mower blade bolts

[twinstackram]

I have a woods RM400 that I just bought new blades for but now I can't get the bolts out,don't think wd will do any good,I was wander if heating them up alittle bit just a little, will that damage the bearings?

 

[gates]

I do not know about the bearings but I am positive you wil ruin the seal! Do the bolts move at all?

 

[chim]

Impact wrench is the ticket................chim

 

[PineRidge]

Left hand threads? Righty tighty, lefty loosey doesn't apply here if so.

 

[tncruzin]

I think Mike hit the nail on the head. Some mowers have left hand thread bolts that hold the blades on. I think Woods is one of them. When I bought my TL-1900 Iseki it came with a Sovema mower that had one left hand bolt missing. I like to never found one. I found a Sovema dealer in Memphis who sent me 2 bolts at no charge.

 

[hazmat]

<font color="blue"> Left hand threads? Righty tighty, lefty loosey doesn't apply here if so. </font>

I spent hours trying to replace a bike pedal once. I think I had a 3' pipe wrench on the thing. Turns out it was a Left hand thread... /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Which ever way it turns - right or left - an impact wrench is the way to go....

 

[tomnky]

Seems to me, If it discharges on the left hand side it is left-hand threads & if it discharges on the right it would be right - hand .

I had a RM500 that was indeed left-hand threads.

 

[ronjhall]

According to Woods manual for the RM400, threads are Left Hand.
You can download Woods manuals at their site. Click Here.

 

[twinstackram]

yes it does have the left side exit on the deck,I wondered about the left hand threads,but wasn't sure. thats another thing that I'm thinking,I have just used the mower 1 time cause we didn't get the tractor and mower till the end of the season last year,but exiting on the laft side changes the way I have mowed for the last 18 yrs,now I need to go the other way to discharge away from house and everything else.thanks for the replies I'll try going the other way righty loosy,lefty tighty.