Recent content by jakesmurray

O'Deere, I'm glad you were able to gather some helpful information from this thread and repair your leaky transaxle! (y)

Mounted up a brush guard last week. Got around to getting some pics today. I think it turned out alright.

Update! Spent the afternoon replacing the original ball and socket steering joints with heim joints that I picked up at O'reilly's. Now I have tighter steering, and a little toe in, as opposed to the toe out that I had before. I also replaced the front steering linkage with a straight across...

Update time! This thing FLIES (in fifth gear). I haven't clocked it, but I'm guessing mid 20s. I ended up having to swap the gas pedal to the left of the tractor (I know, kinda odd). I had no other choice with my clutch being on the right. I have to be able to use them in conjunction with one...

Well it's the last day of 2016, so let's update this thread. I've been working on this project the last couple of weeks. Until then, I hadn’t done anything to it since my last update back in August. My plan is to turn this thing into an off road mower. If you aren’t aware, you basically turn a...

Does anybody know if the 1401066MA pulley fits a 7/8" or 1" crankshaft? I'm eyeing one on eBay and the guy said it came off of a Briggs 28V707 engine. Just need to know for my off road mower project. Thanks.

You hit the nail on the head. We pulled the left coil wire off and ran it only on the right cylinder. The engine died in about 5 minutes. Then we put the coil wire back on the left side and pulled the right one. It ran fine and never died. Put a new coil on the right side yesterday and now the...

In May of 2014, my father purchased a 22" Murray push mower with a Briggs 500E OHV engine. It ran fine for the first year, but now it's having issues. It takes 5-10 pulls to get it started when cold. It doesn't matter if you prime it 3 times, or 10, it always takes forever to start. I've heard...

I got the brake hooked up and the hood trimmed to fit around the bigger Briggs engine. I decided I'm going to go the off road mower route with this machine. I'm going to add a foot throttle and maybe even lock the differential at some point. I had this thing back behind my house in a wooded area...

As you can see, I had the title changed. I think it fits better... :biggrin: I've made substantial progress within the past week. Here's a list: -Finished painting body -Installed rear wheels -Installed motor -Wired entire tractor, including push button ignition and kill switch -Installed new...

Re: 60s Craftsman Eager-1 Project Got the transaxle in today! It took a little fabrication on my part, but nothing too bad. Still have to put a new pulley on and route the belt. Not to mention putting the engine on. I also got the first coat of primer down on the body, as well as installed the...

Re: 60s Craftsman Eager-1 Project I received the retaining ring in the mail today and got the transaxle all put back together. Now it shifts and spins like it should. :thumbsup: I anti-seized each bolt and torqued them to 90 in-lbs, which is what they were at from the factory. I did have to...

Re: 60s Craftsman Eager-1 Project Update I picked up a second hand transmission today from a guy on craigslist. It is a Foote model 4360-6. It has one issue, the left axle pulls right out of the transmission. I opened it up this evening and found the cause. The little retaining ring had broken...

Re: 60s Craftsman Eager-1 Project Blacked out baby!

Re: 60s Craftsman Eager-1 Project It really is... :thumbdown: I'm thinking of upgrading to one of these style: I can tell you this, the new axle shafts will get lathered up real nice with anti-seize before I put the wheels on! :laughing: