Recent content by yawg

No joy on the idler, its the clutch bearing(s). Had to take off the PTO belt so I could hear the difference over the roaring of the blades. Now off to find bearing part numbers, the parts manual only lists the clutch as a kit. Might have to pull it off and pull the bearings out to see what is...

I have the G3 in my garage, fixing it up. I shot a couple videos of the whine sound. It believe now that its coming from the engine. Would you have any idea what might be the issue? EDIT: the idler pulley has a bunch of play, likely the culprit. Your guess on the idler pulley was pretty good...