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Finally dry enough to mow and this mower is awesome. Easier to use. Thanks Briantii for starting this thread and thanks for everyone else responding to it. Will keep you posted if anything changes or not.

I also used the o ring instead of the felt.

Yes I did, with sealed bearings I don't think it would make a difference.

OK, I tried this and what happens is the pinion gear does not ratchet back so I didn't follow through. To me this will lock up the trans and you will not be able to roll backwards at all. I don't advice doing this.

UPDATE: Finally installed the sealed bearings now my initial pull back on cement is 5 lbs and rolling 3.5 lbs. It rolls back without effort it feels the same forward and back. Now I need to mow to test. Also when I first disassembled I noticed grass in the pinion gears so my felt helped but not...