I may have assembled this wrong ... the central shaft won't lock into position:it spins in the wind, although I hear a clicking sound in the base.
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I think you may have put the wrong screws in the wrong place. My umbrella arrived with 3 sets of bolds and instructions said to use 2 of the sets. The shorted set (about 1.5") needed to go in first. If you didn't use them, then you couldn't push the pedal that lets you turn the shaft and lock it in place. The middle length screws (about 2"-2.5") were not used. The longest screws (about 10") were used to hold top and bottom assemblies together. We did it wrong initially. We put the middle ones where the short ones needed to go and the shaft didn't adjust and lock in place. Good luck.
1296084
Hi, My son assembled mine for me but I will take a guess. Maybe the stick and the wheel need to be alined by a mark or a slot in both pieces. I hope this helps. Marsha.
795304
Just received mine, and it snapped together and turns easily.Make sure yours is fully snapped down - if the end isn't all the way out, it will create friction rather than allow the rotating section to turn.
2060186
It's been a couple of years since I assembled mine (and, of course, threw out the instructions) but I think I remember that there's one part that has to be put in a certain way, and if you reverse it - you get reverse. Take a look at the assembly directions again (hope you were smarter than I and kept them!).
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Just assembled it. Right wheel was squeaking. I unscrewed both the wheels and noticed the one squeaking is loose because it was defective. Unscrew just the 2 wheels and compare side by side, check if one of them has a deeper hole or not. Will be trying to order the defective part. Wish me luck.
226651
I just read the other comment that said theirs came already assembled. Not true. It's in pieces. They must be talking about a different wind spinner
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It's like a bike...assembles the same way. Do you have a bike shop near you. They could help you in minutes. My son had to do it as I was lost. Or like others have said...try utube.
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Maybey ur missing a screw in the bottom which helps keep it balanced it sounds like a screw broke i had it happen which made it wobble ,check the bottom
1574830
You may have a defective piece. Ours lined up perfect. I would contact the seller.
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This was my issue. The spring is very right. You have to make sure you assembled it correctly with the dial in front. Then you should be able to just lean back, but mine won't. As I said the spring is too tight. I do not know how to contact the company and I can't remove the base to send it back. So i'm stuck.
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I had the same problem. To solve it, I put Loctite Threadlocker Blue 242 on the six large bolts on the main, center post. You also need to shim the rotating foot treadles where they connect to the arm shafts. I used washers to make sure there was no left-right play where the arm shafts connect to the foot treadles.
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I remember having the same problem. Try something different for the spacer or cut the spacer in half. Once you get it to snap together, it will be fine. It has been assembled and in heavy use by my 5 year old since I bought it.
510687
Please check if it is assembled correctly. Otherwise it may be quality issue. Please contact the customer service directly.
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Mine broke trying to set it up, as though it wasn't assembled right from the factory. Something seemed to be twisted in it. I finally scrapped it and gave it a 1 star review, a first for me. Sorry I couldn't be more help...
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I had same problem. I was using a 4000psi and it was like a flying saucer! Anyway it stopped spinning and I threw it on the bench and took apart bottom plastic bearing, cleaned it up a bit and tighten back up where it would spin freely by hand. it's kind of adjustable and it worked good again. Not that high of quality.
796043
Did you check The shafts? Maybe the problem is some shaft is a little bent, not the motor.
657445
When I installed the spindle I noticed the bearing's easily moved out of the correct position and it required holding them in the right position until the pulleys were fastened and the spindle bolted down. But if that was the problem it should of been noticed as soon as the deck was engaged. Mine has been working well for several abusive mows on a 2 acre lot. Next time I'm just going to replace the bearings!!