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I will put my Metallurgists hat & dustcoat back on and make a very bold statement that will give 95% of the people here the shits big time . The only tension wrench worth buying are the deflecting beam type as shown in the catalogue page below deflecting beam tension wrenches All of those...

Pull the carb off flip it upside down. The weight of the float should hold back 14 psi ( atmospheric pressure , sort of ) , but usually 10 PSI is good enough If it does not then there is some thing wrong with your carb If it does then there is something wrong with your mower remove the fuel cap...

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ep. My fix is a grade 8 bolt , High tensile washers and a sleeve that is an interfearance fit so the sleeve turns on the bolt and not on the wheel

The engine carb & muffler come as a unit and get dropped in as a unit Not really hard to get them out if you can get i up high enough to get under comfortably Do a leak down test, I would bet on you having a blown head gasket When you put it back get some air ducting and move that air filer...

Yes the crankcase is over pressurizing and there are only 2 causes that do not cause a smoke screen when you mow 1) blown head gasket 2) crankcase vent stuck shut .

For women I tell them to pretend the lap bars are a shopping trolley and move them the same way and amount that you would in a supermarket . For men I tell them to only try & steer with one hand , whichever is their dominant side . So for a right handed person they steer with the right and...

So you start by going to the Cub Cadet web site & downloading the wiring diagram which I believe will either be as a stand alone file or in the parts book, The "cub Cadets and More " web site has the better information. Next you check the battery terminals for 12 V Then you check the hot wire...

time to clean the carb and check the float bowl valve actually cuts of the fuel supply

The fans are not expensive just check that you order the right one as they come in push or pull blade angles Without the fan the oil will overheat get too thin and loose traction. An essential job with every service is to thoroughly clean the transmission I use a very long air duster bought...

Crap in the fuel tank blocking the outlet .

Inside the fuel pump is just a diaphragm and 2 check valves As the crankcase pressure is applied to the diaphragm is moves in & out The brass disc is a filter because air has to be expelled to enable the diaphragm to go out . If oil is coming from there then the usual culprit is a blown head...

Hydros are the only place that I use full synthetic The trans is good for about 1000 hours , a bit more if the owner was careful, never ran at 1/2 engine speed and did not tow. There is a tech who advertises on ebay , I have used him several times HE machines the kidney plate and the cylinder...

Hydros are designed to fail Oil changes can prolong their life if you do not introduce dust into the box when you change the oil Down side is purging has bare metal running on bare metal so you sort of end up in square one When they get very grumbly and old you can go p a viscosity grade or two...

Well sounds to me like the dealer has no idea about what they are doing or are telling you porkies IF it stops dead it has to be in the ignition system or the electrical system Some thing simple like a burned out diode or dead short in the coil or if it has a control module ( not familiar...

Factory spec is to blow tyres up to the exact correct pressure . drive the mower 15 to 30 minutes at full throttle to get both boxes at full operation temperature. On a SOLID surface ( concrete or bitumen ) push bars full forward and travel 30' Go full reverse for the 30' and you should stop no...

Check the oil level It will most likely be high, thin and smell lie fuel because the carb is leaking .

When trucked tyres are over inflated so the mower does not wobble like a bowl of jelly ties come loose & the mower fall off the truck . Double check the tyre pressure , usually 10-15 psi rear & 15-20 psi fronts .

Easy fix for this one. Go to the Warner web site and search for a similar spec unit with the next size up pulley ( blades will spin a bit quicker ) or slightly smaller ( blades spin slower ) Do not go overboard as a 1/4" is the effective limit Usually a too big pulley will work with the old...

Actually the Chinese Kohlers are better than the American ones We get a lot of Chinese tractor style mowers here fitted with the Chinese version of the bucket engine and they are brilliant .

FWIW I drop the front deck hangesr so the deck swings back closer to horizontal However I use an yard crane not a mower lift so I can get the mower 7' up at either end if needed .

Water in the float bowl will do this . Some times a bare patch on the kill wire can touch the block at different angles Also the carb solenoid ground wire can do the same thing if the ground screw is loose . Get a pair of orange in line spark testers and fit them Drive down hill and watch for...

Put your finger on the joint between the engine and the body You are feeling for relative movement between the two indicating loose mounting screws A loose motor will cause a knock at low revs that disappears at high revs .

HAve you checked the wiring diagram ( I have not by the way ) A lot of these switches are ground switches and not power switches so there is never 12V on them This is why Star told you to get the wiring diagram. If you can not find one ask and some one will either post one or a link to where you...

Do you run a bagger ? Baggers emit very fine dust that can get sucked into the engine and wear the rings I have done quite a few re-rings on Timecutters fitted with Kawasaki engines because the air filter is a bad design and easily leaks if overtightened . The solution is to fit the FX filter...

