Install Snow Blower Chute aiming cable??

[Machria 84]

42" Snowblower Model 6-9121   (instructions attached)

 

I found an old thread talking about what cable to use to replace the cable that aims the chute, its a Stainless Steel 1/16" (1.5mm) cable with 7x19 strands.  Found on Amazon for $7.59 for 6 meters (about 20 feet which is plenty).  Perfect, matches my old cable that broke.

Replacement cable found here:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFC77LVD?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

 

HOWEVER, I can't seem to get it installed properly, I attached the instructions and they are pretty simple except for it is a bit inconsistent.  Step 3 says "...then wrap 7 complete turns in direction shown in Figure 4.  Finish last turn on top of crank."     Well, if you look at the image, it is wrapping the wrong direction in order to finish on the top side of the crank and head toward the shoot.  In addition the diagram says "DIRECTION OF WRAP" w/ an arrow, and the arrow wraps the opposite direction of the wrap on the crank in the picture!  OK, so a typo and/or the guy doing the drawing screwed it up a bit, BUT I tried it every which way and it seems no matter how I do it, it can only get the shoot to move 90 deg, from pointing far left to pointing straight forward and then it stops (cable has nowhere to go and stops).   It's not a rocket science, but I'll be darned if I could figure this simple thing out!    I'm perplexed and it seems like a little trick puzzle, and I'm TERRIBLE at puzzles!!  

 

Anyone have advice/help here??     Thanks in advance!!!

 

PS-Think I'm going to list my GT-14, 42" Snowblower and cart for sale.  It's killing me as I really LOVE this tractor, she's a workhorse but I just don't have room to store it anymore.

Snow Blower CableWrap Instructions.pdf

[Ed Kennell 47,744]

Try 14 wraps.    It doesn't really matter which way you wrap the wire.   The wrap direction only fixes the direction you will need to turn the crank to turn the chute L or R

 

[Machria 84]

5 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

Try 14 wraps.    It doesn't really matter which way you wrap the wire.   The wrap direction only fixes the direction you will need to turn the crank to turn the chute L or R

 

 

Hmmmm. interesting, never thought of trying that.  But I thought after you "unwound" the 7 wraps, it would simply start wrapping the opposite direction 7 new wraps (if you started on left and then went all the way to the right side for example)?  No?   14 wraps seems like it would be a tangled mess, but I'll give it a whirl tomorrow, ran out of light today while scratching my head with this puzzle (which doesn't take much!).

 

Thanks

[Ed Kennell 47,744]

A quick calc of the diameters of the chute and the rod show 8 wraps should give you 180 degrees rotation.

[Ed Kennell 47,744]

23 minutes ago, Machria said:

14 wraps seems like it would be a tangled mess

Yeah, 7-8 wraps should work.

 

Can you post a picture so we can compare your pic to the manual pic.

 

I think the written instructions are correct. The illustration of the beginning of the wire wind does not look exactly correct where it comes out of the crank hole.  The ccw wind direction does seem correct which would put the wire on top of the crank .    With this set up the crank would need to turn CCW to rotate the chute Left and CW  to rotate right which seems correct as when the crank handle is at the top, it will be moving the same direct as the chute.

Edited 11 hours ago by Ed Kennell

[Machria 84]

36 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

Yeah, 7-8 wraps should work.

 

Can you post a picture so we can compare your pic to the manual pic.

 

I think the written instructions are correct. The illustration of the beginning of the wire wind does not look exactly correct where it comes out of the crank hole.  The ccw wind direction does seem correct which would put the wire on top of the crank .    With this set up the crank would need to turn CCW to rotate the chute Left and CW  to rotate right which seems correct as when the crank handle is at the top, it will be moving the same direct as the chute.

 

Thanks again!

 

I was just thinking about this, if the 7 turns does the 90 deg, and I thought the other 90 deg would be from wrapping the other direction (7 more turns) as you continue cranking.  So maybe the directions are wrong as to when to point the shoot forward.  It states make the wraps with the chute pointing right, then turn it to forward (center position), then tighten cable.  Maybe I should be doing the wrap with the chute facing forward, then tighten.  Thatt way 7 CCW turns will go 90 deg to left, and 7 CW turns back to center/forward, and 7 more CW turns to reach 90 deg right?     I'll try again tomorrow, and take a few pics if I can't figure out.  Seems so simple but confusing!  

[Ed Kennell 47,744]

FYI, the later model chute cranks had a spool on the crank to increase the diameter of the wrapped cable.   It worked much better.

 

 

Edited 10 hours ago by Ed Kennell

[peter lena 10,103]

@Machria  did this years ago ,  stainless steel cable , and  MACS  CHAIN / CABLE LUBE , NAPA ,  also  made up a chute base , slide gasket ?  picked up a  VINYL SNOW SLIDER , Walmart , measured up slide area , cut out a gasket , vinyl and lube makes for a very smooth / easy swing , basically detailed the hell out of every movement  area , and ENHANCED THEM . that stainless cable , and lube is like seamless , also threaded the end of the swing lever ?  screw on a  round knob , make  glove / mitten  use , very easy , only  a suggestion , pete