This is an easy situation to get out of -- in my experience most Honda engines have this issue, on at least one of the three studs, if not all of them. Just simply keep unscrewing the nuts - the stud underneath will unscrew from the top of the engine, but that is OK. It is best to work each of...
It makes sense that would be the case, but I really don't recall and didn't have to get into it that far since the shaft on mine was intact. Having the shaft pop out the top may be a sign that things are really worn inside, perhaps beyond the point of repair. I would expect that a washer would...
My Honda HRX with a hydrostatic cruise control transmission became slow, and I decided to take it out of the mower and disassemble a part of it in an attempt to investigate the cause. One thing I noticed was that the input (pulley) shaft to the main hydraulic plunger pump was hard to turn and...