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Husky Riding mower

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leegru

I have had to replace 2 spindles. Not fun. The second one I just replaced , the screws came loose and the mower blade bent.So I go to take off the blade, it comes loose but not out entirely. I have tried putting pressure on the bolt to ease it off. . If the spindle now has the bolt hole stripped, it will have to be replaced. But I can't get the spindle off unless I get that blade and holding screw off. Any ideas how I can get that dang bolt off to take the blade off? Have tried pliers. By the way, the screws holding the spindle were not self tapping and I didnt realize I needed to put liquid lock washer on them. Thabks for any ideas! lee


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bertsmobile1

It would help greatly if we knew what mower you have .
Most mower spindle housings come out from the bottom so the blade can remain on but the pulley has to come off so I am at a loss to give sound advice


#3

StarTech

StarTech

Well most MTD mower spindles do come out from the top side.

Try hold the top nut of the spindle pulley and see if you can remove the blade nut. Plus you might have to remove the pulley and use a 12 point 5/8" deep well impact socket (perferred) or a 6 point 11/16" deep well impact socket to fit the spindle shaft double hex pulley mount and use a couple pull bars to get the nut off. This assume the double hex has been damage from the blade impact causing the pulley to strip out. If that work then the nut has to be cut off.


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leegru

bertsmobile1 said:
It would help greatly if we knew what mower you have .
Most mower spindle housings come out from the bottom so the blade can remain on but the pulley has to come off so I am at a loss to give sound advice
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leegru

thank you. The spindles i have replaced need you to be able to take off the top nut and 4 screws and the blade to to remove from the top . It is a Husquavarna YTH18542. To remove the spindle I have to be able to secure the blade so I can then remove the top spindle bolt. I have now been able to resecure the blade tightly, so will now try to remove the top bolt on the spindle, then the four holding bolts. Since I cannot remove the blade as the bolt seems to be in a stripped hole, I am hoping I can now remove the top bolt as I have retightend the bolt and blade. Thus with that static, the top bolt should come loose? Only problem now is the I would have to cut the blade bolt off as the blade prevents the spindle come from out the top? Hope this makes sense. My only other idea is to torch the blade and try to get it unbent, so I could still use it. Otherwise even on highest cut setting it drags.I am really pissed off that the last spindle I put on the bolts came loose, now instruction to use liquid stop washer.





































































oe and that is why the balde got bent. Now diretions on the Amazon spindle that it need liquid


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leegru

StarTech said:
Well most MTD mower spindles do come out from the top side.

Try hold the top nut of the spindle pulley and see if you can remove the blade nut. Plus you might have to remove the pulley and use a 12 point 5/8" deep well impact socket (perferred) or a 6 point 11/16" deep well impact socket to fit the spindle shaft double hex pulley mount and use a couple pull bars to get the nut off. This assume the double hex has been damage from the blade impact causing the pulley to strip out. If that work then the nut has to be cut off.
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Thank you!. This is a Husky and the 2 spindles I have replace come out the top. Its that the dang blade bolt must be tight to be able to take off the top nut. Then you have to take off the blade and nut. There is the rub. Blade nut and hole probably stripped and comes loose but will not come off..Only come down an inch or so and thats it.I have been able to retighten the bolt, so can get the top spindle nut off. Then cut the blade bolt? Argghh! I think I need more than a hack saw to get that bolt sawed off?
What is a double hex pulley pulley mount?.Pull bars? Can you show me where I can buy those? bolt out?
Might those pull the stipped That sounds like it would work to pull that damn stripped bolt/hole through.I tried just using a pliers, not enough torque.It is going to take something to keep downward force on the nut to bring it past the stripped part. Any preferences on a new spindle?


