Right or left handed thread?

[stuckmotor]

I need to remove the blade carrier bolt from a 5ft. Woods Cadet slasher, the one that holds the blade carrier on the splines. Is the thread right handed or left handed.
Many thanks for any help,
Stuck

 

[stuckmotor]

211 views so far and no answers. Now I feel better about not knowing myself.

 

[ovrszd]

Hey, 211 views in less than an hour. Not bad.

I'm guessing everyone is reluctant to commit as I am. If I said, put an impact on it and try to turn it, and it twisted off, I would clearly be corrected as having given bad info.

If it were mine, I'd secure the blade shaft from turning. Then put a long handled rachet or regular breaker bar with a cheater on the bolt and try to remove it assuming right handed thread. By feel I would know if I was going the right direction, hopefully before twisting it off.

If I were reluctant to try that, I would contact Woods and ask them.

 

[cycle_gator]

Can you see the end of the bolt/stud? Which way are the threads pitched?

If it the blade/hub rotates clockwise pretty good chance the threads are RH, vice-versa if it rotates counter-clockwise.

 

[RickB]

Every Woods blade bar retainer I can recall is RH thread.

 

[Wagtail]

Well, I didn't comment because I have no knowledge of your slasher and I haven't had to do anything with the blades on my own... which is a Fieldquip... which you wouldn't have any knowledge of 'cause it's made in Queensland.

Off hand, I'd go with the standard Lefty-Loosey Righty-Tighty mantra.

 

[ovrszd]

Me too.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

My old Woods hog is Right hand FWIW :confused3:

 

[stuckmotor]

Thanks for all the answers. I want to get the carrier off so I can weld a nut to a broken off bolt that retains the blade pin. I may just drill it out through the access hole and rethread it or drill all the way through and put a nut on it.

In answer to the questions I can remember, looking at the carier from the bottom, it appears to be left hand rotation (this kind of thing fuddles my brain) and I can't see any threads, a bolt into the splined shaft, similar to on a push mower, seems to be what holds the carrier on.
It's interesting how they keep the bolt from working out. A washer with an off center hex hole fits around the head of the bolt and is tack welded to the carrier.

 

[Steave]

My woods M5 5 footer is right hand threads. If its like mine ? look very close and scrape off and clean very good the end of the shaft and the nut. Mine has a round washer about 3/16" thick, the round part is the size of the housing with a cut out in the middle the size and shape of the nut. After the nut is tightened the 3/16 thick special made washer is placed over the nut then tacked welded on. I know this sounds far fetched but thats how mine was installed from the factory. After the locking type washer is installed it looks like a small nut is protruding but its a large nut after you remove the locking part. I just took a grinder and barely ground the spot weld off then replaced it the same way. Now for the kicker my dads Woods 5 footer don't have that lock. Mine has the slip clutch and his has the shear pin is the other difference.