How to keep spindle from turning during blade removal.

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[cgaengineer]

I've had bolt heads on blades wear down enough that I almost couldn't remove them...
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[piston slapper]

Rosebud....heat the head of the bolt quickly..
As the bolt heats up ...it will lengthen and get loose enough to wrench off...

[JB1]

an impact is my best friend.

[Mike NY]

Tightening the belt at the pully sometimes will give you enough resistence to keep the pully from turning while you loosen the bolt. Spinning of the pully is usually a worn belt and pully.
Never sieze bolts once you get them out.

[blake101]

Originally Posted by dutch1

Anti-seize will solve most all blade bolt removal problems--it's inexpensive and your frustration level will be reduced.

Great advice. I use it all the time.

[LarryF]

Thanks everyone for the responses. My previous experiences with impact wrenches haven't been very good. Seemed more like a toy than a tool. But I had only tried battery powered ones that provided only a couple of hundred foot-pounds of torque. Here's an air-impact one for a hundred bucks I found with a 3/4" drive that will put out a thousand foot-pounds so maybe I'll get one of these.

http://www.harborfreight.com/air-too...nch-66984.html

I already have a 135 PSI compressor and a set of 3/4" sockets, so I'm already more than half way to a solution. All but one of the reviews written about this one were very positive, but if anyone has one and has a complaint, I'd like to hear it.

[JB1]

Originally Posted by LarryF

Thanks everyone for the responses. My previous experiences with impact wrenches haven't been very good. Seemed more like a toy than a tool. But I had only tried battery powered ones that provided only a couple of hundred foot-pounds of torque. Here's an air-impact one for a hundred bucks I found with a 3/4" drive that will put out a thousand foot-pounds so maybe I'll get one of these.

http://www.harborfreight.com/air-too...nch-66984.html

I already have a 135 PSI compressor and a set of 3/4" sockets, so I'm already more than half way to a solution. All but one of the reviews written about this one were very positive, but if anyone has one and has a complaint, I'd like to hear it.

you don't need a 3/4" impact to take blades off, get a 1/2".

[Oldtimer]

Get the 1000 pounder. I sell spindle assemblies and could offer quantity discounts.

Oldtimer

[LarryF]

Originally Posted by JB1

you don't need a 3/4" impact to take blades off, get a 1/2".

Originally Posted by Oldtimer

Get the 1000 pounder. I sell spindle assemblies and could offer quantity discounts.

Oldtimer

It seems that there is a difference of opinion as to what I should get. I tend to believe that bigger is better. The price for the one I mentioned is close to that of a 1/2" one. Is there any good reason for not getting the 3/4"?