If the blade has touched the deck, it is time to take it in and have a professional take a look at. Your blade probably needs to be replaced, at the leasted sharpened and balanced. By the way your posts read, I advise you not try to repair. In my opinion, you may cause more damage and injure yourself or someone else. Even straightening a crankshaft (which I would never attempt) should only be done by someone who has years of experience. My last post on this thread.
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Vibration causing gas tanks to break?
- Thread starter Etaub1
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The rubber under the tank straps are just a cheap try fix. If it has a bent crankshaft which would be a major repair what I would try frist is a big hammer and see if you could bend it back. As far as a mower blade why not a new one, less then 20 dollars a cheap fix.
Good suggestion, Reynolds. Might do just that.
My last post on this thread.
Rivets... Thanks again for all the help.
If the blade has touched the deck, it is time to take it in and have a professional take a look at. Your blade probably needs to be replaced, at the leasted sharpened and balanced. By the way your posts read, I advise you not try to repair. In my opinion, you may cause more damage and injure yourself or someone else. Even straightening a crankshaft (which I would never attempt) should only be done by someone who has years of experience. My last post on this thread.
Rivets...
To close the thread...
This spring, I turned my mower over to inspect the crankshaft and discovered my "universal" blade was perpendicular to the angle it was supposed to be -- hence the excessive vibration. I replaced it with an OEM model and so far so good. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
Ed