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Re: (ET) Snowblower issue: Pivot bolt bad?



Was yours designed to work with a spring?

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> On Feb 6, 2021, at 12:24 PM, Chris Zach via Elec-trak <elec-trak cosmos 
> phy tufts edu> wrote:
> 
> While blowing snow last weekend I heard more noise from the chain than 
> is normal. So today I took the access port above the chain and motor off 
> and peered in.
> 
> The chain feels pretty loose. More interestingly though is that when I 
> press the chain down to check slack the motor moves inward. It looks 
> like the pivot bolt isn't holding the motor back properly, is this 
> normal and if not is it a replace the bolt thing or a major repair on 
> the frame thing?
> 
> Chris
> 
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