DescriptionThis video provides step-by-step instructions for replacing the flail blade on a Cub Cadet Chipper Shredder. The most common reason to replace this part is if the chipper is not cutting properly.
All of the information in this video is applicable to the following brands: Cub Cadet
Step-By-Step Instructions1
Cub Cadet Chipper Shredder - 24A424M710
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Chipper Shredder Chipper Blade Replacement
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"Sharp, Spill, Hot, Heavy"
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"You will need a 3/8th inch socket, a 7/16th inch socket and wrench, needle-nose pliers, a half-inch wrench, a 3/16th inch allen wrench and a torque wrench"
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"Using the 3/8th inch socket, unthread the two mounting bolts securing the chute support"
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Use the half-inch wrench to fully unthread the two mounting nuts securing the chute
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Loosen the lower nut and fully remove the chute assembly
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Unthread the two retaining knob screws securing the bottom of the discharge chute
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Use the 7/16th inch wrench to secure the mounting bolt and the 7/16th inch socket to fully unthread the nut
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"Slide out the bolt, detach the chute, and remove the two spacers"
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Use the needle-nose pliers to pull out the cotter pin and then the screen pin
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Lift up the shredder screen and support it
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Use the half-inch wrench and the 3/16th inch allen wrench to remove the two mounting bolts and nuts securing the blade
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Set the old blade aside
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"Insert one of the mounting bolts and, with the sharp edge facing downward, align the blade on the impeller"
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Slide the washer over the bolt and thread the nut
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"Using the half-inch socket on a torque wrench, tighten the nuts to 25 foot pounds"
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Release the support and lower the shredder screen
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Slide the shredder screen pin through the impeller and screen and insert the cotter pin
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Realign the discharge chute on the impeller housing and insert the spacers
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Insert the mounting bolt then thread and tighten the nut
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"Fully position the chute, then thread and tighten the retaining knob screws"
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Reinstall the chute assembly by sliding it onto the lower mounting bolt behind the washer and nut then align it on the upper bolts
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Thread and tighten the bolts to secure the support to the base
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Position the shredder screen mounting post in the hole in the inner flair housing then realign the outer housing
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Rethread the two upper mounting screws using the speed clips
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Slide the shredder screen pin through the impeller and screen and insert the cotter pin
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"Insert the mounting bolt, then thread and tighten the nut"
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Realign the shredder plate on the impeller housing bolts
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Thread and tighten all eight mounting nuts to secure