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Unread 13-10-2005, 11:36
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Re: Stuck sprocket - need advice

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Originally Posted by sanddrag
Anyway, back to the sprocket. This sprocket had those two set screws, one of which going into a little bit of a hole drilled in the shaft. I think a previous owner of the mower must have jammed a rock in the blade causing the shaft to spin in the sprocket which made a nasty groove in the shaft (from the set screws) which resulted in the sprocket being incredibly stuck.
I hate it when you follow someone who has screwed up the works and you have to fix it. (can you tell I have had to do this before?)
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