You are confused . The solenoid just rams a bung up the main jets back side preventing fuel being drawn through the main jet , so that in the last few revolutions with no spark unburned fuel can not be released into the atmosphere ( a jet engine dumps around 200 gallons during take off but that...

The burning question is where is the other 1/2 Had a customer with a Lawn World 60" that did that with the middle blade taking the right one with it + all 4 spindle bearings . Couple of weeks latter he was complaining I did a bad job because the deck was shaking . Same story 2 broken blades + 4...

two usual causes of this 1) floating debris in fuel tank that forms a plug in the outlet like hair in a shower drain remove tank & clean it . 2) tank not venting properly, try mowing with the cap loose

Are the bypass valves closed ? Not the first time some one has forgotten to do that Is the belt tensioning spring in the right place ? If you jack the wheels off the ground do they turn ?

I modified a long 1/2" extension so it will fit over a cut down impact socket if it is the model with the large pulley on top of the drive and the belt retained by the mowers sides . IT is all about the money honey people will not pay it so MTD does not spend it making the mowers . IF you are...

The forward & reverse tracking test is only valid if you do it on concrete or on asphalt . And to use an over used saying "they all do that sir " which is why humans have brains so you can compensate . The "old " ( in fact very old ) test was to go full forward for 30' then full back 30' and you...

detritus collects in the bottom of the fuel tank that can form into a plug while the engine is running The outlet is a tiny bit higher than the bottom of the tank so you can be getting water in the carb

Would not go that far but some detritus in the cylinder can do that like one of the screws from the choke / throttle butterfly Same story with the cooling fan so worth while slipping the blower housing off and run it for a minute or so see what happens .

Get some jumpers ( boosters to US ) Hook one to the + on the starter motor and the - to a good metal grounding place like the head . Hook the +to the battery + then touch the - to the battery - If the starter spins properly then remove the + lead and try again Does not spin = bad ground lead or...

Time is money and I am getting old So big nut splitter and an impact driver to run it Customer pays for a new nut in any case & these come from the bolt shop in 200 's and get charged out at 1/2 the MTD rate of $ 8.75 Same story with overtightened bolts . Used to take the mower up to the top...

As you have several carbs , if they all came with solenoids , snip one off and see if that makes a difference . IF yes then sip a volt meter on the plug and see if it supplies battery voltage after 10 seconds Als check the ground connection for a good ground while the engine is running .

Have you confirmed that the pulleys are both turning ? Sounds like the belt may be routed wrong

First step is to get a wiring diagram Print it out as big as you can Then get a highligher and over mark the wires from the solenoid trigger all the way back to the key switch Each & every one of the switches you over mark could be the culprit or the wiring between them. My method is to pull...

Amazing how a 20Hp engine could manage to run a 72" deck quite fine but now days you seem to need 20 Hp to run a 42" deck So either those old horses were a lot stronger or modern grass has become a lot tougher . FWIW just finished servicing one of those MTD RER's running a 30" deck from a 190cc...

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The fuse box is where I would start There are 2 circuits switched power & unswitched power In each case a single feed wire splits into 2 outlet wires at the box All of the wiring on ll of the Z series I wave worked on has been the same this is it

Back to the original question Exclude the cub cadet they are all rubbish As for the second series of comments, a ZTR with suspension is worth the extra money By the time thee is suspension added you are in the true commercial range and almost any one will be fine Rear discharge is always...

The air filters on the FR series are rubbish and can often leak Now if you are using a bagger then good chance you have excessive wear in the rings You cay you do maintenance on it yearly doe that include removing the blower housing & cleaning the fins ? Ofyrn smoke on start up is because the...

Get it aerated You should be able to hire the machines for a day You want the ones that pull a plug out of the grass These will smooth out rough places You can do it every second year if you like Concentrate on the really bad spots The next question I always ask is why grass ? There are...

And probably the spacer as well

Clutches have few different set ups to stop the bolt backing out Some use a split washer and others use a cupped washer Very common to find the cupped washer on up side down IT has to go dome to the bolt head so you are flattening it as you tighten Also they do go flat over time & need...

Undo the fuel solenoid You will need a very narrow 1/2" wrench With it out of the engine and resting on some thing metal turn your ignition on and off The plunger should move vey fast ( to fast to see it moving ) and make an audible click. Debris builds up in the bottom of the carburettor float...

For this reason i always get them to start the mower & show me the problem About 1 in 50 look real sheepish and find a reason why it will not start , usually claiming the battery is flat so I grab the jump pack and they suddenly remember it started to shake bad

Greenfields Fast Cut 36 but you are probably not allowed to buy them in the USA

I thought this bannana republic had both the worst & most expensive internet on the planet Up until the war inUkraine my usual web consumption was about 10GB /month . Like you I had an ASDL connection that was pretty bad often dipping into kbs territory However changes in the tax department...