Chuck
Thank you very much! Why did I not think of the World Tutorial Channel, aka
YouTube?
I'll get out the WD40 and loosen the nut, trying the thread the other way.
And thanks for the pointer to the stopper knot . . .
Cheers
Chris
On 17 Nov 13, at 16:11, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've never owned a leaf blower but assumed their designs are all pretty
> much the same. I checked YouTube using [ leaf blower pull cord ] as
> search terms and came up with pull cord replacement on several other
> brands. On most of those the impeller nut loosening was so easy that it
> wasn't even shown except for final removal with fingers. One showed
> using an air impact wrench but there was no real indication that that
> was necessary. In any case the construction of all of these units was
> pretty much the same as regards access to and removal of the impeller.
>
> I guess I'm surprised that you can't easily remove the impeller nut.
> The impellers shown are quite large diameter (6-8") and the impeller
> shafts appeared to be small in comparision (perhaps 5/16" or 3/8"). If
> it doesn't loosen easily with you just hand holding the impeller I would
> look for either rust on the threads or thread lock. If the threads are
> rusty it may be necessary to soak them with a solvent like "Liquid
> Wrench" and perhaps for several days. If there is thread lock like
> LockTite on them I don't know how to handle that except via heat. It
> requires heating to 475-500F with a heat gun or soldering iron. But I
> don't know how your plastic impeller would handle that.
>
> If the threads are just rusty and you still can't get the nut off after
> soaking in a solvent I think I'd take it to a local garage where they
> have an impact wrench and ask them to hit it with the impact wrench. I
> should think holding the impeller by hand should be sufficient.
>
> ps: I also discovered this little tutorial on tying "stopper knots" in
> pull cords <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxYjqUm5G7I>
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