Q36 gear box
 

I decide to paint the snow blower for winter and disassembled the mount from the blower. After the paint job was complete on the mount that held the right angle gear box it was tilted while drying and a light brown and very thick fluid oozed out from the shaft seals. So I tried the 80/90 lube with a conditioner to help with the seals and it just ran out. I wondering after reading some posts about using chassis grease if snow mobile grease would work for the colder temperatures or just stick with a general wheel bearing grease high temperature grease to be safe. I know this is not what the manufacturer recommends and I don't want to get into the changing of seals just to have them leak after using it for 2 or 3 months a year. Just a thought......:bigthink:

I used 00 weight grease available at
NAPA

Some people use a "cocktail"......50% grease and 50% 80/90W Oil.

Thanks for the input. I had to google the 00 spindle grease and a local tractor supply has it in stock. Will give it a shot and if any problems will try the 50/50 method before packing it full with bearing grease. Thanks.......Rob

To the best of my knowledge there are only two gear boxes for the snow thrower.

The newer one has a has a thin open bearing inside, then a seal in the middle and an outer sealed bearing. Any of this style that I have ever seen has 4 mounting bolts and a tin cover.

The older style has two sealed bearings (exact same bearing as on the outer of the above box) and no seal between the bearings. Any of this style that I have ever seen has 3 mounting bolts and an aluminum cover.

That said, it is my opinion that if the "seals" are leaking, the bearings are worn enough to let the seals leak, or the seals in the bearing have been disturbed in some way.

FWIW, some guy on ebay has bearing and seal "kits" for a reasonable price. He also has roller chain, needle bearings and some other hard to find stuff.

Gear box
 

The mount is three bolts with a cast iron cover that has a drain hole. I checked the link and 52 $ is a good price. The leak is fixed for now, the "00" spindle grease did the trick. I will probably buy the kit And overhaul it next spring, thanks again for the info