Magnum BabyCountrySide Auger Improvement! - Might work on other stoves too?

Hello

Well there was sawdust all over the bottom of the stove and in the convection blower! #@#$$ !!

So I yanked the auger and cleaned it and buffed it and sprayed it with Dry Moly.
Then I replaced what was left of the Delron Bearing with a new one and the Top Auger brass bearing that had green corrosion with a new one and a few drops of light machine oil under the brass bearing.

Then, I found two set screws in the collar, one under the other. very strange and I did not like it.
So I got an Englander Auger collar with it's monster Set bolt. The collar was to big for auger but when I tapeped out the collar threads, I found that the Englander Set Bolt fit PERFECT! Nice!

There was an issue with the auger set screw coming loose when pellets from Home Depot with alot of fines jammed up the auger. Therefore this monster Set Bolt should really help this poor baby!

So after putting the motor and auger back with the new bearing set, I also upgraded the High Limit switch to a nice 250 limit Selco and a new BC2600 Cast Iron pellet pot, the stove blazed on Heat Level 5 ! ! !


See pics - Maybe this bolt will fit collars on many other stoves? ? ?
Pic 1 - Melted Delron Auger Bearing
Pic 2 - Fines on bottom of stove
Pic 3 - Fines in room blower
Pic 4 - Old collar with set screw next to new collar and big Set Bolt
Pic 5 - Tapping out old collar with Home Depot Tap & Die set
Pic 6 & 7 - Old collar with new set bolt.

 

Two final pics
See new White Delron Auger Bearing and New Auger Set Bolt!

 

Was going to pick on you(again) but good work,even though I would not have one of those stoves on my property.Good work!

 

Hi Bob

Thanks

What does your Integra stove's auger collar have? A set screw or heavy set bolt?

 

Do not remember,has been years since I had it out will run downstairs and look.

 

It has collar like your conversion,but an allen head bolt,which I think I put in years ago because easier to remove than the square head bolts or hex bolts.

 

Interesting because, I remove alot of auger motors and I have broken allen wrenches and have had allen set screw to frozen or just stripped. I have never had any problems with the square head bolt with my socket set.

 

Metric,usually higher quality.Also tap sharply a few times on any realy tight bolt.Also if you do not have MAC or SNAP ON allen wrenches,invest in some,you will love the quality.