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Posted by justmanuals on June 18, 2007, 6:45 pm
On Jun 18, 11:01 am, "Thomas G. Marshall"
> > Thomas G. Marshall wrote:
> >> I'm not sure I get what the heck is going on here.
>
> >> The rear wheels of my walk-behind MTD mower turn on bolts with a 3/4"
> >> cap. The (plastic rim) wheels have become loose, but I cannot tighten nor
> >> losen that bolt. I can see it spinning in the plate as if the threads
> >> were stripped. Neither clockwise nor counter-clockwise do anything.
>
> >> Both rear wheel bolts behave this way. But the end of the bolt looks
> >> like it was flared out a tiny amount so that it is perhaps some kind of
> >> press-fit ??? My local repair place says that this is very unlikely, but
> >> the mower is not worth bringing it to a repair shop.
>
> > What is "it" and what is "the plate"? Normally those wheels would be
> > mounted on a shoulder bolt. I suppose w/ something cheap they may have
> > made simply a peened end to hold them, don't know, don't have one to look
> > at...
>
> The "it" is the bolt. The "plate" is the plate of metal that the bolt is
> (what I thought) screwed into. It may be peened over at the end to hold it
> in place, but the repair guy swears no. I cannot get a better look at it,
> and there are noservicemanualsthat explain how to pull that thing (bolt)
> out.
What is the make and model of the mower? I may have a manual for it on
my site at http://www.justmanuals.com
Paul@justmanuals.com
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