I'm working on the carburetor of my Courage 21. When I go to put it all back together and slide the plastic air cleaner base onto the mounting bolts, the bolt on the right pushes into the engine housing. It's also now somehow shorter in length compared to the bolt on the left, so even if I get the bolt on the right to not move, there is not enough of the bolt sticking out the hole in the air cleaner base for me to attach the nut!
I've taken the carb apart a few times over the past few days and the mounting bolt has been solid and not moving until today. It's like something has broken off on the inside and it's no longer attached to the housing internally. At first I figured it was a screw-in type until I tried to rotate it and it just spins and doesn't get longer or shorter.
When I look at the schematic, it appears the mounting bolt on the left is a screw-in, adjustable type. But the one on the right has me scratching my head.
Again, the bolt moving into the engine housing (or whatever it's attached to) is problem enough, but it's now also shorter than the other bolt. Like it's not fully extended.
![Screenshots_2024-08-19-23-10-18.png Screenshots_2024-08-19-23-10-18.png](https://www.lawnmowerforum.com/data/attachments/58/58384-93026732b3067837861a32afdf328dd7.jpg)
I've taken the carb apart a few times over the past few days and the mounting bolt has been solid and not moving until today. It's like something has broken off on the inside and it's no longer attached to the housing internally. At first I figured it was a screw-in type until I tried to rotate it and it just spins and doesn't get longer or shorter.
When I look at the schematic, it appears the mounting bolt on the left is a screw-in, adjustable type. But the one on the right has me scratching my head.
Again, the bolt moving into the engine housing (or whatever it's attached to) is problem enough, but it's now also shorter than the other bolt. Like it's not fully extended.
![Screenshots_2024-08-19-23-10-18.png Screenshots_2024-08-19-23-10-18.png](https://www.lawnmowerforum.com/data/attachments/58/58384-93026732b3067837861a32afdf328dd7.jpg)