The Wacker Neuson Key A8 X 7 X 50 is a genuine OEM component designed for the CT30, CT36, and CT48 series walk-behind concrete power trowels. This keyed drive component is sourced directly from Wacker Neuson, ensuring it meets the exact dimensional and material specifications of the original part. As a genuine OEM part, delivers a direct, drop-in fit across a wide range of CT-series trowel configurations — including gas, diesel, and electric variants in both standard and CE-compliant builds. Confirm your model number against the fitment list before ordering to ensure correct application.
Key Features
- Genuine OEM Dimensional Accuracy — Manufactured to Wacker Neuson's exact A8 x 7 x 50 profile, ensuring the key seats correctly in the keyway without play or binding.
- Direct Drop-In Replacement — Matches the original key slot geometry on CT-series trowel drive shafts, allowing straightforward installation without machining or modification.
- Broad CT-Series Fitment — Compatible with CT30, CT36, and CT48 walk-behind trowels across gas, diesel, and electric power configurations, including CE-compliant variants.
- Torque Transmission Integrity — A correctly fitted drive key locks the rotating assembly to the shaft, ensuring full and consistent torque transfer to the trowel blades during finishing operations.
- Prevents Shaft and Hub Damage — Using a correctly sized OEM key avoids the fretting, keyway wear, and hub damage that result from undersized or worn keys under load.
A drive key is a small but critical component that locks a rotating part — such as a gear, pulley, or blade spider hub — to its shaft, preventing relative rotation between the two under torque. On a walk-behind concrete trowel like the CT30, CT36, and CT48 series, the key transmits engine or motor power through the drivetrain to the finishing blades. When a key shears, deforms, or wears loose in its keyway, the driven component slips on the shaft, causing erratic blade speed, vibration, or complete loss of drive. Replacing a failed or damaged key promptly with the correct OEM-spec part restores full power transmission and protects the shaft and hub from progressive keyway damage.
Part Details
| Part Number | 5000018803 |
|---|---|
| Old Part Number | 0018803 |
| Brand | Wacker Neuson |
| Part Type | Genuine OEM |
| Description | Key A8 X 7 X 50 |
Compatibility & Fitment
| Name | Model | Machine Number |
|---|---|---|
| 915mm/36in CE Walk-behind Trow el | CT36AGP | 5000007596, 5000007595 |
| 915mm/36in CE Walk-behind Trow el | CT36AGP-E | 5000008036, 5000008026 |
| 915mm/36in CE Walk-behind Trow el | CT36ADP | 5000007592, 5000007591 |
| 915mm/36in CE Walk-behind Trow el | CT36ADP-E | 5000008034, 5000007697 |
| 1220mm/48in Walk-behind Trowel | CT48AGP | 5000007602, 5000007603 |
| 1220mm/48in CE Walk-behind Tro wel | CT48AGP-E | 5000008031, 5000008032 |
| 1220mm/48in Walk-behind Trowel | CT48ADP | 5000007598, 5000007599, 5000008199 |
| 1220mm/48in CE Walk-behind Tro wel | CT48ADP-E | 5000008027, 5000008028 |
| 762mm/30in CE Walk-behind Trow el | CT30AGT-E | 5000007589, 5000008004 |
| 762mm/30in CE Walk-behind Trow el | CT30AGT | 5000008006, 5000008003 |
| 762mm/30in CE Walk-behind Trow el | CT30ADT-E | 5000007587, 5000008002 |
| 1220mm/48in CE Walk-behind Tro wel | CT48AGT-E | 5000007601, 5000008020 |
| 762mm/30in CE Walk-behind Trow el | CT30ADT | 5000008005, 5000008001, 5000008197 |
| 1220mm/48in Walk-behind Trowel | CT48AGT | 5000008019, 5000008041 |
| 915mm/36in CE Walk-behind Trow el | CT36ADT-E | 5000007590, 5000008008, 5000008226 |
| 915mm/36in CE Walk-behind Trow el | CT36AGT-E | 5000007594, 5000008012 |
| 1220mm/48in CE Walk-behind Tro wel | CT48ADT-E | 5000007597, 5000008016 |
| 915mm/36in CE Walk-behind Trow el | CT36ADT | 5000008013, 5000008007, 5000008198, 5000008225, 5000009480 |
| 915mm/36in CE Walk-behind Trow el | CT36AGT | 5000008014, 5000008011 |
| 1220mm/48in Walk-behind Trowel | CT48ADT | 5000008015, 5000008040 |
| 1220mm/48in Walk-behind Trowel | CT48BDT | 5000008017 |
| 915mm/36in Walk-behind Trowel | CT36BDT | 5000008009 |
| 915mm/36in CE Electric Walk-be hind Trowel | CT36EDT | 5000009064 |
| 762mm/30in CE Electric Walk-be hind Trowel | CT30EDT | 5000009063 |
| 915mm/36in Walk-behind Trowel | CT36BDT-E | 5000008010 |
Verify Before You Order
Fitment is machine-number and revision-specific; always confirm your model and serial number against the fitment list.
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