ebinmaine 67,421 #1 Posted March 18, 2019 My boss has one of the above-listed tractors and it keeps stripping off the gears inside the snowblower gearbox. I don't have any pictures and I have not seen it in person but I understand that the splines are very fine and keep shearing off. He's looking for a solution that is not a welder, preferably, but he's not above doing that. His best idea right now is to Mill In a keyway Groove... Just wondering if anybody has any better ideas? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,040 #2 Posted March 18, 2019 This one maybe? Lots of fine splines. https://www.partstree.com/parts/cub-cadet/accessories/341-190-341-100-cub-cadet-42-snow-thrower/ Garry 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadapples 6,983 #3 Posted March 19, 2019 Yeah, get a horse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diesel cowboy 263 #4 Posted March 19, 2019 Go with the keyway. I've dealt with a few of those in the past and was never impressed with them and when I needed to fix them there wasn't any parts available for the ones I was working on. There was a few different generations that used the gearbox and depending on which one and what machine they were put on some had a pair of keyed gears or splined gears or keyed or splined sprockets with a chain 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bc.gold 3,403 #5 Posted March 19, 2019 Probably a few other brands out there but this is the product that I apply to keyed shafts and splines to fill up the small gap. Loctite® 680 Retaining Compound Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,421 #6 Posted March 19, 2019 6 hours ago, roadapples said: Yeah, get a horse. Your logic is logical Mr Apples. And I agree. And we talked about that. And some people just can't be helped. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
