The blades stopped while mowing. The electric PTO clutch failed, bearings exposed, black melted plastic, and really hot! John Deere wants $350 for the part, $250 on ebay, jeesh! Can someone tell me if the R&R of the part is a DIY project? What are the procedures please?
drop the cluch off your unit and see what is going on with it. unplug it 3 to 4 bolts and it's off. then you can see what is up. might get one off ebay some mowers use the same cluch also. i have a 420 bought a service manual off ebay on a CD that help me a lot. if your cluch has a bad bearing you might replace just that.
