Cultivator Pressure Spring Rod

[Kalebtrojacek]

Hello Everyone,

New Cub owner here! I am working on the tool bars and realized that one cultivator tool bars is moving up and down at different times than the other. Then I realized that the set screw in the spring rod is not doing its job and the i see the rod itself moving in and out. When i tried to tighten it down with a wrench it just spins continually but doesn't tighten. Now clearly I am new at this. Is this a problem pressure spring rod, set screw, or me? I am hoping I am just missing something super obvious. I am new at all of this so I am hoping I'm not going to have to drill out the old hole tap it and order another set screw.

Thank you for all of your help. This form is amazing.

[tmays]

Sounds like hole or screw is stripped.

[Kalebtrojacek]

Sounds like hole or screw is stripped.

You're right it looks like the hole is stripped. How would you attack that? Drill out the hole, tap, and order a new set screw?

[tmays]

I would use a helicoil on it. That way you can use same size set screw

[Clemsonfor]

Sounds like hole or screw is stripped.

You're right it looks like the hole is stripped. How would you attack that? Drill out the hole, tap, and order a new set screw?

If you tap it out it will be larger and an original screw won't work. You can like the next guy say use a helicoil or just use a larger generic bolt.

[Kalebtrojacek]

Thank yall just ordered a helicoil set.