.
19
Realign the actuator in the handle and reposition the trigger.
20
Join the two halves of the handle together and replace the screw above the trigger to secure.
21
Now slide the handle onto the chute control lever and secure it with the screws.
22
Confirm that the holes in the gear box coupler are facing straight up with the chute facing forward and that the chute control lever is at the “one o’clock” position.
23
Now insert the rounded end of the chute control rod into the gear box coupler and the hex end into the control coupler.
24
Secure the rod with the retaining clip.
25
Confirm that the chute has a full range of movement then reattach the spark plug wire and boot and your snowblower should be ready for use.
Applicable Product Model
Parts Needed
Gearbox
$141.10
Total$0.00
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