cannot remove lawn mower blade
#1
05-11-15, 04:22 AM
cannot remove lawn mower blade
Tried removing the blade on a push lawn mower but the but is so tight I cannot remove it even hitting a spanner with a hammer. Any solutions to take it off?
if you don't have access to one, a socket and breaker bar should do the trick. Are you blocking the blade so it doesn't turn?
#3
05-11-15, 04:43 AM
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I use a socket breaker bar and I hold the blade with one hand and the wrench in the other. Pushing with one hand and pulling with the other counteract each other but I change my blades somewhat regularly and grease the bolt threads so they come off moderately easily.
If you're having trouble with your wrench try wedging a block of wood between the blade and deck to prevent the blade from turning. You can slide a piece of pipe over your wrench to make it longer and provide more leverage.
Be mindful that if you have your push mower tipped up on it's side that fuel and oil may leak out. Also, if it's on it's side for more than a few minutes you may have oil seep past the rings and into the cylinder or the carburetor may flow fuel that drains into the cylinder.
If you're having trouble with your wrench try wedging a block of wood between the blade and deck to prevent the blade from turning. You can slide a piece of pipe over your wrench to make it longer and provide more leverage.
Be mindful that if you have your push mower tipped up on it's side that fuel and oil may leak out. Also, if it's on it's side for more than a few minutes you may have oil seep past the rings and into the cylinder or the carburetor may flow fuel that drains into the cylinder.
#8
05-11-15, 10:14 AM
Going back to what you have available, you might still be able to get it loose with the tools on hand. My first suggestion is to use a block of wood and/or clamp to prevent the blade from spinning. By using two tools (one in each hand) you are severely limiting the amount of torque you can apply. You have heard terms like "put a shoulder into it". In this case, the way you can postion yourself when you only have to hold one item is very different. Consider loosening a lug nut on your car. If you have to hold the rim from rotating with one hand while applying pressure with the other, how much pressure/torque can you really apply? If you let the car's brakes, gears and weight hold the car in place on the ground, then you can use your entire body weight on the breaker bar to loosen the nut. If you need even more leverage, slide a length of pipe over the end of the breaker bar to create a longer lever.
- Peter
- Peter
Last edited by pjaffe; 05-11-15 at 10:15 AM. Reason: took me so long to type it up, I duplicated part of the prior answer.
