Recent content by JimP2014

Thanks Forest. I have generally speaking adopted the policy, "Don't learn safety by accident". Thanks, Jim

Well I have been battling some neck and shoulder nerve damage for a few months so a lot of how this goes depends on that no fun when you're doing some work on this thing and your whole shoulder is tingling and is numb but I think if I can move past all that and it heals reasonably well then yeah...

Here is the video of the mower deck blades engaging and no ringing noise which is significantly better than it was maybe it still needs some work for other things also. Thanks, Jim

Hey forest it's singing like your buddy Ronnie not ringing anymore let's see how long it lasts but I need to make some other changes with the deck completely removed from the frame

Mr rivets to answer your question the other ones do not have that nylon on the inside of the nut but the brand new ones that I'm using do so I don't know what you're getting to about that but I'm using the nylon inset on the nut and that's for both idler pulleys the small one and the large one

Rivets said this too. Excellent advice on the steps needed so I will have this handy as a checklist. 1. Remove the deck. 2. One at a time remove each pulley and carriage bolt and check that there is no slop between bolt and pulley bearing. Were the pulleys you purchased OEM? 3. Verify that...

But in retrospect I have those washers in place I guess for a few years and I got rid of them maybe a couple months ago because I'm saying why did I do such a stupid thing well the washers need to be there brand new right out of the factory I have no idea if you get that ringing noise when the...

You know what thanks for this because I just ran it + running pretty good as far as no more constant ringing noise but having said that I only ran it for a couple minutes so it seems like progress is being made so I will definitely take your advice and the advice of others but the most important...

The only other thing is I wonder if you can independently look up the belt for this machine I mean I come up with the belt being according to them meaning Sears parts direct something like 1/2 in wide by 101 in long and in my opinion that's wrong I'm just curious I can get you the information it...

You know I forgot to mention and thanks for reply on this Forest so when I grab that small icer pulley I could move it towards the sky and move it back towards the ground and it wasn't a lot of movement but I didn't think that was right and I forgot to even ask the question but that's what...

So I took the suggestion of Forest and I added some washers and those washers went underneath the small idler pulley and also the large idler pulley it's maybe tough to tell from this photo but it seems like the small idler pulley is tilted away from the plane of the other three pulleys and I...

I took 2 photos using the newest 5/8" x 100" kevlar belt I bought locally. 1.) I am pressing my finger and getting the belt taught and then showing how ( and with no blades engaged ) where it lines up with the midpoint of the smaller idler pulley. 2.) Using a spare small idler pulley, it seems...

And basically in 2024 it was a little big so I don't know how Sears it's saying get a bigger one and half inch wide

I bought this in 2024 and these are the dimensions the manufacturer states I bought the same exact one again in July

Sk kent, Everything on this mower deck is new except the mower deck itself. Jim

Okay so for the current belt which is 5/8 in wide by 100 in Long I pressed my finger onto the belt right where the small idler pulley would Mount and I can tell you I was able to press the bolt the belt rather directly over the center point of that square notch that's cut into the mower deck...

Here is what Sears says as of right now; Husqvarna Lawn Tractor Ground Drive or Blade Drive Belt, 1/2 x 100-1/2-in 592855001 There is no way in hell that is correct, they might mean Husqvarna Lawn Tractor Ground Drive or Blade Drive Belt, 5/8 x 100-1/2-in or maybe even Husqvarna Lawn Tractor...

Forest for the best belt to use. 1.Stay with the 1/2" belt, jst get a new one since the red kevlar is shreded but check all others things to. 2. Go with the 5/8" belt it fits perfect, it is just a little short. Get a longer length! Please reply 1 or 2, I am getting confused here. Thanks, Jim

Forest I posted some other images (2) I bought a brand new belt. I thought I started a new thread but here it is: https://www.lawnmowerforum.com/threads/still-trying-to-get-the-mower-deck-right.79981/page-2#post-515333 Basically it is a 5/8" x 100" kevlar belt and it is too short. So I just...

I bought a belt here locally this am, and it was marked 100" x 5/8". The "red belt" which is on the machine ( and destroyed ) right now is 100.25" x 1/2" and way too big. So I tried to replace this new belt in place of the red belt and it looks great on a spindle it fits perfectly so the...

Mine might be that old I have no idea it was pretty much gifted to me as junk and then I brought it back to life. And that was say more than 10 years ago so I have no idea how old it is. Jim

Hi Auto docs the idler pulley the large one especially is exactly the same as the one I took off there was probably no reason to take the other one off but I can tell you that for a very long time there was that wobble in the large idler pulley in fact when I used all the new hardware for the...

