How to Remove Lawn Mower Blade Parts

Your lawn mower requires regular maintenance and care and you will need to know how to remove lawn mower blade parts in order to care for your mower. The sharper the mower blade is, the better it will cut your lawn. If you use your mower often then you might need to sharpened or replace the blades more frequently. When the blades go dull they will start to rip and pull at your grass and will turn your lawn brown and even create a larger use of gasoline while mowing as it tends to make the mower work harder.

Other reasons why you may need to remove lawn mower blade parts is due to damage. If you run over a rock or something else hard, it could have dented the blades and this will create a very uneven cut or actually dig into your lawn.

To remove lawn mower blade parts, be sure to wear heavy duty gloves. You need to follow the steps below to successfully and easily remove lawn mower blade parts.

• Disable the mower: For safety the mower should be disabled so it cannot start in any way. The quickest way to disable the mower is to remove the spark plug or to detach the spark plug from the engine.
  
  
• Remove gasoline or oil: The lawn mower is going to be tipped over on its side or upside down, so any oil or gasoline should be removed in order to not suffer from spills and messy clean up times.
  
  
• Secure lawn mower and mower blade: turn mower on its side and place some blocks or something behind it to secure it. Clean out any grass or other debris that might be under it and then secure the mower blade so it will not spin as you remove it.
  
  
• Remove lawn mower blade bolt: using a wrench, loosen the nut or bolt that that is holding the blade in place. You may need to put some elbow grease into it, but simply turn to the left until loose enough to remove.

Once you have removed the blade you can sharpen it yourself if you have a grinder, some skill and patience. You can always find a mower repair shop to sharpen the blades for you at an extremely low cost, about $15. If your mower blade is in really bad condition and has dents and chips in it from hitting rocks or other hard surfaces, you may want to have your blade replaced.

You can find lawn mower replacement blades for your mower at your local hardware store or even online store with better rates. You can measure the blade while it is out of your mower to save yourself some hassle at the store finding what you need.

Always remember that once you remove lawn mower blade parts you have to ensure the single bolt that secures it is tightened properly when you place the blade back on the mower. The process is simple and usually requires no skill, you can do it in just a few short minutes and your lawn will look much better and become healthier.

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