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703 viewsJanuary 29, 2025

Michael-CCLGolf 261 January 22, 2025 4 Comments

Jim or Britt or anyone who has the GM1032 GolfMechanix Dust Contained Shaft Cutting Machine:

I have not been able to remove the cut off wheel to replace it. In fact, the T-wrench is bending as I try.

I have changed the blades many times, though not recently, with no problem.

The booklet doesn’t give any more information even about which way it comes off. I think it’s opposite of the usual threading, but I have tried both ways and have only bent up the T-wrench in the process. I have also lubricated it with WD-40, so far to no avail.

If all else fails, I’ll contact Mondher!

Thank you for your suggestions, gentlemen.

Michael

Michael-CCLGolf Posted new comment January 29, 2025

Rlafoone commented January 25, 2025

not sure the type of access you have, but a bit of heat might help. butane torch or maybe a soldering gun.

Michael-CCLGolf commented January 25, 2025

Rlafoone, interesting possibility. Have you done that on this machine? Mondher didn’t mention heat as an option.

Rlafoone commented January 29, 2025

No, haven’t tried and not familiar with the machine. Just a lot of time in the Navy, working on linear accelerators as a civilian, busting knuckles on engines to save $20 on an oil change, and replacing a bunch of broken shafts!
Solder gun (if you access to the nut) I think would be the best bet. A lot of heat on the nut should make something happen!
When Mondher mentions the nut is “ceased”, I would imagine he means cross threaded in US terms. So heat and elbow grease along with the vice grips that SC mentions seems logical.

Michael-CCLGolf commented January 29, 2025

Excellent. Makes total sense.

Thank you for your good suggestions, (and thank you for your service!)

When I can take the time to work on it, I hope to put some of these suggestions to good use, and then post how it all worked out. Thank you again!

2 Answers

not sure the type of access you have, but a bit of heat might help. butane torch or maybe a soldering gun.
Rlafoone, interesting possibility. Have you done that on this machine? Mondher didn’t mention heat as an option.
No, haven’t tried and not familiar with the machine. Just a lot of time in the Navy, working on linear accelerators as a civilian, busting knuckles on engines to save $20 on an oil change, and replacing a bunch of broken shafts!
Solder gun (if you access to the nut) I think would be the best bet. A lot of heat on the nut should make something happen!
When Mondher mentions the nut is “ceased”, I would imagine he means cross threaded in US terms. So heat and elbow grease along with the vice grips that SC mentions seems logical.
Excellent. Makes total sense.

Thank you for your good suggestions, (and thank you for your service!)

When I can take the time to work on it, I hope to put some of these suggestions to good use, and then post how it all worked out. Thank you again!

Answer 1 · 2025-01-23T00:06:38+00:00

I would clamp a pair of vice grips to the blade. You may have to get some else to hold those while you take a punch and a hammer to that nut.

I would put the punch at an angle into whatever side hole of the nut, hit the punch with a good sized hammer and I bet that nut will break loose. You may have to use a dremel tool with a bit to dress that hole back up after you’re done.

you might even be able to try some slip joint pliers on the edge of that but while holding the blade.

Answer 2 · 2025-01-22T12:33:00+00:00

Britt Lindsey 13.31K Posted January 22, 2025 2 Comments

Hey Michael,

We have one in the shop and Pete and I just went down to take a look. Took the cover off, exposed the blade nut, used the wrench provided and loosened without issue. It loosens turning to the left, like a conventional thread (lefty loosy, righty tighty). So not sure why yours is bound up. Since you have tried WD 40, not sure what else to suggest. If you need to box it up and send it to us we can take a look. Mondher might have some insight.

Britt Lindsey

Michael-CCLGolf Posted new comment February 3, 2025

Michael-CCLGolf commented January 22, 2025

Thank you guys. Really appreciate the extra time you took to check it out.
I did contact Mondher, and this is what he wrote:
“It seems that the thread has ceased. This is going to be trick to
Release. First step you need a thorough cleanup before soaking
the backing washer with WD40. The torquing is opposite to the
Rotation of the cut off disk. Please note that you may have to use
A pair of maw grips to help lock the spindle in place.”
Since the wheel turns towards me as I cut, I would take that to mean the it loosens clockwise rather than to the left.
Thankfully I do have other ways to cut shafts, a chop saw for steel and the grit blade for graphite.
When I can take the time, I’ll try to find a way to grab and turn it. By the way, my model does not have a nut, but holes to grab it with the T-wrench.
I’ll update you if I find a solution.
Thank you again!

Michael-CCLGolf commented February 3, 2025

I have been away for over a week so I haven’t been in my shop to work on this until today.

Thankfully, it came loose! How?

I sprayed inside the flange and blade with a special lubricant called Superzilla a week ago and again today, and I’m sure that helped, but that alone did not loosen it.

I realized that somehow I had to hold one end of the blade shaft while trying to loosen it from the flange side, and I had to do it with something other than the rather flimsy T-wrench which just bent when I applied much force.

I lifted the machine up and reached underneath and grabbed the spindle with a wrench, but with a thick pad in between so as not to tear it up.
Then, while holding that end firmly, I placed another wrench on the outer flange and just tried in each direction until finally it broke loose.

Turns out that it IS a lefty loosey, righty tighty. Some advised that it might go the other way, but after thinking about it a while I realized it has to righty tighty or be in danger of loosening when it’s running. (Britt and Pete had worked on the one in their shop and said it was lefty loosey, but I thought mine might be a different model. I’m glad to say they were right!)

So the new blade is on and secured and it seems to be running just fine now.

Thank you all again for your help and ideas!

Michael