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Mower blade problem masinick 06-23-2006
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Posted by on June 23, 2006, 9:58 am
There was a weird sound coming from my riding mower the other day, so I
decided to check it out and change the blades in the process. This is
a mower that I inherited with my house (Craftsman DLT2000), so I don't
have the manual.

One of the blades changed fine... the other one has a pretty big issue.
First, it appears that the metal star shaped piece that the blade is
supposed to fit into before being screwed in has been ground down
completely. This is what the horrible noise was... the blade was
flopping around without being firmly attached to the drive.

Anyway, anyone have advice on how to attach the blade to the drive
shaft outside of buying a new drive part? Is it possible to drill two
more small holes in the blade and the drive to attach two more bolts to
firm up the connection? Or can I use some special thicker washer to
make it stay in position?

Last time I ordered a part from sears it was a nightmare, so I'd rather
fix it on my own if possible.


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Posted by RayV on June 23, 2006, 10:29 am

masinick@gmail.com wrote:
> There was a weird sound coming from my riding mower the other day, so I
> decided to check it out and change the blades in the process. This is
> a mower that I inherited with my house (Craftsman DLT2000), so I don't
> have the manual.
>
> One of the blades changed fine... the other one has a pretty big issue.
> First, it appears that the metal star shaped piece that the blade is
> supposed to fit into before being screwed in has been ground down
> completely. This is what the horrible noise was... the blade was
> flopping around without being firmly attached to the drive.
>
> Anyway, anyone have advice on how to attach the blade to the drive
> shaft outside of buying a new drive part? Is it possible to drill two
> more small holes in the blade and the drive to attach two more bolts to
> firm up the connection? Or can I use some special thicker washer to
> make it stay in position?
>
> Last time I ordered a part from sears it was a nightmare, so I'd rather
> fix it on my own if possible.

The mower is most likely model number 917.272263 and you probably need
to replace part # 174360. I've always had good luck with sears when
ordering parts maybe your last time was a fluke.

I would call 1-800-252-1698 and have the part delivered to a local
sears store or parts outlet. If you do it that way you don't pay
shipping and can refuse the part if it is wrong when you go to pick it
up.

If you want to do it online go to
http://www3.sears.com/

I doubt you can fix the mower without replacing the shaft.


Posted by on June 23, 2006, 10:43 am
I had no idea the Sears online system was that good. Thanks guys!


Posted by hallerb@aol.com on June 23, 2006, 12:57 pm

masinick@gmail.com wrote:
> I had no idea the Sears online system was that good. Thanks guys!

Getting parts from Sears has been a big loser for me, they tend to be
much more expensive:( like twicxe the price....


Posted by mm on June 23, 2006, 2:09 pm

>
>I would call 1-800-252-1698 and have the part delivered to a local
>sears store or parts outlet. If you do it that way you don't pay
>shipping and can refuse the part if it is wrong when you go to pick it
>up.

Not home *repair* but my brother got me a birthday present from

Brookstone (not an endorsement)

and when I wanted to exchange it for something I wanted, the only
thing I could find was Web/MailOrder only, and when I asked if I could
deliver it to the store, they said yes. Later, when I actually went
to order it**, they told me it was $12 shipping TO the STORE, same as
to my house.

So, there's a big difference between hardware and overpriced gifts,
but I hope shipping to the store remains free everywhere it is free
now, including other gift stores.


I pointed out that no one else charges for shipping to the store, but
he didn't care, and I might be wrong about nobody else. I pointed out
that they get shipments every week from the same place my order was
coming from and it costs them practically nothing to include another 1
pound item, but they seemed to have the notion that all shipping
should be calculated individually at rates comparable to $12, and the
cost of shipping regular stock to their store was not something they
thought about.

The manager said years ago they delivered for free to the store, but
no one was having things delivered to their homes because of that. So
what's wrong with that? Obviously, they didn't want to pay for
shipping when the store gets shipments every week anyhow. Even if it
isn't for a month, I would wait a month. Bah, bah, bad Brookstone.


**I didn't really want it either but I had to use up the money.


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