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OK, Let's clear things up for ones & for all There is no such thing as a water tight bearing they simply do not exist without external seals . A rubber seal bearing has a rubber seal, with the LIP POINTING IN to prevent the grease getting out not to prevent anything else other than dirt getting...

Yep I use ZZ in place of RS and grease.

There is a bush at the bottom of the steering shaft which goes oval if you do not keep it lubricated. As it is almost impossible to get to no one but the most fastidious techs ever lube it Because the rack gear is curved turning the wheel one way pulls the gears together while the other...

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I buy aftermarket carbs from Made-in-China .com or Alibaba , com ( not Ali express ) Way too many scamazon or evilpay vendors are selling defective stuff they bought as scrap metal then pass it off as "fits a" or "OEM part" Made in China is a B 2 B site so you are always dealing with a real...

Check the timing key

As you can see from Stars post, the board is the bits inside the dotted line 2 fuses 2 relays Key switch

Yes the idle circuit on your carb is blocked

Unless it is a substantially different mower to the one I think it is I seriously doubt it will be the key switch as JD use relays every where What usually causes grief on LX's is the fuseable link so the starting / ignition module gets either no power or poor power so start by checking you...

Carefully remove you old one Search "control cables manufacturers " There are hundreds of them, usually found near light air craft airports because they use cables to control the aeroplanes Usually they will be able to make a new one or just replace the inner . I get a local to do them for me...

I usually drop the transmission as it is just 6 bolts and a couple of links so I can get to the top pulley easily The most common reason for the drive belt jumping off is the anti rotation bolts at the front of the transmission breaking off / coming loose . This causes the whole transmission to...

Not sure what type of mower you have as that number is not familiar to me IF you have a belt drive to the deck remove the belt and see if you can spin the blades by hand

I am assuming that your Yardsman is a tractor style mower The most common reason for the engine stopping the instant you turn the blades on is a faulty seat switch or a stuck reverse switch Simple test is to start the mower, set the parking brake then lift your butt off the seat . If the...

You will get a poor cut and depending upon just how soft the soil is can even make ruts in the soil which will require top dressing. No one ever dies because they did not cut their grass every week .

No I would say your being sensible My battery tools live under the steel welding bench and get recharged on the top of the welding bench with a lot of free space around them and near to the front should the worst happen . All the other stuff like phones , computers & cameras get recharged in the...

You do not need much latteral movement about 1/16" is more than enough Did you use flanged bearings A common mistake is to use plain bearings and if you do then you have to make a spacer to go between the bearings The wheels on most ride ons are pretty much junk from day 1 and require constant...

Yes no perhaps maby So if you go to the Stens web page , in the top menu bar select resources at the far right > quick reference guide > chart - blade size All of their blades are listed by length which is the diagonal length from corner to corner This is a PDF file so you have to print it out...

Like the above 2 I have repaired decks that are more rust than steel

Read what I said in post # 4 the get back with the results.

Pull the engine apart and have a look at the sump The sump gasket is the oil level ( well a tiny bit lower actually ) Now look at the position of the oil pump & pick up pipe / strainer . Imagine just how little of a tilt it would take to have the strainer out of the oil so the pump was pumping...

Sorry Tony but fuel tanks rusting only became a big problem when some idiot 1/2 wit convinced government ministers who know nothing about chemistry & metallurgy to stop the use or Tern Plate for fuel tanks. For those who do not know Tern Plate is like tin plate but the coating is 99.99% pure...

OK well I will weight into this one 1) the first consideration is the size and quality of the bearings . the bigger the bearing the faster the balls roll over the races and the faster they roll the lower the wear till they end up sliding rather than rolling The quality of bearings varies...

It is a big job on that mower You need to remove the sides & hood as a unit ( easy ) then the heat shield & muffler ( usually rusted in bolts ) After that really easy , pull the PTO off , carefully drill 3 small holes in the seal and screw in some self tappers about 1/4" Use a claw hammer or...

Items # 58 & # 15 are belt keepers and the belt should run between them and the pulley as they are designed to stop the belt falling off the pulley when clutching Usual burning belt is because the belt is on the wrong side of the keeper

Your module is gone They are a great idea because they allow for a much better advance curve so you get better torque because when the engine sped drops, the spark retards . However they do not last for ever because they do the advance / retard bit by tossing in some gates & resistors. Remember...