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bertsmobile1

Once you get the top nut off the entire spindle including the blade will drop out from the bottom.
I managed to get myself confused before
The nuts respond to a rattle gun much better than a long wrench & cheater bar .
The spindle is not to be trusted so toss it
A loose blade can demolish the entire deck in no time flat


#8

StarTech

StarTech

leegru said:
thank you. The spindles i have replaced need you to be able to take off the top nut and 4 screws and the blade to to remove from the top . It is a Husquavarna YTH18542. To remove the spindle I have to be able to secure the blade so I can then remove the top spindle bolt. I have now been able to resecure the blade tightly, so will now try to remove the top bolt on the spindle, then the four holding bolts. Since I cannot remove the blade as the bolt seems to be in a stripped hole, I am hoping I can now remove the top bolt as I have retightend the bolt and blade. Thus with that static, the top bolt should come loose? Only problem now is the I would have to cut the blade bolt off as the blade prevents the spindle come from out the top? Hope this makes sense. My only other idea is to torch the blade and try to get it unbent, so I could still use it. Otherwise even on highest cut setting it drags.I am really pissed off that the last spindle I put on the bolts came loose, now instruction to use liquid stop washer.
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leegru said:
oe and that is why the balde got bent. Now diretions on the Amazon spindle that it need liquid
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Wait a minute the Husqvarna YTH18542 spindles are suppose to be mounted from the underside of the deck. If they are mounted on top of the deck they are mounted wrong. You should only need to remove the spindle pulley and four screws and the spindle with blade will drop out.
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#9

StarTech

StarTech

BTW Husky can refer to either Husqvarna or MTD Huskee mowers as I have seen both posted with the term Husky. If it was a chainsaw then I would have assumed Husqvarna.


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leegru

leegru said:
Thank you!. This is a Husky and the 2 spindles I have replace come out the top. Its that the dang blade bolt must be tight to be able to take off the top nut. Then you have to take off the blade and nut. There is the rub. Blade nut and hole probably stripped and comes loose but will not come off..Only come down an inch or so and thats it.I have been able to retighten the bolt, so can get the top spindle nut off. Then cut the blade bolt? Argghh! I think I need more than a hack saw to get that bolt sawed off?
What is a double hex pulley pulley mount?.Pull bars? Can you show me where I can buy those? bolt out?
Might those pull the stipped That sounds like it would work to pull that damn stripped bolt/hole through.I tried just using a pliers, not enough torque.It is going to take something to keep downward force on the nut to bring it past the stripped part. Any preferences on a new spindle?
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bertsmobile1 said:
Once you get the top nut off the entire spindle including the blade will drop out from the bottom.
I managed to get myself confused before
The nuts respond to a rattle gun much better than a long wrench & cheater bar .
The spindle is not to be trusted so toss it
A loose blade can demolish the entire deck in no time flat
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leegru

The spindle is surely shot. Loose nuts, I complained to Amazon, a $32 refund and I have an unusable mower. Will have to cut off that blade bolt, not fun, hack saw? Argh. Ultimately, another spindle must be put in i suppose. If I can get the ruined spindle off.. Discouraged.


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bertsmobile1

Complain to Amazon Har har har har
It is specifically designed for crooks & thieves to sell shoody & counterfeit goods .
And use the mower with a bent blade is going to cause you grief and make a horrible cut .


#13

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leegru

The Husky Rider YTH18542 I have with the stripped spindle and bent blade.
I am trying to take off the big nut that holds the pulley onto the spindle. (the striped spindle wont let me get the blade bolt out) With the blade tightened back on, blocked from turning, the nut wont budge with a pipe wrench. Ive put penetrating oil, WD40 on it. It wont budge.

should the Nut come off counterclockwise? Pulling the pulley nut toward the rear of the mower?
Help please, thank you!
bertsmobile1 said:
Complain to Amazon Har har har har
It is specifically designed for crooks & thieves to sell shoody & counterfeit goods .
And use the mower with a bent blade is going to cause you grief and make a horrible cut ., that is toward the rear of the mower with the bglade block
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Yeah I should have bought another spindle from the Small Small Motor Parts store. I can not get the big nut that holds the pulley on to come off. Sprayed with penetrating and WD40. I am torqueing it with a pipe wrench, I believe counter clockwise toward the rear of the mower, is that right?


#14

StarTech

StarTech

This why we should be reusing those metal thread distorting lock nuts they damage the thread and then they are damage getting them off. So when they are reused they damage all threads making it necessary to use an impact to get them off. Of the spindle shaft is destroyed in the process. I try to use the nylon lock version on my new spindle installs.


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