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So a few days ago and I'm getting around to this now for a post I engaged the blades and I saw Sparks coming from underneath the mower deck so I don't remember that being a problem but now it is a problem so the blade one of them is hitting the mower deck I don't know what's going on with it it...

No I actually have another machine it's a Yard machine is the hydrostatic transmission but there's no reason why this one the celty 2000 can't get back the way it was lt2000 so I've been using the Yard machine cut the lawn and as it turns out the grass around here is brown every place so you're...

I hear you on you don't know what it is because that whole setup is like the freaking Bermuda triangle trying to get in there you got to take everything apart I'll see if I can take the mower deck off and then I got to get a lift for the front end of it see exactly what's going on there's just...

I don't know the way this moves back and forth I can't see it being the belt or the linkage rod it's some other thing it has to be it's right somehow in the the metal rod from the brake pedal going back to wherever it goes to on the other side of the riding mower that's what it seems like to me...

The other thing I noticed is when you pull the brake pedal all the way back towards the rear of the riding mower the belt seems very tight I would think it is supposed to be loose?

Forest you speak the truth. I just grabbed hold of that drive belt and lo and behold it pulls back the brake pedal. I stand corrected it pulls it Forward towards the front wheels. Jim

Forest thank you very much for the detailed explanation! I now understand how the parts all work together. Jim

I stand corrected the pedal has to much play in it - I wish I could just fix this.

It just occured to me, since this LT2000 is about 15 years old or more, it should have the problem where things are loose, like the belt for example or some other issue involving the pulleys BUT the problem is things are to tight! I did take the advice of Forest and not much changed. So instead...

I am not sure of what the Sears parts has for a spring, their catalog depicts a spring that is say 2" long. But The one that this machine has is this one; Husqvarna 532197296 Hg3000/3500 Brake Spring <--- and it is 5.5" long and has worked well for years, just not so much this year - mainly...

917289070 Craftsman Lawn Tractor <--- I am using this for parts

So I see where you say it's a drive belt and that's a really easy quick solution what you're talking about but I believe the problem is that linkage rod has too much play in it you don't think that's true just curious? Jim

Forest thanks for your reply. I have it 'all apart' right now I could just reassemble the right rear tire/brake linkage and everything will run. But with the brake pedal not depressed at all, I have found that linkage rod ( brass color ) has some play in it. If I could shorten the distance which...

So I took off that spring it's known as an elongated spring which I never really knew but one side of the spring is elongated and the other side is just like the closed loop. The spring is 5.5in Long and it has an outside diameter I believe 3/8 of an inch but in any case, it's fairly easy to...

So there's this very long spring and it connects to this plate that controls the brake pads. The plate where this long spring hooks into has One large hole and that's where the spring should go but behind that there's a smaller hole and I wonder what that's for if anyone knows seems like if I...

Here is a short video of this rake linkage rod that I think has too much play in it so basically the brake is off + I believe that rod should not slide the way it does even when the spring is attached it slides the same amount as if there's a way to stop that motion the spring itself seems to be...

Maybe I answered my own question just get either a shorter spring or the same size spring assuming that spring is so old that it's no good anymore does that sound right it's the only thing I could come up with?

Part 159 is the cotter pin and then there's a washer behind it that is part 15

3. Adjust the Linkage: If the spring is not at the correct tension: Loosen the jam nut on the linkage rod. Adjust the other nut to achieve the desired spring compression (e.g., 1 1/2 inches). Retighten the jam nut: to secure the adjustment. Hello I got to the part where I'm going to try and...

I just wanted to mention if it is a brake related issue, this guy created a pretty amazing video on the topic, I am endorsing it but I have no clue who he is. Jim

Hi Thanks for your reply, the idler pulley is part of the mower deck, you meant it this way? I have never looked up parts for the drive train but a quick search yields this: I have 2 brand new mower deck pulleys, just arrived yesterday - I have yet to install them. Me to Google: Does the...

I see there's a lot of videos to watch on the lt2000 brake clutch assembly hopefully this solves the problem but thanks for various individuals helping me so far

Just to follow up on this I never actually started the engine I just sat on the seat and kept pressing the brake

So I went to get on on the riding mower just to start it up I pressed a break in and then I take my foot off the brake there's this weird kind of loud clanging noise I've never actually heard it before I don't know what that means? I will try and upload a video to YouTube soon Thanks Jim

I appreciate this additional comment about the break it's interesting because it's like you just slightly take your foot off the brake and the thing shoots off like a jackrabbit it's like I'm trying to figure out how to tone it down a bit which might be a separate issue I don't know. But here's...