Err if no air gets in how does the fuel get out ? All tanks are vented some where

High octane is necessary in high compression engines Mower engines are pretty low compression & low reving as well They would be happy running power kerosene once the manifold got hot enough to vapourise the kerro. There is a massive amount of ignorant B S spread by the ignorant &/or...

B & S Australia are pathetic and only interested in wholesaling to Bunnings & Mitre 10 I no longer fit B &S engines unless specifically asked to do so B & S Australia will tell you things are NLA when they are readily available either from the USA directly or from John Deere Australia because...

Check the oil level If the fuel leaked into the engine because the carb float needle is not sealing the sump fills with fuel and that causes a lot of smoke This is probably the most common engine problem I come across on new engines . The oil will need to be changed 2 times and of course the...

I have an old Kawasaki water cooled engine that I inherited with the business Owner always thought it was under powered for a big engine There is only 1 piston in the engine and it only had one in there from new

raise the wheel off the ground The run the engine at the lowest speed it will run smoothly Work the control arm 20 to 50 times slowly in both directions You should see the wheel eventually start to pick up speed then it will be impossible to stop it with your foot You have now purged the air...

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Engine oil soaked rags will compost quite happily Engine oil soaked rags do not spontaneously combust Vegetable soaked rags are the ones that can spontaneously combust and it is quite rare . This is due to the bacteria that produce methane gas Same story with oily rags in a metal shop they sit...

The alternator just recharges the battery & runs the lights & fuel solenoid Most mowers will run fine without a battery installed at all if the fuel solenoid is clipped . The red wire sends pulsed DC to the battery to recharge it and the black wire provides AC to the headlights only . So the...

try loosening the fuel cap Sounds like a fuel starvation problem Would help if we got the make model & serial number of the engine

Is there a dent in the rocker cover ? Common problem is running into some thing , denting the cover with prevents a valve from fully closing thus no compression Also do the pencil down the plug hole trick to make sure the piston is going up & down . LEt us know what you find .

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Apply nickel high temperature anti sieze to the bolt before fitting as they are notorious for corroding solid into the head And note they are socket headed allen bolts not std hex heads because you can not get a socket or wrench onto a hex head

The cheap & nasty check for blown head gaskets is to run the engine for 5 minutes, turn it off then pull the dipstick out If you get white smoke coming out of the tube the head gasket is gone As Illingne said, a very common problem with all intek singles I do about 6 or so a year. No specific...

Well Trev it is dead so you have to make up your mind if it is worth putting a new engine in it A new B & S will set you back around $ 2,000 ( Aus ) a Kawasaki around $ 1,500 for Kohler you will need to auction of one of your children A Loncin will be a little under $ 1,000 A B & S short block...

IF you post the numbers from the tag under the seat then we should be able to pull up a wiring diagram Two things easy to check is the main fuse & the battery connections at the mower I am assuming you did all the normal things like make sure the blades were off , parking brake was on & mower...

Remove the carburettor turn it sideways , hang it on some wire and see where the fuel is coming from What usually happens is the float needle clags up and does not shut off the fuel with then overfills the carb and leaks out of the air vent for the bowl which is usually between the carb & the...

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At this time of year in the USA mice chewing through wiring is the usual cause

you do not need zinc in a mower engine that has single valve springs that you an compress with your old fella High zinc is needed for engines with double valve springs and high lift cams I really wish idiots who know nothing about oils would stop crossing between NASCAR requirements and mower...

You will most likely find one kill wire has fallen off AFAIK only B & S use external diodes between the magneto coils

Businesses have not given a tinkers curse about satisfying customer requirements unless you are talking about the top 5% of the market . As for the rest it is brand loyalty , BS marketing and price point marketing.

The one thing you re missing is engine balance factor Now I have zero idea if mower engines are actually balanced at all being that modern production tollerances are such that they probably can run without dynamic balancing. I ride single cylinder motorcycles and we go to great lengths to get a...

First bit is correct. No battery powered anything will reduce the overall pollution of the planet and many will actually make it worse although the actual vector for the pollution may change . The second part is 100% incorrect global warming is very real and it has been real for decades but...

On any mower I use the ramp of mu tilting trailer Engine off brake released if the hydros are good it will sit there and not move If the hydros are stuffed it will race away like Mulga Bill's bicycle