Cross Threaded nut on spindle?

Soundguy · Jul 3, 2010

get a manual thread repair file and have at it.. that and a new nut.

soundguy

ctwo1 · Jul 5, 2010

All right I got it fixed and got one side of the driveway mowed.

Fix came with a new nut and an hours worth of work with the thread file. Turns out the thread is metric so I did not have access to a chaser to go over it with. I was surprised how well that thread file worked.

Finding a metric nut was a challenge though, the dealer didn't have any but luckily a steel place did.

Unfortunately it is raining buckets again today so the other side of the driveway will have to wait a little while to get cut.

Thanks for all the helpful hints.

Earl Ohl · Jul 6, 2010

ctwo1 said:
All right I got it fixed and got one side of the driveway mowed.

Fix came with a new nut and an hours worth of work with the thread file. Turns out the thread is metric so I did not have access to a chaser to go over it with. I was surprised how well that thread file worked.

Finding a metric nut was a challenge though, the dealer didn't have any but luckily a steel place did.

Unfortunately it is raining buckets again today so the other side of the driveway will have to wait a little while to get cut.

Thanks for all the helpful hints.

I've often used a 3 cornered file for a job like that when I had nothing else available tool-wise. It takes a steady hand, a good eye, & a lot of patience, depending on the working conditions.

Soundguy · Jul 6, 2010

them thread files are worth their weight in other tools. I've saved many a shaft with them.. don't know how i did without them before I got one.. sure a tiriangle file is ok.. but you can mess up quick with them.

soundguy

sandman2234 · Jul 6, 2010

In regards to the (bad?)idea of putting washers under the nut, it made me wonder if it would be a reasonable idea to add washers below the first nut and add a second nut to hold them in order to protect the end of the shaft. I realize that on most shafts, there isn't room for a second nut, much less the need for additional washers but hopefully you guys understand my question and can tell me if it is a good idea. I don't really plan on doing this, just wondering if it is a good idea, since my nut is hidden in a recess of a stump jumper. People who run mowers without stump jumpers might tend to want to do this, and it may happen to me in the future...
David from jax