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axle spins but wheel don't?

I have an old snapper riding mower. I can't use it because the wheels won't turn. The axles spin but the wheeels don't.
Tracy Finney, August 2004
well it wont werk because the rim is to big for the axle i sugest dying a new rim

help full person, May 2005
First thing first;
Did you take the wheels off for repair? If so You have lost whats known as the drive key. It is a squair metal bar that sits in a slot both in the wheel and the axel. Thats what causes the wheels to turn. Look and see if there isn't a slot in the hub where the wheel meets the axil. Let me know what you find.

Lester (chetsbro1@cs.com), August 2004
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