For tight nuts like that, I like p b blaster better than wd40. earlier, R & S Enterprises, wrote:
>So am I understanding correctly that the nuts turned off clockwise as in >left handed threads. They should have stamped with a L or made it clear in >the manual. >Ron >----- Original Message ----- >From: "rj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Handyman" <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 11:30 AM >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] The experience > > > > About 4 years ago we sold our home in the city and moved to the country. > > Every since I have the pleasure of doing thing, I normally would not have > > to > > do. Yesterday was one of those days. After 4 years of my wife beating the > > blades on our tractor to death, I decided it was time to take the blades > > off > > the mower deck and get them sharpen. So off came the deck and a good > > cleaning was needed. So out came the wire brush, plastic putty knife and I > > went to work. Now to turn that hundred pound plus monstrosity over was a > > job > > in itself. Finely with the help of my wife, it was finally on its back. > > More > > cleaning was to be done. Than I found the nuts holding the three blades > > were > > larger than any socket or box wrench I had. Didn't want to chew up the > > nuts, > > so a trip to Harbor Freight was in order. The cheapest large socket set my > > wife seen was $30 without a breaker bar. I felt around and pulled out a > > 16 > > inch piece set that was way in the back of the shelve and ask her what it > > was. Here things started to get better. It was a $30 set marked down to > > $18. > > Found a 18 inch breaker bar for $9 and was on my way to remove the blades. > > I > > sought. I still couldn't break the nuts loose, nor could I figure out if > > the > > nuts were counter-clock-wise or not and my wife said she couldn't tell. So > > she got out the manual and said that I should put a wooden block right > > there. Well if the block had to go there, than the nut had to be turned > > that > > way. Clock wise. Now I knew I had it made and soon the blades would be > > removed. Wrong. Out came the WD 40 and still the nuts wouldn't move. I > > sought for sure I was going to have to take that whole deck, blades and > > all > > into the place that sharpens blades. Took the wire brush to the threads > > and > > gave it a few more squirts of W D 40. The nuts still didn't move. The > > phone > > rung and a friend recommended I take the whole deck to the repair shop > > before I broke something. That conversation lasted about 10 minutes. I was > > just about to give in and take the deck to the experts, but had to try it > > one last time. Put the socket on the nut, gave it a few good jerks, and > > much > > to my surprise the nuts broke free and the blades are off and on their way > > to get sharpen, and I learn a lesson. Take the blades off every year, even > > if they don't need sharpen. > > RJ > > > > > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > > or > > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > > > Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > > Various List Members At The Following Address: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > > Visit the new archives page at the following address > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > > list just send a blank message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > >To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html >or >ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > >The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. >http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > >The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. >http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > >Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions > From Various List Members At The Following Address: >http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ >Visit the new archives page at the following address >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy >Man list just send a blank message to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Yahoo! 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