First, let me say I am not a mechanic nor am I very mechanically inclined.
I recently replaced the blade bearing assemblies (2) on my mower deck. I have no idea what they are called but it is the piece that the pulley wheel attaches to on one end and the blade on the other. Once I got the mower back together, it would not crank--not even a sound. I thought maybe my 2 yr old battery so I replaced. That did nothing. I will put what I have tried but please don't judge my lack of proper terminology. I can fix people a lot easier than machines.
Turning the ignition switch does nothing. With the switch on, I "closed" solenoid with screwdriver and the motor will turn but will not crank. Took plug wire loose and checked for arc. Plug wire is getting fire. I replaced ignition switch with new one. I have checked switch plugs on seat switch and blade engage lever and parking brake. There is no tension on the cable that engages the blade. I read that there was a fuse on the small red wire between the solenoid and the switch or either over the back right wheel near the battery. I found both wires but did not find a fuse...there was a place where 2 wires joined on both of them but no fuse there. It seems odd that simply dropping the deck off would create this kind of problem. I am desperate for help. I push mowed 2 acres this past weekend. Cannot handle that again and really want to get a few more years out of this mower. It seems like it should be a simple thing.
I recently replaced the blade bearing assemblies (2) on my mower deck. I have no idea what they are called but it is the piece that the pulley wheel attaches to on one end and the blade on the other. Once I got the mower back together, it would not crank--not even a sound. I thought maybe my 2 yr old battery so I replaced. That did nothing. I will put what I have tried but please don't judge my lack of proper terminology. I can fix people a lot easier than machines.
Turning the ignition switch does nothing. With the switch on, I "closed" solenoid with screwdriver and the motor will turn but will not crank. Took plug wire loose and checked for arc. Plug wire is getting fire. I replaced ignition switch with new one. I have checked switch plugs on seat switch and blade engage lever and parking brake. There is no tension on the cable that engages the blade. I read that there was a fuse on the small red wire between the solenoid and the switch or either over the back right wheel near the battery. I found both wires but did not find a fuse...there was a place where 2 wires joined on both of them but no fuse there. It seems odd that simply dropping the deck off would create this kind of problem. I am desperate for help. I push mowed 2 acres this past weekend. Cannot handle that again and really want to get a few more years out of this mower. It seems like it should be a simple thing.