AboutEric A. Jones Expertise Lawnmower Repair . Certified Master Service Technician from B&S. Have 13 years experience on B&S, Lawn Chief, Weed Eater, Echo, Peerless, Wheel Horse, Snapper, Atlas, MTD, McCulloch, Homelite and many other numerous brands. Specialize in electrical repair.
Experience Born and raised in the midwest. Started tinkering with engines when I was about 14 on my Suzuki RM-80. I began lawn mower repair at a small hardware store. I knew absolutely nothing. I read lots of repair manuals and met an older fellow who taught me many lessons. I continued working on small engines through high school and paid my way through college working on mowers at the same hardware store. Decided to get away from the midwest and mower repair so I joined the Air Force. I repaired air traffic control electronic equipment and ended up in Hawaii where I got a part time job at Small Engine Clinic. I gained a lot of experience from the Small Engine Clinic and had a blast repairing small engines. I then took the Briggs and Stratton Master Service Technician test and earned my MST. I then traveled to Wisconsin where I attended the factory update training seminar and received formal training. I received a scholarship from the Air Force and am currently pursuing another degree.
Question I have a Snapper HiVac RER purchased in '98. The blade holder/bar is bent, causing excessive deck vibration. I want to remove it, and straighten or replace. I have removed the bottom spindle nut but am unable to loosen the blade bar. It has been soaking in WD40 for three days. I have tapped with hammer, and even tried using a gear puller. I stopped tightening the gear puller when I noticed that the bar was bending. I have also tried local heating, hoping to break the rust/grime/whatever is holding it. Nothing seems to break it loose.
This bar is the new type (#3-1184), not the previous used by Snapper with the jack screws. It appears to be threaded. It also has a washer / spacer whose ID is smaller than the spindle thread that it needs to slide over for removal. I have tried holding the top spindle nut at the pulley with a wrench while tapping the bar leftwise, and trying to loosen and turn off.
I am at a loss here. Do I need to remove the spindle pulley and drop the entire spindle housing to remove this blade holder ? I thought this was a simple repair. What am I missing here ?
thanks
Answer Sorry it's taken so long to respond...the allexperts site has been having trouble.
Do you have an impact gun?
I've had to remove the entire spindle and use a large press to get some of those apart.
What is the model number of the mower?
Let me know.
Eric
