After no joy via Google searches, I thought I'd ask here about tricks on replacing a blade on an old MTD snowthrower.
After a lot of fun and cussing I finally removed the spiral pins (52) in the shaft (11) only to find I cannot slide this impeller shaft out of the blower sleeve (51). Without any manual, it appears to be the only way to remove the left auger blade (64) for replacement. I can't imagine the whole housing has to be dismantled to replace the blades. The parts list and auger housing display helps a little but I'm at a loss.
Any clues on either a different approach or a trick to slide the impeller shaft out of the blower sleeve would be appreciated. I've drenched it with penetrating oil and it spins but there's too much friction or an unknown connection not allowing it to slide out with out substantial force.
TIA
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