{"id":1040,"date":"2009-11-19T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/?p=1040"},"modified":"2014-03-15T11:26:06","modified_gmt":"2014-03-15T15:26:06","slug":"replacing-points-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/how-tos\/tips-and-tools\/2009\/11\/replacing-points-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"Replacing Points Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Points Cover<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/points_cover_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1041\" alt=\"points_cover_1\" src=\"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/points_cover_1.jpg\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bottom screw on the points cover on a narrow frame Cub Cadet can be a real pain to replace. On all my Cub Cadets once I\u2019ve removed the points cover, I cut out the bottom hole like so:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/points_cover_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1042\" alt=\"points_cover_2\" src=\"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/points_cover_2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWith the slot you don\u2019t have to completely remove the bottom screw. Just loosen it enough that the cover can be slid into place and tighten the screw.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to keep the cover original and don\u2019t want to cut a slot into the hole, you can use a small screw and electrician\u2019s tape to hold the screw while you replace it. Cut a small slot in a short piece of electrician\u2019s tape. Push the screw through the slot and tape it to the end of the screwdriver.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/taped_screw3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1044\" alt=\"taped_screw3\" src=\"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/taped_screw3.jpg\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/taped_screw.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1043\" alt=\"taped_screw\" src=\"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/taped_screw.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"101\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The tape will hold the screw in position until it\u2019s started. Pull the screwdriver out of the tape and pull the tape off the screw before you completely tighten the screw or you\u2019ll have a problem removing all of it. With a little experience this method can also be used to start screws where you can\u2019t get the screwdriver aligned straight with the screw hole. There\u2019s enough flex in the tape to allow the screw to start at an angle with the screwdriver.<\/p>\n<p>As always, I welcome any comments, suggestions or improvements of any of the ideas given here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Points Cover The bottom screw on the points cover on a narrow frame Cub Cadet can be a real pain to replace. On all my Cub Cadets once I\u2019ve removed the points cover, I cut out the bottom hole like so: With the slot you don\u2019t have to completely remove the bottom screw. Just loosen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tips-and-tools"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4lT6g-gM","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1040"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1049,"href":"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1040\/revisions\/1049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}