If you are removing a rear wheel from a riding mower with a square keyway, there is no need to remove the keyway. The tire and rim will slide off with it in place. The rim is slotted all the way through. After removing the wheel you can simply grab it with pliers if you need to remove it for some reason.
The key is between the rim and the axle. It goes in the groove of the axle and rim. You will be able to see the grooves once you remove the cap, e-clip and washer on one of the wheels.
A keyway is located on the drive axle. It is used to stop the pulley from spinning on the axle. Most commonly the key way will be milled into the axle and a small square metal rod will sit inside the key way then the pulley will slide over the key and stop the pulley from spinning on the axle (angular movement), directly opposite the key way there will be a grub screw stopping the pully moving side to side (axial movement).
TO REMOVE WHEEL FOR REPAIRS • Block up axle securely. • Remove axle cover, retaining ring and washers to allow wheel removal (rear wheel contains a square key - Do not lose). • Repair tire and reassemble. • On rear wheels only: align grooves in rear wheel hub and axle. Insert square key. • Replace washers and snap retaining ring securely in axle groove.• Replace axle cover.
Turn it 90degrees right then turn it180 degrees
you may have just sheard the flywheel key , need to remove flywheel and replace key
Jack up and remove tires. Remove axle cotter key and nut. Remove ball joint cotter key and nut. Drop lower control arm and pull axle from spindle. To do this put castellated ball joint nut on backward and flush to protect threads. Strike balljoint nut with deadblow hammer while prying lower control arm loose. Sharply pull axle shaft from differential. 700XP owner, axle repair wizard.
If you do not have a key the coil is not going to spark.
jack it up, remove the wheel nuts or if none a carter key under a rubber cap on axel,
yes it is
There is a plastic hubcap that needs removal first. Then an external snap ring needs removal. If you are luck, it will not be rusted to the axle and will slide off. There is a 2 inch long key that will either be in the wheel or the axle. Keep and eye out for it since it locks the wheel and axle together so that the machine will drive. Generally, you put the wheel on, line up the slot in the wheel to the one in the axle and put the key in.
The rear drum is held in place with a nut on a tapered axle shaft and a key way. To remove it correctly with out damage, a puller is used. The puller is bolted to the wheel studs and pressure is applied to the end of the axle shaft.
Not on a push mower that has no electric start. On a riding mower, yes there is an ignition key.