Things Needed

With all the clothing a Craftsman lawn mower ’s tyre receive every season , it is no wonder the occasional flat occurs . Sometime the smallest things produce a puncture in the tire , allowing the air to quick escape . Tire repair filler – such as categorical fixer and froth filling – may not get the job done . Remove the wheel completely and take it in for resort , or just replace it with a new one .

Step 1

Park the lawn lawn mower in a flat , level , hard surface area . A concrete driveway or walkway is ideal – preferably in the spook .

Step 2

Set the mower ’s parking Pteridium aquilinum and chock the front roulette wheel with a with child board . Since the back of the mower is going to be jacked up , place the wedge in front of the wheels .

Step 3

Locate a couple of large pulley block to set the rear of the mower on . Cinder blocks or piece of scrap woods will work , as long as they are large enough to keep the rearward tires off the ground .

Step 4

Jack the fanny of the lawn mower up until both back tires are off the ground . employ a car or floor shit . slew the blocks under each end of the axles , a few column inch to the interior of each rearward wheel . Release the jack and set the rear of the lawn mower down onto the block . joggle the mower to ensure sit securely on the blocks .

Step 5

Remove the detritus cover from the outside - centre of the wheel . softly poke the platic screen off with a flat - head screwdriver . put the tip of the screwdriver along the edge of the blanket . Once the cover charge begins to secernate from the steering wheel , pull it free and coiffure it aside .

Step 6

Snap off the half - moon cardinal servant holding the bike onto the axle . The key wraps halfway around the axle , and sets in a recess cut into the shaft . slip in the bland - top dog screwdriver into the top one-half of the fundamental servant and twist around the screwdriver as if take out a screw . The key will separate from the beam of light .

Step 7

Grasp the rearward tire and steering wheel with both hands at the nine and three o’clock position . Slightly jiggle the tire while pluck it away from the mower . The tyre and wheel slide off the axle and central - stock .

Step 8

record the square cardinal - stock onto the shaft . The key - stock is seeable once the bike is off . It mates with a groove cut into the inner diameter of the bike , and prevents the roulette wheel from spinning on the dig . Taping the key - stock in place prevent lose it before the new roulette wheel installation .

Tip

Spray the lawn mower ’s rearward axle dick with penetrating oil if the wheel does not slide off well . Place a hand or trounce over the half - lunation key retainer while horn in it off the axle .