Hustler mower just clicks

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• Nov 30, 2018 / Hustler mower just clicks

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The flywheel teeth do not line up with the starter teeth. If I turn flywheel to allow teeth alignment then cranks right up and runs great. Starter, battery everything else checks out

 

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• Nov 30, 2018 / Hustler mower just clicks

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How much do you have to turn the flywheel ????? An inch or so ????

 

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Sometimes less than a quarter inch sometimes more

 

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The starter gear should slam into the flywheel gear and engage when the key is turned to start. Maybe the starter is defective.

 

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• Nov 30, 2018 / Hustler mower just clicks

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Sounds to me like it's time for a valve adjustment, if the teeth weren't lining up, you wouldn't get it started ( unless a bunch of teeth were missing from the flywheel ring-gear ) doubtful ... anyway it wont hurt to adjust the valves ...... I am of course assuming it's an OHV engine.......... keep us up-dated .

 

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Try some graphite or something on the Gear spindle... WD-40 might do the trick and then work the gear up and down by hand...... It might need to be taken off and cleaned very well......

Let us Know Mon Ami ~!~!

 

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• Dec 1, 2018 / Hustler mower just clicks

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As John & Bou said, the Bendex ( spiral cut in the starter shaft ) should allow the starter gear to rotate enough to engage the teeth properly.
If not then the starter is weak, the connections are dirty/ corroded , the bendex is dry or worn out or the gear itself may need replacing .
The gear, bendex are replacable as a unit or individual pieces.

 

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Starter is new and checked out so it isnt the starter. Do the hustlers have a flywheel key?

 

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• Dec 1, 2018 / Hustler mower just clicks

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contender said:

Starter is new and checked out so it isnt the starter. Do the hustlers have a flywheel key?

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All mowers have a flywheel key.
So do you still have the old starter ?
There are a lot of different starters and in particular starter gears.
If you have fitted one with the wrong gear then it will not engage properly.
A flywheel stops any old place and the starter gear has to accomodate this by turning a little when they engage.
The flywheel does not stop at an exact position so that the flywheel & starter teeth will be in line with each other.

 

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• Dec 1, 2018 / Hustler mower just clicks

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The new and old starter are identical. Same oem denso starter. Part number was on side of old one so matchingwas easy. By the way the opd starter did same as new old.