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<blockquote data-quote="bigbrad123" data-source="post: 147928" data-attributes="member: 806">So my wife was trying to be nice and help with snowblowing.&nbsp; Unfortunately she got a small metal piece and some Christmas lights wrapped in the auger.&nbsp; She said after she got them all out, it wouldn't work.&nbsp; Basically the auger wouldn't spin and the motor would stall.&nbsp; Then she said it &quot;started smoking&quot; from the &quot;engine area by the auger&quot; (belts).&nbsp; I was at work and politely asked her to stop messing with it. Yeah.....I know ;:;banghead.&nbsp; But I guess she was trying to be nice so I can't get too mad.&nbsp; Anyway, checked the auger area when I got home and nothing stuck in it (so it appears).&nbsp; Took off the plastic piece over the belts and noticed the pulley spring rubbing on the belts.&nbsp; But, for the life of me I can't figure out where that spring was supposed to go.&nbsp; It looks like a bolt may have been sheered off or came out.&nbsp; I googled and youtubed and just can't find any info on where that spring is supposed to be.&nbsp; I attached a picture.&nbsp; As you can see, the metal spring that sits behind the pulley on the bottom just sits there.&nbsp; I took off the pulley and put it back on.&nbsp; I can't for the life of me figure out where that spring is supposed to be sitting or what it's supposed to be attached to.&nbsp; The only pic online I found shows the metal spring part sitting up more, but they didn't show if it was attached to anything (as the pic wasn't complete).&nbsp;&nbsp; Am I missing another spring?&nbsp; Am I missing some type of bolt that holds that spring up?&nbsp; Anyone worked on these things?&nbsp; It's a Menards Yard-Man/MTD 600 series 30&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bigbrad123, post: 147928, member: 806"] So my wife was trying to be nice and help with snowblowing. Unfortunately she got a small metal piece and some Christmas lights wrapped in the auger. She said after she got them all out, it wouldn't work. Basically the auger wouldn't spin and the motor would stall. Then she said it "started smoking" from the "engine area by the auger" (belts). I was at work and politely asked her to stop messing with it. Yeah.....I know ;:;banghead. But I guess she was trying to be nice so I can't get too mad. Anyway, checked the auger area when I got home and nothing stuck in it (so it appears). Took off the plastic piece over the belts and noticed the pulley spring rubbing on the belts. But, for the life of me I can't figure out where that spring was supposed to go. It looks like a bolt may have been sheered off or came out. I googled and youtubed and just can't find any info on where that spring is supposed to be. I attached a picture. As you can see, the metal spring that sits behind the pulley on the bottom just sits there. I took off the pulley and put it back on. I can't for the life of me figure out where that spring is supposed to be sitting or what it's supposed to be attached to. The only pic online I found shows the metal spring part sitting up more, but they didn't show if it was attached to anything (as the pic wasn't complete). Am I missing another spring? Am I missing some type of bolt that holds that spring up? Anyone worked on these things? It's a Menards Yard-Man/MTD 600 series 30". [/QUOTE]

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