Recent content by Ozcub

You keep your GT2544 in good nick

Yep , that is a belt retaining spring it is supposed to be pointing upward not down It is designed to stop belt from jumping off the 90 degree pulley between PTO and 90 degree pulley Get a parts manual and it will show you where it should be positioned

3 gallons of Grass , wow thats a measurement I have never heard before

Not knowing a 5252 , but I will ask does it have drive barrels at either end of driveshaft , round soft little things that look like 1/2inch kegs If yes replace the lot

Do you have the manual for the belt routing ? If not go to Only Cub Cadets and download it Also include the model Number in your posts it does help a little bit Thats a good starting point

Shut it down at half throttle , thats what the book says

Sounds good but there is a better one , that will drag out the trolls

As far as I know most small engines in this type of application hover around 3600rpm so it is no big deal

Looks like something that shielded a ribbed hose maybe

Is the side-panel mounted correctly at the 2 front mounting points and the rear top mounting point Or get a manual which will show you the correct mounting

I like option 3 but I would use a new dowel and mark it when testing the amount of fuel

But is not the one with 18 rivets the replacement one , what about the original off the machine Or Read this thread https://www.lawnmowerforum.com/threads/bad-boy-idler-pulleys.79827/

What a lot of blokes have done with shot bearings in idler pulleys is to drill out the welds , install new premium quality (Timken etc) bearings and then bolt the 2 halves back together using a nyloc nut Works a treat

Make your own dip-stick like they do in garages to assess the amount of petrol in the tank

Are you wiping a bit of oil around the seal on the filter , that assists in sealing and seating said filter and of course wipe the filter seat on the transmission