This is a genuine manufacturer sourced replacement part designed for use with a variety of lawn and garden equipment. A lock nut is a type of nut that resists loosening when properly threaded onto a bolt. This is a standard hardware which will have multiple applications based on your equipment. This lock nut is made out of metal and it is sold individually.
1. removed old gear box & chute. Replaced chute (easy) just slips on in place of old one.
2. attached new gear box (easy) one bolt with wing nut & one bolt with cotter pin.
3. Lined up chute & gear box to fit (medium) had to undo gear box cotter pin/bolt & loosen other bolt & quite a bit of wriggling and a few mallet taps.
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5. Attached gear box cable to trigger handle.(hard) disassemble trigger handle & place collar of cable onto holder & then end of cable on to sliding piece while replacing trigger back into place & then put handle back together. Would have worked better with two people as all these pieces like to pop out once you start on another portion. Spent another 1 1/2 hour on this working solo. Get help with this it\'ll be much easier.
I am not overly mechanically inclined, perhaps someone more so would have an easier job of it.
Installed new screws and nuts. The really good part, though, is how easy it was to find exactly what I needed. Instead of trying to match what I needed from the thousands of screws and nuts in a hardware store, I simply used your diagram of my mower and the rest was child\'s play. You take the guesswork out of buying replacement parts!
1. Remove the wheel hubcaps.
2. Unscrew and remove wheel nuts and wheels.
3. Using a slotted screwdriver, depress the axle locking pieces and remove broken axle. (Lawn mower will need to be laid on its side, gas tank on the upper side, to remove the axle)
4. Snap new axle into place. (Ensure the adjustment arm is on the
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5. Replace the wheels and hubcaps.
Elevated snow thrower so it was easy to get to the lock nuts.
Took off the nuts.
Removed old carriage bolts.
Dropped used plate.
Installed new plate, bolts and nuts.
Tightened down.
All finished.
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ERP Number: ERP9299574
Manufacturer Part Number: 712-04064
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