Ooo ooo I've got one too.
The mowing deck on my old Cub Cadet is timed, that is the sweeps of the blades
overlap so they have to be timed to no do that.
One of the pulleys is worn and the hole is slightly egg shaped so the shaft can
wobble slightly in it. The key also wobbles just slightly in the keyway. Its
only maybe 1/32" but its enough to make the blade tips touch.
I took some JB Weld and glued the key into the keyway and made the hole a bit
smalller. It took some fitting with a file and some sandpaper but now
everything fits tightly again. I was concerned about strength but I mowed the
lawn and everything was fine.
Its not ShoeGoo but not bad...
-Curt
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 18:47:12 -0700
From: "Kevin Kraly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [MBZ] OT Catheyesque repair of the day
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No Mercedes content here as it involves my radio-controlled boat. My
driveshaft coupler set screw hole had worn-out threads which caused it to
keep backing out of the hole losing contact with the shaft. Luckily, I
noticed it during normal servicing/lubrication, not on the lake! I decided
to purchase a replacement and be done with it. The replacement was larger
than the original, no go! So, I asked myself, "What would Jim Cathey do?"
I wanted to have the boat ready for the water, and ordering the proper
replacement along with the wait time was going to take a while. I
discovered that the incorrect replacement had set screw holes in both sides,
and the old one didn't! a couple seconds later, thanks to a 1/8" drill bit,
I had the old one ready to put back in service! The new hole accepted the
set screw and it threaded in tightly! It stayed in during a 5 minute test
run around the pool!
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300sD 267Kmi, Ursula
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