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Thanks for all the help!! Everything came apart a LOT faster than I thought, although it was not fun. LOL. So, the carriage bolt is fine -- but the frame is "stripped" (see pic). Only thing I can think of is to find a welder. I managed to get the pully off by using a pair of locking pliers...

I want to cry

Bad news. The carriage bolt is rounded off. I can tighten it but I can't loosen it. What now? Do I have to take the whole top part of the mower off to get to the carriage bolt?

Thanks dudes -- I have a LONG morning ahead of me, but will try this out this afternoon!

Howdy! I have a YTH 24V48 rider. Something went terribly wrong trying to replace the stationary idler pully -- part “C” in the attached diagram. It should have been VERY simple, as in the video below. But when I went to take the pully off, the post (coming down from the top of the chassis)...

Thanks guys. I removed the gas tank, oil filler, and blower housing and then spun the engine. It ended up being a tiny piece of shield that was magnetically drawn to the flywheel, as it turned at a lower speed. See video. I put everything back together and made sure that the little...

Thanks guys -- here's the results of some more troubleshooting and your recommendations: 1 -- Blade is tight; I uninstalled and re-installed and torqued it to spec 2 -- There are no obstructions under the deck that the blade is hitting 3 -- I disconnected the sparkplug and held the handle down...

Hello, I changed the oil in my mom's mower today -- along with sharpening the blade, new plug, and new air filter. When I was done I took it for a quick test and it ran and sounded great -- UNTIL I turned it off. When the engine slows down it sounds like there's a bell inside (a "ting, ting...