No worries especially regarding the belt. I do need another belt so I will buy the: Husqvarna 592855001 Lawn Tractor Ground Drive or Blade Drive Belt, 1/2 x 100-1/2-in (Replaces 197253) Genuine Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Part $28.37 This I need to do. And thanks for your step by step...

592855001 I found this on Amazon it's a Husqvarna belt the one I'm looking at is like $28.79 or something like that I'm going to buy that one and if it doesn't work the ringing noise refuses to go away I'll just cut the damn lawn the way it is Jim

Rivets I was able to look up the belt that you provided I ended up looking at the stens and it's 101 in it's way too big because I'm still on my phone I'll have to look up what the exact replacement is which would be the Husqvarna no other one possible let's say but it has to be at the very most...

One more thing when I examine The belt belt which is made by Husqvarna I'm going to see what the exact dimensions are especially the length it has to be at least 99 in I think the ones that I had that were 98 in didn't work at all. Jim

Okay it took me awhile to figure out what you're suggesting I should have done is exactly what I did as far as the idler pulleys go the belt it's not the same belt that's for sure so if you're thinking maybe I should just replace the belt for the exact item I need then I could do that and...

Brand: POSFLAG 4.54.5 out of 5 stars(62) 532196106 Husqvarna Idler Pulley with 532177968 Idler Pulley Replaces 532197379 Husqvarna Idler Pulley, 196106 Idler Pulley Craftsman, 197379 177968 193197 for Husqvarna Z254 YTH20K46 Mowers I tried to send you an image right here but my phone isn't that...

The other thing is regarding that wobbling of that large idler pulley in some other video I don't know which one a guy was talking about how it pivots he was calling it a pivot + I don't know either way what do you think about the possibility what I'm calling a wobble is actually a design feature?

Rivets regarding that large idler pulley so it was wobbling like say for years or maybe it was wobbling since last year I don't know but in any case I just put a brand large idler pulley on and I noticed that it's wobbling so then I tightened it down so tight and then it wasn't wobbling anymore...

This is a video of the left side of the mower deck + the large pulley and one of the spindles can be seen in the foreground but the thing to notice is the constant ringing noise the video starts with the blades engaged but about 3/4 of way through I turn the blades off and the ring noise goes...

One thing I failed to mention here is the larger idler pulley from way back when I'm sure it's still good but in any case I replace the large idler pulley + I thought there was a problem with it because there was a wobble before I replaced it so I replaced it with a brand new large idler pulley...

Hello I have an lt2000 19.5 horsepower hp Craftsman. The mower deck is a 42-in cutting with deck. For more than a month I've had the deck separated from the frame of the mower. I have replaced both spindles I have replaced the large idler pulley, I have replaced the small idler pulley. I...

A better image of the destroyed belt

I will be checking forest's suggestion start a new thread but I am including one more image. I mean the only thing I could think of for new thread is I've had the mower deck away from the riding mower at least a dozen times + I guess the thread will be starting from scratch even though that's...

Forest thanks for the additional information there's no way in hell any person who's not in the business or does it all the time would ever know any of this I would do this you suggest with more videos also Jim

Starting another thread tomorrow morning good idea

Forest these spindles are all brand new I can't imagine about repacking anything it's all everything two brand new spindles and two brand new pulleys one is a larger pulley but all that stuff's brand new and the belt brand new also checked it ended up getting scuffed up on the outside of it I'm...

This question would be for anyone who maybe work as a small engine mechanic or owns a repair shop or both but as of yesterday all the spindles all of the pulleys plus a brand new belt which is actually roughed up on the outside all this stuff is new. So when I engaged the blades everything seems...

17.5 horsepower Briggs& Stratton engine

Thanks for getting back to me on that and additionally I can say I think it's a yard machine so it's a twin cylinder .5 horsepower 42 in cutting I still have it but the one thing I want to say that thing is built like an armored tank I've never seen so much metal on a machine especially today...

I'm not sure how this information can help someone else but for large pulley on the lt2000 mower deck you might have to use an adjustable wrench to get the thing locked down really tight once you do that then there's no more wobble with that large pulley if you don't do this all the time and I...

The only thing I could think of is the socket that I'm using is somehow messing up the ability to tighten it really tight I don't know for sure but when I get done tightening it there's a noticeable Gap between the frame and where the shaft for the pulley maybe like an eighth of an inch r as...

