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Thanks, I downloaded the service manual, it is going to be useful once I start the repair process.

Thanks again for more good advice! Looks like it is going to be a real adventure to dig in and take this apart.

Thank you for your comments. It is model # 917.258542. I did check the linkages and all seems OK there, especially since it shifts fine when cold.

Thanks, this is useful information. It sounds like I have no choice but to open it up, so I will check the items you mentioned. Interestingly enough, it did begin with difficulty shifting into reverse, but now is difficult for any gear.

I have had this mower about 20 years and never had shifting problems before. You are supposed to shift only when stopped, which I am. According to what I see in online videos, the lubricant is a very thick grease that is not meant to be changed and can only be removed by either opening up the...

That is correct. No matter how I press the pedal, shifting is hard.

I have a Craftsman lawn tractor with a manual 6 speed Peerless transaxle model 930-057A. It shifts normally until I have cut a few minutes and I guess the drive mechanism is warmed up, then I have to hit the shifter hard to make it change gears and sometimes that doesn't work. If I turn off...