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I have a 10 year old Yardbug . recently I was driving it and it suddenly stopped. This has happened before when one of the drive belts broke, when I replaced the belt it was fine. This time I replaced both belts although the old belts seemed fine. but when I put the gear shift in forward and try...

My Yardbug has a floppy left wheel and I cant figure out if its a linkage problem or if it needs a new axle. What should I look for.

I just replaced the drive belt on myMTD 3hp snow blower model 140 but it wont discharge any snow; the screw is turning pretty fast but when I push it into 6 inches of snow it stops. I've checked the chute and it isnt clogged, I have also adjusted the belt tension to give it more. power (I think)...

My yardbug's 1 year old battery keeps going dead and I think its not being charged by the Briggs & Stratton engine but I don't know how to check the charging system. Its a 12 volt electric start L head 1 cylinder engine. Any help would be appreciated. thanks

After replacing the solenoid and ignition on my yardbug, I went to start it and all I got was clicking, so I know the pto switches the seat switch and the ignition switch are working, I am not sure about the battery,or the starter. The battery shows its ok on a battery tester so I cant figure...

After checking the ignition with a digital multimeter I found it was no good so I ordered a new one, problem is I cant figure out how to remove the old ignition on this yardbug. I removed the key and the rubber cap to find an oblong kind of nut but it doesnt appear to be a threaded nut so Im not...

I have a yardbug that wont start and I found the problem. its the brake pto switch. problem is I dont know how to separate the switch from the harness clip. I tried bending , turning, prying and I even thought about smashing it with a hammer for over an hour and nothing. Is there some secret way...

I have a yardbug riding mower that wont start. I charged the battery like I do every year at this time, but this time it wont turn over, I dont have a battery tester so I'm not sure if the battery is good, but it should be, it's only 2 years old. Is there something else I can check to make sure...

the front wheels on my yardbug riding mower are wonky, the left wheel goes straight and the right wheel goes to the right, and its tearing up my lawn. I've put the machine up on blocks but I cant figure out how to correct this. The owners manual shows how to toe in or out, but theres nothing in...