Hello -
I hit a piece of railroad track in my yard and broke the crankshaft of my engine. Mower is one of the earlier versions. Replaced engine with a newer version of same, and it is quite an improvement - always starts on the first pull, unlike it's predecessor. Only problem is that it makes a racket when the blades are not engaged. Mows fine, otherwise.
I suspect the noise is due to me not tightening some bolts - specifically, the three bolts in the clutch area (bolt, special 6 mm, 90021-VA4-000). I didn't crank these down because of the springs around the shaft of each bolt - I guessed that the springs shouldn't be compressed completely, but I actually don't know what I am doing, obviously!
If someone could provide some insight, I would appreciate it. So would my wife....she came running out of the house complaining about the noise when I started it up for the first time.
Thanks
I hit a piece of railroad track in my yard and broke the crankshaft of my engine. Mower is one of the earlier versions. Replaced engine with a newer version of same, and it is quite an improvement - always starts on the first pull, unlike it's predecessor. Only problem is that it makes a racket when the blades are not engaged. Mows fine, otherwise.
I suspect the noise is due to me not tightening some bolts - specifically, the three bolts in the clutch area (bolt, special 6 mm, 90021-VA4-000). I didn't crank these down because of the springs around the shaft of each bolt - I guessed that the springs shouldn't be compressed completely, but I actually don't know what I am doing, obviously!
If someone could provide some insight, I would appreciate it. So would my wife....she came running out of the house complaining about the noise when I started it up for the first time.
Thanks
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