So I found this video from repair clinic and they're referring to it as a large deck pulley which makes sense it's the larger one so I have done exactly what this guy has done but what I'm saying is that once everything's all tightened up the whole deck pulley wobbles there's no way to get it...

I just replaced idler pulley and it's the larger of the two so it has that carriage bolt and then from there you have that belt guide and then on top of that you put that idler pulley and then on top of that you put a washer and then on top of that you tighten it down with the nut. I don't have...

Actually the shorter thread spark plugs that are depicted in that picture might be for for a machine I purchased that has a twin cylinder flat head. I probably bought it for that machine and completely forgot.

Thanks so much for the detailed answer and the I think you said a 12yc that comes to mind but whatever you said that is the one that I either have or have used in the past and for other Briggs& Stratton engines even I believe 14.5 horsepower OHV engine but that's all good to know thanks again. Jim

Hello, I was looking thru some spare spark plugs I have and I found 2 diiferent lengths of threads. See image. The model of the engine is a B&S 31P677-3373-G2 From Sears the spark plug is this: Part #491055S and here is the write up: Lawn & garden equipment engine spark plug Part #491055S...

I have been confronted with that problem in the past. What I did was run a red wire directly ( from the battery ) to the starter, ( don't connect it to the starter,just have it ready to go ). And then the black wire from the battery to the frame. I say this because I am guessing the starter you...

So I try to make a video of the Sparks flying and I'm pretty sure they're coming from the front of the mower deck below it that is but no luck however I've been trying to get some audio of this ringing noise that is pretty much constant when I'm cutting the grass I just wonder if anybody could...

I got you. The only thing I could think of that I did is I adjusted the The mechanism on the left side of the mower that controls the height of the deck but I did that couple weeks ago.

I am thinking about what you're saying and that is true I'm in Connecticut and maybe maybe we are elevated fire danger level I'm not sure but it happens every year certain areas of the yard that are exposed to direct sunlight turn brown it happens with numerous lawns unless people are spending...

So a few days ago and I'm getting around to this now for a post I engaged the blades and I saw Sparks coming from underneath the mower deck so I don't remember that being a problem but now it is a problem so the blade one of them is hitting the mower deck I don't know what's going on with it it...

No I actually have another machine it's a Yard machine is the hydrostatic transmission but there's no reason why this one the celty 2000 can't get back the way it was lt2000 so I've been using the Yard machine cut the lawn and as it turns out the grass around here is brown every place so you're...

I hear you on you don't know what it is because that whole setup is like the freaking Bermuda triangle trying to get in there you got to take everything apart I'll see if I can take the mower deck off and then I got to get a lift for the front end of it see exactly what's going on there's just...

I don't know the way this moves back and forth I can't see it being the belt or the linkage rod it's some other thing it has to be it's right somehow in the the metal rod from the brake pedal going back to wherever it goes to on the other side of the riding mower that's what it seems like to me...

The other thing I noticed is when you pull the brake pedal all the way back towards the rear of the riding mower the belt seems very tight I would think it is supposed to be loose?

Forest you speak the truth. I just grabbed hold of that drive belt and lo and behold it pulls back the brake pedal. I stand corrected it pulls it Forward towards the front wheels. Jim

Forest thank you very much for the detailed explanation! I now understand how the parts all work together. Jim

I stand corrected the pedal has to much play in it - I wish I could just fix this.

It just occured to me, since this LT2000 is about 15 years old or more, it should have the problem where things are loose, like the belt for example or some other issue involving the pulleys BUT the problem is things are to tight! I did take the advice of Forest and not much changed. So instead...

I am not sure of what the Sears parts has for a spring, their catalog depicts a spring that is say 2" long. But The one that this machine has is this one; Husqvarna 532197296 Hg3000/3500 Brake Spring <--- and it is 5.5" long and has worked well for years, just not so much this year - mainly...

917289070 Craftsman Lawn Tractor <--- I am using this for parts

So I see where you say it's a drive belt and that's a really easy quick solution what you're talking about but I believe the problem is that linkage rod has too much play in it you don't think that's true just curious? Jim

Forest thanks for your reply. I have it 'all apart' right now I could just reassemble the right rear tire/brake linkage and everything will run. But with the brake pedal not depressed at all, I have found that linkage rod ( brass color ) has some play in it. If I could shorten the distance which...