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I have the same issue. To determine if the noise is from the bearings, remove everything from the underside engine shaft including the drive pulley and run the mower, if good then it's bearing noise. I removed the bearing seals and cleaned and greased them but although better, it didn't...

Briantii - Thanks for the welcome and sharing of your skills, I think we must all have the fixit DNA in us, and it's a gratifying hobby learning. Since retiring, this is the 3rd forum I've joined (the others being DIY and Fixya), and frankly I need to keep the computer use down or face the...

I anticipated the question was from someone knowing little about the problem or how the product works, and I offered simple solutions first (KISS principle). After reading the 14 page thread, I realized how much time you guys have put in this issue with skills and resources that are out of my...

Many posts in other forums have reported their mowers having this problem return or unresolved even after complete overhauls which included from cleaning/lubricating/adjusting/replacing axles, pulleys and bearings, checking the pinion gear and ratchet key, to overhauling/replacing the...

Clarification, what I meant by wheel lock up in forward gear is the transmission is engaged to move forward when it shouldn't, preventing the mower from being pulled in reverse. The ratcheting gear on the rear wheel always allows the mower to roll forward. BTW I tried both OE and aftermarket...

I found the belt is also a cause of the mower non-reversing. Always use OE Honda belts as aftermarket belts aren't manufactured to work with the Honda slip clutch transmission. After adjusting the transmission cable, turn the mower over and without the transmission lever engaged, turn a rear...