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HONDA NEEDS TO SEAL THEIR MULCH PLUG BETTER!

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lawn mower fanatic

lawn mower fanatic

The new Honda mowers have something called the CLIP DIRECTOR, where you can change the setting of the mower from mulching to bagging using a lever. I had mine on mulching, which closes this door so no grass is SUPPOSED to go past the plug, but as you can see, it does not work. Honda needs to improve the seal so this doesn't happen! The attached picture shows how much grass got past the "door" and was just sitting in the space in between the door and the other door (for lack of a better term) that you put up to fit the bag under if you want to bag.
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#2

pugaltitude

pugaltitude

Honda have had this problem since day one.
They had to keep holding off introducing this type of mower to the market because of the lever and door.


#3

robert@honda

robert@honda

The door on the Clip Director should seal all the way, or there's a problem with that specific mower to fix, not necessary a design ("all have this problem") issue. The have been hundreds of thousands of mowers built by Honda with the Clip Director, and believe me, if they ALL were not sealing, Honda would have a fix out by now. FYI, the HRX model with the Clip Director has been on the market for almost 10 years now.


#4

pugaltitude

pugaltitude

FYI the honda HRX was due for release in 2002 but wasnt officially released until about 2005 over here because of said mulching facility.
Then there was the transmission problem and we are still getting the snapping of cable problem on the rota stop clutch.
More customers unhappy than happy with a HRX.


#5

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Bullitt66

I have the same mower you do. Mine does the same thing. I left the bag on while mulching and was surprised how much was in there when I was done.


#6

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Bullitt66

Have you brought it into the dealer to check it out? I cut the grass tonight and mulched with the bag attached. The bag was probably 20% full!
Curious to know what the shop would say. Maybe I'll call Honda.


#7

lawn mower fanatic

lawn mower fanatic

No I have not, since it seems like everyone has the same problem....you should call Honda....tell me what they say!


#8

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JSB33

Just got a new HRX yesterday, did a small test on one section of the yard in full mulch and had the exact same result.
Very surprised at how much grass was there. No biggie to me as I blow off the mower with a leaf blower after every cut but I can see that if i forget, I am going to have a garage that stinks like rotting grass.


#9

lawn mower fanatic

lawn mower fanatic

JSB33 said:
Just got a new HRX yesterday, did a small test on one section of the yard in full mulch and had the exact same result.
Very surprised at how much grass was there. No biggie to me as I blow off the mower with a leaf blower after every cut but I can see that if i forget, I am going to have a garage that stinks like rotting grass.
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I don't clean it out every day and I don't smell anything in the garage, but maybe I am immune to it after one year! :wink: It seems like a lot of people are having this problem, but it is very minor! If sometimes you bag the grass, though, it is best to clean out the chute daily because after a week of the grass in there sometimes it gets hard to turn the Clip Director to the full-bag position. :confused2:


#10

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NJsnapper

My HHR does the exact same thing, its in correctly too. With the plug in correctly you can see light around the plug where the grass clipping will come thru.


#11

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HotRod1

lawn mower fanatic said:
The new Honda mowers have something called the CLIP DIRECTOR, where you can change the setting of the mower from mulching to bagging using a lever. I had mine on mulching, which closes this door so no grass is SUPPOSED to go past the plug, but as you can see, it does not work. Honda needs to improve the seal so this doesn't happen! The attached picture shows how much grass got past the "door" and was just sitting in the space in between the door and the other door (for lack of a better term) that you put up to fit the bag under if you want to bag.
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Honda knows they have a problem with the "shutter" and issued an adjustment procedure to their dealers. When Honda started making the mower Honda had a shrinkage issue with the plastic used to make the shutter. While I tried to make the adjustment described by Honda it still did not work. I finally glued some vinyl tubing in front of the shutter when it was in the mulch position and that has helped. I first cleaned the underside of the mower extremely well with Simple Green and a stiff brush. I also used rubbing alcohol to make sure all the surface was ready for the hot melt. I have attached the Shutter Adjustment flyer I got from Honda in case any of you wanted to try it and hopefully you will have better luck than I. A word of caution, the bolt holding the shutter to the clip director lever is a soft material and it broke off when I was trying to get it to stay and not let the shutter shift. Good luck.

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ajb1952

HotRod1 said:
Honda knows they have a problem with the "shutter" and issued an adjustment procedure to their dealers. When Honda started making the mower Honda had a shrinkage issue with the plastic used to make the shutter. While I tried to make the adjustment described by Honda it still did not work. I finally glued some vinyl tubing in front of the shutter when it was in the mulch position and that has helped. I first cleaned the underside of the mower extremely well with Simple Green and a stiff brush. I also used rubbing alcohol to make sure all the surface was ready for the hot melt. I have attached the Shutter Adjustment flyer I got from Honda in case any of you wanted to try it and hopefully you will have better luck than I. A word of caution, the bolt holding the shutter to the clip director lever is a soft material and it broke off when I was trying to get it to stay and not let the shutter shift. Good luck.
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Do you have a pic of your work-around?


#13

shacky

shacky

Have to say mine does this too. I have 9 year old HRX217HXA. I don't worry about though. Just clean it out every now and then. The HRX is the best mulcher I've had - including my mid '90's Ninja. Love the convenience of switching modes with the Honda vs. changing blades and side plates with my Snapper.


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