Recent content by The_Implication

I bought it knowing the crank was bent. The guy who sold it to me said he didn't know how his brother in law bent the shaft. If I were to guess he must have his a big stump or a giant rock. There was no sign of damage on the blades because I'm assuming he replaced them to see if it was just the...

I didn't stop to take a ton of pictures along the way (mostly since my gloves were covered in oil and carb cleaner) but here's some of the ones I did snap! You can see how bent the shaft is. I did have two slight issues while taking everything apart. The first one was that one of the two bolts...

I want to give a final update. I was able to replace the crankshaft and flywheel successfully! She started back up on the third pull. Thanks to everyone who gave advice!

Alright so some bad news, I was able to get the flywheel off today but it looks like the woodruff key half sheared and damaged the channel on the flywheel. So I'll need a new flywheel and woodruff key. :cautious: I'm finding conflicting information again on which part number flywheel I need...

I'll order the seal now then! Thanks for the advice.

I didn't think about possibly cutting the shaft. Hopefully it'll come off just fine. I wasn't planning on replacing the seal as long as I don't damage it during disassembly. Is is recommended I go ahead a replace it? I have been taking lots of pics so far.

Ahh, well I hope it does because I already have a new crank on the way. Would some percussive persuasion help straighten it enough to slide it out if its not cooperating? (Hitting the bent crank to straighten it enough to slide out, not hammering it from the bottom up) Or would that be ill-advised?

I saw one of those but did't know there was a playlist, thanks for the link! Didn't know that could cause me trouble. The video I watched made that part look easy. Is that normally a difficult task? This is the main video I've researched

I like to think I do! I've done a fair bit of research and from all the videos I've watched I think I can pull it off. Hardest part looks like it'll be getting the flywheel off.

Perfect, that's the one I'll get. Thanks for the help!

So I am pretty lost. I need to replace the crankshaft because its bent. I can not for the life of me find any supplier that has a motor matching the one on my Honda HRX mower. Here are all the SN/Model numbers I could find on my mower. Mower: Model: HRX2174VLA Serial No: MAGA - 2284609 Engine...