"Noise while driving could also be ground drive belt idlers" < --- thanks for this, they are most likely original from 15yrs ago or more, I got the machine for free maybe 8 yrs ago.

So I made the clutch cable tighter, and that lever slide to engage the blades happens now without any noise. I know better not say this actually, cuz the next time out the tractor blows up. But maybe I can say, I think your were on to something with respect to the blade brake making contact...

I think removing the deck at least 10 times, so far I got it down to under 3 mins. I remove the chute guard, place an old air matress below the deck remove the pins ( 5 of then really quick no pliers needed ), slide the deck towards the left side and sort of angle it so I don't have to remove...

I did look at that a wek ago. But I was actually thinking about looking at that again today, you convinced me. I actually only have one right now it is the blade brake for the left spindle. Which is brand new spindle from yesterday. The blade brake for that is spindle is brand new from say 3...

Freddie I will I have done that a dozen times or more and here is what I know: I have a brand new 'pretty' red colored belt that got a black stripe right away. I have had the entire deck away from the riding mower at least 6 times. I can't figure it out. The black stripe is on the outside of...

If you notice it's rusted it's been this way for years it never made a noise and now that everything's perfect there's constant grinding when the blade is engaged and when it's running there's this constant noise.

What I mean to say is in all the schematics on paper one seems raised shaft and the other seems recessed shaft I got to figure out what I got going on on my mower deck I don't know the answer that one right now but that might be part of it so when the grinding noise goes away after a couple...

So today the same problem when you engage the blades there's this grinding type of noise then it goes away and then it's a constant metal kind of noise with spinning blades or spindles or pulleys whatever but what I'm wondering the mower deck has two pulleys + if you look at each pulley one has...

This might appear twice do not know why

Latest video and mostly audio. I have replaced both spindles, brand new belt and only one pulley. Everything seems to spin fine, meaning 2 pullets, 2 spindles and one belt. The audio when using a phone is much louder for some reason. It might come down to someone who has heard this many times...

Today I should be getting another brand new spindle + maybe I don't need it but this Craftsman lt 2000 42-in deck will now have two brand new spindles made a video yesterday where there's a grinding noise + the more I thought about it it's possible because I reduced the tension on that spring...

I believe that they all rotate perfectly the pulleys just based on what you're hearing does it sound like a specific pulley? Or something else? Thanks, Jim

Hello this is the latest just replaced the mower deck belt with the identical one and the belt is perfect but there's this weird noise when engaging the blades it might be a pulley I don't know what it is but individually they all spin when you remove the deck completely away from the machine...

I sprayed some WD-40 on the all the pulleys top part and I put the belt on maybe it was inside out it's better but there's still some noise that I can't identify where it's coming from. Jim

This is the belt from the machine. Red kevlar. The entire length of the "outside" of the belt has a black stripe. I wonder if somehow the belt was inside out on the mower deck. This is the belt that was on the machine up to yesterday. So it is a "V" belt the widest part has the black stripe...

One thing I would like to mention is the belt that works is actually is unknown to me: 197253 429636 Mower Belt Replaces Craftsman poulan 42 Mower Belt 197253 532197253 592855001 AYP 197253 532197253 592855001,Ariens 21546422 21547025 (1/2"x101"). The problem is I do not know if the last belt I...

Drive Deck Belt 1/2" x100 1/4" This is what I ordered November of 2024 Yes I actually did that. I replaced one spindle with a brand new one. I spun each one individually. They seem fine. I could not figure it out. If the new belt does not fix the problem, I will repeat all the steps again. "...

Thank you so much I really do appreciate this. I was planning on getting a new belt and then I thought I didn't have to because the issue was the head gasket but now I'm definitely getting a new belt for it thanks again. Jim

I just made this video you can hear the grinding or whatever that noise is + the mower deck is shaking and something weird with the pulleys. Jim

Hello had a similar post maybe last week + I'm adding this post also. I was hoping to get a clarification on something so I'm watching a YouTube video + what I need to know is if the mower deck is not engaged and everything sounds okay and then I engage the mower deck and I hear this grinding or...

Thanks for the additional info, I was not aware that such a thing exists. I believe with this LTS2000 the deck does a front rod ( single rod, it used to be two rods )that goes from the mower deck to the frame and it does have 2 holes, to me it seemed like one or the other with no adjustment in...