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Posted by Bennett Price on October 14, 2006, 5:32 pm
...or get a two prong spanner wrench (you don't need to fill all 4
holes, just two). Or make one out of a piece of wood and two metal
thingies spaced appropriately far apart (machines screws, nails, etc.).
yourname wrote:
> RB wrote:
>> Got a side grinder that uses 4.5" cuttoff wheels.
>>
>> The one on there now is worn way down. I've got a pack of new ones.
>> The problem is that I don't clearly see the way to put a new one on.
>> I know it has to be fairly simple, but there are several possible
>> things for me to try to turn to get the wheel loose.
>>
>> There is a gizmo in the front center of the wheel with four small
>> holes spaced around it. Looks like something that would take a quad
>> spanner if this is to be turned.
>>
>> I do have a button on the grinder that locks the shaft, so that's
>> good. Between the wheel and grinder body there is an approx .5 dia
>> shaft with two opposed flat spots that looks like maybe it's for a
>> real thin open end wrench.
>>
>> I don't have an open end wrench that will go between the grinder body
>> and wheel, nor do I have a 4 prong spanner.
>>
>> Before I go to Home Depot and Lowes on the hunt for something, I need
>> to know what I'm going for. Is it a 4 prong spanner? Or a thin open
>> end wrench I need? Or what?
>>
>>
> generrall, ther is a spindle lock[some kind of small button in the
> vicinity] push that ina nd turn the griding wheel slowly till it
> locks,then you can probably loosen the grinding wheel by turning it ccw
> while holding the button. If you don't ovetighten your new one you will
> probably be able to continue that way
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