This is an 8mm hex nut, which is a six-sided piece of hardware that connects two parts together in your lawn equipment by keeping screws, bolts, or studs in place. Hex nuts are commonly used in areas of your machine that undergo high stress like in the blade assembly, engine or wheels. If a hex nut is broken, it may be cracked or corroded
...Read more, and you may find that you cannot tighten it enough to hold parts in your machine together. If it is not replaced, the parts of your machine may come apart. To remove a hex nut, use a wrench to turn it counterclockwise. Before purchasing this OEM replacement part, keep in mind that this part is sold individually and consult your instruction guide to find out how many nuts your machine needs and where they are located. It is best to replace all the hex nuts at once because they wear out at the same time.
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