Well had to pull the tank the grommet is shot. HERE IS ALL THE JUNK i FOUND IN THE TANK. LOL bunch of hacks. Everything you see was in it other than the aluminum elbow geez tops of gas cans extra gas line and plumbing. What a bitch to get the baffle out to get all the crap out. Anyone know if the gas gauge just pops out by prying it. The pic of the new one looks like its just a push fit. Cant see it being any other way no way to get in the tank to put a nut under it.
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#2
unclecrash
Anyone know how the gas gauge comes out. Im assuming from looking at the photo of the new one it is just press fit and just pry"s out .
Thank's wanted to make sure before I dug in and broke something.. Replaced the belts and I know there is a bad idler pulley wobbling a bit. getting a poppind sound every now and then almost like a rock hitting the deck but its not does it randomly. Think its the idler could be a bad bearing in a spindle they were dry and you know what happens after you grease them after being dry kind of like a dry ujoint they usually dont last long. I did notice I got the belt on with the tension-er in the middle hole which states its for 44inch deck goes to switch it back
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unclecrash
rebuilding spindles
Getting ready to rebuild the spindles . Wondering why the bearing use seals on the inside. Wouldnt it be better to remove the inner seals being there is a zerk on the spindle?
Seals on bearings do not seal.
They are more of a dust & debris shield .
In reality the bearings are a lot more happier running inside their shields.
The zerks are a throw back from the days when open bearings or tapered rollers were fitted.
I grease the outside of the top of the lower bearing, about 1/2" so water does not pool on top of them and get sucked in when the bearing cools down after use.
#7
unclecrash
OK thanks for the tip . Got them out tonight going to tear down tomorrow.
#8
unclecrash
Tore down spindles
Wondering do you guys use the foam seals or just rtv seal the half's together? Also curious if the bearing are pressed in or just a snug fit because mine all popped out with just finger pressure.
#9
BlazNT
Bearings on aluminum spendles a r e normally held in place by the shaft not the casing. So should come out when the shaft does. I have found a few that where not that way but not many.
#10
unclecrash
My spindles are steel ,they appear to be stamped. But they do get held in by the shaft as soon as you undo the pulley from the top of the spindle then everything comes apart like you say. I ordered all new spacers and washers , bearings. Shafts looked like new.
#11
unclecrash
Oil change help
Wondering how i get the oilout of my 20 hhp without it running all over the place it looks like there is just a plug and and oil filter none of the tube quick change stuff where you just twist it open.
Wondering how i get the oilout of my 20 hhp without it running all over the place it looks like there is just a plug and and oil filter none of the tube quick change stuff where you just twist it open.
Use a pump like I do.
buy one of the "Quick Change " "Clean Change" systems and fit it when the oil is out.
As for the filter, make a funnel or scoop or tray out of an old milk bottle, pop bottle, juice bottle, oil bottle etc etc etc.
I must have 20 of them for various different mowers.
One of the reasons I likes the Courage engine as it was the only one with a hang down , thus clean change oil filter that you can fill with clean oil when doing a change.
#13
unclecrash
Thank's I got me a suction pump. Then fitted with a swing deal. Now Im wondering about my trans as I go up small incline in my yard mower slows wondering if its a bad belt as I notice one side is weaker than the other when side hilling hard to mow. Was reading as one side will be weaker when the belt starts wearing and slippage occurs my question would it be the left that gets worse first if this is the problem. Was going to change out the trans oil but not sure if I should after talking to the guy at the local shop says he would go the belt route first . but still want to change the oil out its way darker than last year. Not sure if its oil or trans hydro fluid.
