[Shop-talk] Preventing a spindle from sliding

[Brian Kemp]

Can you drill the assembly and put a roll pin through it?  Just make 
sure it isn't too strong as you do want it to shear if you hit a curb or 
solid object that stops the blade.

Brian

On 6/8/2017 5:37 AM, eric at megageek.com wrote:
> This is a problem I've been dealing with for a while now.
>
> My mower deck has spindles that the shaft (vertically) goes through. 
> As do most decks.  The problem I have is that the top of the spindle 
> is held only with the set screw (a small hex head screw) that puts 
> pressure on the key that put pressure on the shaft.
>
> The problem is that the shaft constantly slides down and this puts the 
> blades much lower.
>
> Any ideas on how to fix this?  Am I missing something?
>
>
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