Recent content by rebelyell

I got the brakes working. Problem was the nut between the steering wheel and the seat. On this particular mower, what I was looking at in the "brakes engaged" state, was actually the brakes engaged. The spring isn't supposed to stretch any. I set the brake bar nut tension correctly and the...

Brake pedal all the way forward.

That bent rod is #56 in the diagram. If the brake lever didn't have full throw, I would tend to agree. However, I can move the brake pedal from stop to stop. It's able to activate the brake switch and even engage the parking brake. What the video is showing is the brake pedal's full throw.

The transmission only mounts to the frame in holes. No slots and no room for adjustment. Additionally, there aren't any drag marks where it would have slid forward. Looking at the system, it would have to move forward at least an inch to be this far out of adjustment.

It hasn't appeared loose, but I'll get the frame in the air and see if there's any adjustment in the bolts.

Heres a sketch

That's where my problem is. The brake rod isn't getting enough stroke to activate the brake caliper lever.

Until this post, I didn't know how long it was supposed to be. I'll go look. Edit: right at 25.5

It's been like this the entire time I've had it. Haven't had time to pull the assembly apart, but looking at the replacement part tells me that as long as the pedal returns home, there's no way for the welded slot to move. I may end up cutting the rod and re-bending the hook end. Or I might just...

I suppose my next option is to completely remove the brake/drive pedal assembly. I don't know what else to do.

illusion. transaxle is securely bolted in place.

I just don't see anything unusual. All the stops are interfacing with their counterparts where they should. The pedal is where it should be at rest. Parking brake lever works and holds the shaft. It's all one piece. No welds are broken. I guess maybe the rod has bent at the 90 somehow, but even...

What you see in the video is the system at rest, brake off. Then I press the brake. I don't see any broken welds on the shaft. Everything on that side of things is secure it moves with the brake pedal as it should. The rod is just not sitting where it's supposed to and I don't know why.

Here's a video. Only conclusion is that either the spring or the rod is too long.

Yes. It's connected correctly. Sitting in the slot like it should. It just seems like the rod is too long. When the parking brake is engaged, there's not enough throw to move the rod. But there is also nothing to adjust it.