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Just an update. New starter came in and works great. The Bendix rebuild kit also came in and I put it on the old starter. I swapped it out just to check. It works but still hangs up a little. I guess for $20 it’s okay to keep as a backup. I put the new starter back on and will just hang on to...

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Here’s a short term fix from a guy on YouTube. He mentions (at 6:15 in) the washers are sometimes missing… so I wonder if I can just go without.

Yes, but I also ordered a whole new starter separately. I plan to just replace the Bendix on the original and keep it for a backup. But the original starter doesn’t have those two washers and neither did the rebuild kit. As far as I can tell none of the online kits have them and my local parts...

Model #SV720-0011 Kohler engine

I ordered a Bendix rebuild kit off eBay for my Toro mower with a Kohler engine. I notice the parts diagrams show two washers (photo attached) that go on the shaft just under the gear. Those washers are missing from my old starter and not included in pictures in any of the rebuild kits. Do I...

Wow... clearing snow today like a boss with the snowthrower attachment, until.. transaxle blew apart. Knocked the bottom right out of the casing. Sears no longer sells (See item 1 in this diagram...

So, it's all fixed. Coupla tips-- 1) The 3/16" allen head screw (pn 22 at link above) in the bottom of the steering shaft was just in finger tight. That may have actually been the whole problem, but since I had already ordered and received the new shaft support, and since you have to take off...

I just bought an older Craftsman lawn tractor (917256543, 15 HP Kohler). When you turn right, the pinion gear "clicks". Just wondering if anybody else has had this problem. The gears themselve (pn 17 and pn 27 in the diagram STEERING ASSEMBLY Diagram & Parts List for Model 917256543...

I have this B&S DOHC 18.5 hp on a Craftsman DYT 4000. It's "eating" fuel pumps. I replace them and they're gone, sometimes in 2 laps around the yard. I read on another forum that a bad head gasket could do this, because it leaks into the crankcase, which over-pressurizes the crankcase, thereby...

I just picked up a used Craftsman model 917.2736403, 18.5 HP B&S. The guy who bought it for me said it ran strong at the seller's house. So, anyway, we knew it had fuel line leak. I've replaced the whole fuel line and filter, and it still won't draw gas into the filter. It ran with starting...