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Hey guys, welcome back to my small engine repair channel. Today, I’ve got a Troy Built snow blower. It’s made by MTD. Now, other machines made by MTD like Cub Cadet, Columbia, and Yard Works will require the same repair that I will show you in this video today.

So, the issue going on with this machine is that when you go to rotate the chute, it does not always work. As you can see here, I’m rotating the joystick and the chute is not following. It’s not an issue going on in the joystick. Over here, there are other MTD models where a small pin comes off the joystick and you have to put that pin back in.

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Now, what’s going on that’s causing this is that the plastic piece that goes inside the chute here, it’s rotating inside the hex part or the rectangular part that it goes into the chute. And that’s why the chute is not turning.

So typically, for a machine like this, what you would have to do is order the shoot, which is about $50 here in Canada, plus your labor if you’re paying somebody to do it. So, it can add up for people that are on a tight budget.

Also, if you’re in a hurry to get this thing working again without having to push it with your hands, this is where the trick I’m going to show you today will come in handy. And it often serves as a permanent fix.

The first tool you want is a half-inch socket and ratchet or an impact. If you don’t have those tools, you can use a wrench. And what you want to do is remove that half-inch head bolt here. It’s a very long bolt.

Now, what you want to do is line up the joystick with the position of the chute. So, since the chute is in this direction, I’m going to put the joystick in that direction just like that. It’s important that you have these two items lined up before you do the next repair I’m going to show you now.

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Grab yourself a drill with a 3/16 drill bit. And now, what you want to do is drill a hole right through here. So, I’ve already drilled one previously, so I’m just going through the motions here with you guys again. And you’re just going to be drilling through plastic, so it’s quite easy. That’s why it’s important to remove the bolt because you will hit the bolt in the middle if you do not remove it.

So, as you can see here, I’ve drilled right through. There will also be a nut here left from the previous bolt. You can remove it or just leave it there. It won’t hurt anything. And I’m just going to remove the drill now.

What you want is a 5mm or 3/16 machine bolt or screw. And make sure you have a nut for the end of it. And all you want to do now is get it right through that hole you just drilled. And now, just put the nut on the bolt. And now, you want to screw this in. Make sure the nut is nice and tight.

And once you’ve put that bolt in, you can test the chute and it works perfectly now. Now, another quick tip to make that chute spin more freely is you can spray a bit of WD-40 or some other kind of lube. Spray it right at the bottom of the chute. This will make the chute a lot easier to move from side to side. I can already feel the difference. It’s very easy and the chute tilt still works after doing that repair.

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So basically, you’ve saved yourself from buying the chute, paying a mechanic to fix that, and having some downtime if you’re stuck in a winter snowstorm. Now, if you want to make the top look better, you can just grab a 3/8 bolt here and just screw it on the top to fill in that hole where the bolt was before. And now, I’m just going to tighten it up and leave it flush with the top.

And now with that bolt there, nobody would ever know that a repair has been done. And again, look at how easy that chute moves now. It totally follows the joystick. There’s no lag or gap in between. And you can do this repair for basically less than one dollar. And in my opinion, I consider this a permanent repair because with the bolt going through, it’s never going to start sliding against the other parts in there.

I’ll just give you one last quick view here before I end off the video. Again, I use the 3/16 drill bit. And you can use a 3/16 screw, a bolt, or an M5 bolt as well. So basically, what I’ve done here is drilled through multiple layers of plastic to join them as one with the bolt.

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So if you do have a machine like this with the same issue, try what I showed you in the video. You’re going to save a lot of money and a lot of downtime. So I hope that this video helped you guys. If you appreciate it, just click the thumbs up, make sure you’re subscribed, and also follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. All the links are below the video. And you guys have a great day.