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Replacement wheel for 917.387460?

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Scarecrow64

I own a Craftsman push mower, model 917.387460, which I bought in 2004. One of the wheels has cracked, and needs replacing. The Craftsman wheel I bought from Sears turned out to be a) too large, and b) redesigned in such a way that I can't tighten the nut all the way - and so when the wheel rolls, it catches on the nut and locks it up! I went to the Sears website, and that was no help whatsoever. The person I chatted with insisted that the substituted part was a "functional replacement part" even after I explained that it clearly wasn't. His suggestion was to change out the wheel assembly - which of course ignores the fact that the wheel is the wrong size, and to replace one wheel I'd wind up changing all four wheels plus the assemblies!

Any advise on how I can track down the actual "vintage" replacement part?


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shiftsuper175607

Scarecrow64 said:
I own a Craftsman push mower, model 917.387460, which I bought in 2004. One of the wheels has cracked, and needs replacing. The Craftsman wheel I bought from Sears turned out to be a) too large, and b) redesigned in such a way that I can't tighten the nut all the way - and so when the wheel rolls, it catches on the nut and locks it up! I went to the Sears website, and that was no help whatsoever. The person I chatted with insisted that the substituted part was a "functional replacement part" even after I explained that it clearly wasn't. His suggestion was to change out the wheel assembly - which of course ignores the fact that the wheel is the wrong size, and to replace one wheel I'd wind up changing all four wheels plus the assemblies!

Any advise on how I can track down the actual "vintage" replacement part?
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What is the part # of the tire they sold you?

part number 532800220 Wheel Tire is what I see at OEM Replacement parts for Tools, Appliances, Consumer Electronics and more | eReplacement Parts


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Scarecrow64

shiftsuper175607 said:
What is the part # of the tire they sold you?

part number 532800220 Wheel Tire is what I see at OEM Replacement parts for Tools, Appliances, Consumer Electronics and more | eReplacement Parts
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I believe it was 532800220. At least, the image the Sears online rep showed me with that part number matched what I bought at the store (I returned it, so I don't have the package to look at).


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shiftsuper175607

Scarecrow64 said:
I believe it was 532800220. At least, the image the Sears online rep showed me with that part number matched what I bought at the store (I returned it, so I don't have the package to look at).
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I don't know what is going on...with the one from Sears.

take the broken wheel and go to a hardware store and get one to use that matches. Our ACE hardware has a good selection...probably Lowe's also.


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mikehouse

mikehouse

I own a CRAFTSMAN 917.377131 pushmower myself,and i used repairclinic.com.They do replacement parts too.At fair prices.Check 'em out.


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Jack17

They sold you a wrong wheel. With AYP product happens all the time. Verify part # from original packaging. Return it and get the right wheel back from searspartsdirect.com
All four wheels are the same, wheel assy's are not and of two different configuration.


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Scarecrow64

Jack17 said:
They sold you a wrong wheel. With AYP product happens all the time. Verify part # from original packaging. Return it and get the right wheel back from searspartsdirect.com
All four wheels are the same, wheel assy's are not and of two different configuration.
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Searspartsdirect.com is where I had the problems noted above.


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Scarecrow64

mikehouse said:
I own a CRAFTSMAN 917.377131 pushmower myself,and i used repairclinic.com.They do replacement parts too.At fair prices.Check 'em out.
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Thank you for the suggestion. They did not have any wheels for my mower.


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Scarecrow64

shiftsuper175607 said:
I don't know what is going on...with the one from Sears.

take the broken wheel and go to a hardware store and get one to use that matches. Our ACE hardware has a good selection...probably Lowe's also.
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thank you for responding. Striking out all over the place. Ace doesn't have them. Tru Value doesn't. Ditto Menards and Home Depot. Sadly, not a Lowe's within 50 miles of here. I found a few other brands of 7-1/2" wheels on eBay, but not many - just my luck I buy a mower with a weird wheel size.

The Tru Value folks were super nice, and a guy's going to check with his distributor using the serial number of my mower, vs. the model number. I have no idea if that will make a difference, but it's the only hope I have right now.

Looking ahead... supposing he strikes out too. I'll have to change out all 4 wheels. Should I go up to 8 inch, or down to 7? I'm guessing go up to 8 and then lower the deck accordingly. Any thoughts on that?


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Scarecrow64

Well, evidently the only option I have left is buying an entire set of either 7" or 8" wheels for my mower. Any idea as to whether I should go 1/2" larger or 1/2" smaller?


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shiftsuper175607

Scarecrow64 said:
Well, evidently the only option I have left is buying an entire set of either 7" or 8" wheels for my mower. Any idea as to whether I should go 1/2" larger or 1/2" smaller?
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Just buy two. You can set the adjustment for those two different that the front two.

Get the 8 inch and put them in the rear.


#12

mikehouse

mikehouse

So now i'm super curious as to wat did u do.Did you go up 1/2" or come down.This situation is helping someone else i'm sure.


#13

Bob E

Bob E

You could probably find a decent used push mower for the price of a set of wheels. If your real lucky you might find one just like yours or at least close enough you will be able to keep it for spare parts.
That's what I'm doing with my 917.377572 and 917.377280. :thumbsup:


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Scarecrow64

Still haven't decided. I'm leery of getting two larger wheels for the back because won't that cause a tilt to the blade? I'm pretty ignorant of mower grass-cutting physics, but it seems like you wouldn't want the blade to be anything but parallel to the ground...


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shiftsuper175607

Scarecrow64 said:
Still haven't decided. I'm leery of getting two larger wheels for the back because won't that cause a tilt to the blade? I'm pretty ignorant of mower grass-cutting physics, but it seems like you wouldn't want the blade to be anything but parallel to the ground...
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A slight tilt(toward the front) is preferable according to the posts on this board.

But, You were talking about having to buy four tires, right? Set the back tires at a lower setting on the wheel gauges. If it doesn't work, you buy two more to match on the front.


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Bob E

Bob E

If you have a soldering iron you might be able to plastic weld the cracked one back together.
This is just one out of many plastic welding videos on youtube


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Scarecrow64

Well, I finally bought four 8" wheels. I had to use a hacksaw to cut about 1/16 of an inch off the protruding hub, but they fit and they work. (I lowered the mowing deck correspondingly and seem t be getting about the same results as before. Thanks very much for all the suggestions!


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