I have a Baldor 602E grinder and am ready to change wheels from the original 36-grit and wire brush to a set of Norton aluminum oxide. Baldor doesn't seem to make it easy, though. To remove the wire brush on the right I wedged the 36-grit wheel on the left and used a crescent wrench to loosen the 1/2" nut on the right. I could then install the Norton wheel on the right.
My problem arises when I try to loosen the 36-grit wheel on the left. Regardless of which wheel I wedge, the left-side nut remain fixed on the shaft and the right-side nut loosens.
Is there a feature on the Baldor to lock the shaft so I can loosen (or tighten) either nut? (Seems like there ought to be a flat section on the shaft or a slot on the end.) Some trick or technique I'm missing here?
Thanks.
My problem arises when I try to loosen the 36-grit wheel on the left. Regardless of which wheel I wedge, the left-side nut remain fixed on the shaft and the right-side nut loosens.
Is there a feature on the Baldor to lock the shaft so I can loosen (or tighten) either nut? (Seems like there ought to be a flat section on the shaft or a slot on the end.) Some trick or technique I'm missing here?
Thanks.