Bob Nakon 55 #1 Posted September 7, 2017 I have a question about a mower deck I just bought. It's a 05-42MS02. It looks pretty good and the price was right, but now I have it on the bench and took the blades off and 2 of the spindles have an undercut where the blade seats, looks like the blade came loose and spun on them. Has anyone seen this? Is there a fix for this? For sure the blade will rattle around in that groove. My other deck is old and has the double d shaft so no slip there. I'm guessing the nuts have to be torqued down really tight to keep the blade from spinning. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks. Bob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,486 #2 Posted September 7, 2017 I had the same problem on one of mine. The solution I came up with was a 3/4" internal tooth lock washer between the spindle and blade which locked it in place and moved down the spindle far enough to center it again. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Nakon 55 #3 Posted September 7, 2017 Thanks 953 Nut. So the OD of the washer is 3/4, or the ID, and it just spaces the blade up enough to fit the spindle properly? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,486 #4 Posted September 7, 2017 The inside diameter of the washer is 3/4 and it will help lock the blade and lift it enough to center it on the portion of the shaft that has not been worn down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Nakon 55 #5 Posted September 7, 2017 Got it. Thanks very much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daveoman1966 3,586 #6 Posted September 7, 2017 (edited) Of course, placing the lock washer behind the blade will cause the blade to cut a bit lower than the other two spindles....if you are going for a golf course putting green that is... manicured...otherwise... not a concern as most of us use them as brush-hogs anyway.. Edited September 7, 2017 by daveoman1966 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Nakon 55 #7 Posted September 7, 2017 Well, 2 out of 3 spindles have this undercut so I'll probably shim all 3 of them, and you are right, I use it as a brush hog. With the 2 decks, I'm thinking I'll have one that I keep just for mowing...carefully, and one for rougher work and the Trac-Vac. We'll see how that goes. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gwest_ca-(File Mod) 10,478 #8 Posted September 7, 2017 The screen shots of the spindle assemblies have the torque specs. Click on the fuzzy picture below and when the page opens click on the others to enlarge them. Garry 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Nakon 55 #9 Posted September 7, 2017 Thanks Garry. So 80-120 lbs of torque. I'm going to use my impact wrench, I have no idea what 120 lbs of torque feels like. Just let it rip I guess. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
