Not so proud new owner of USSC 6041tp

[jeepgrl8287]

I am renting a house, just under 2000sq ft that I have had since May. When I moved in they had a wood stove installed, ended up removing that and buying the USSC 6041tp off of craigslist and having it installed. Living in upstate ny it is starting to be rather chilly at night, 10 or so lol. I have been using it for a few weeks and initially found the auto settings did not work well at all and the manual settings were much better. Last week though I came home from work to the auger not feeding any pellets in at all. I took the sides off and found a rubber piece in the bottom of the stove, shaped like an X. (Have picture, unsure if I attached or not) and when watching the auger and auger motor, they are not lined up causing the auger motor to "pop" back when it is circling the auger. I also noticed that it looks like there may be a pin that is supposed to hold something somewhere. I apologize for the lack of professional wording, this is a whole new world for me and since the landlords reside in Fl and are not helpful at all, I am looking for assistance.

 

[mralias]

The detail parts list is pretty good in the manual and I do not see that part in there. The clip you refer to may be #12 the hair pin which connects the auger to the auger motor. If you have not look yet at the diagram in your manual I suggest you do so to get a prospective on what the issue could be.

 

[pell it]

The rubber x is a spider from a lovejoy style shaft coupling

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/330548952567?lpid=82

A quick link with a picture I found for reference.

Perhaps a previous owner substituted a shaft coupling for the pin connection between auger and motor and it just let go on you?

 

[pell it]

It's hard to see in your picture, but if the spider says 050 on it, then that is the size of the coupling and you need to search for a Lovejoy L050 spider to replace it with. Should be easy enough to find.

 

[bill3rail]

grainger.com has Lovejoy couplers.

Bill

 

[jeepgrl8287]

The rubber x is a spider from a lovejoy style shaft coupling

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/330548952567?lpid=82

A quick link with a picture I found for reference.

Perhaps a previous owner substituted a shaft coupling for the pin connection between auger and motor and it just let go on you?

So do I need to have the rubber piece OR the pin or do I need to have both?