Hi. I hope someone can help. I did search for answers and found some common issues, but the answers will not help me as I move have tried them already.
I own a Honda Self-propelled (rear wheel) push lawnmower, Model HRR216K9VLAA. For 3 or so years it has ran great. The power I received from the self-propelled feature was super strong and made my sloped terrain easy to conquer.
But this year I started constantly stripping the pinion gears. I changed both left and right rear pinions and wheels, along with all spacers and washers. I verified orientation of the pinion gears to videos on the net. After the parts replacement, with the rear of the mower off ground, when I start and activate the drive, the wheels engage and turn as expected. But when I put the mower on the ground, even if just on flat pavement, the wheels will not turn and mower will not move forward where in the past it would force me to walk at a fast pace to keep up with it. If I push, it does seem like there is some minor assistance from the wheel drive. If I do push and turn left, I can hear awful crunching or grinding from the left side, which I believe is the wheel stripping the pinion gear. If I turn right, no grinding. The wheels seem fine, they are new as well, with no play. They are on solid.
I’m at a loss. Anyone have any ideas? I just want to get through this lawn season which will end in a month. Right now my usual 3 hour mow is taking 5 hours as I have to use muscle to force it along and it is quite a heavy machine to be a manual push mower.
I own a Honda Self-propelled (rear wheel) push lawnmower, Model HRR216K9VLAA. For 3 or so years it has ran great. The power I received from the self-propelled feature was super strong and made my sloped terrain easy to conquer.
But this year I started constantly stripping the pinion gears. I changed both left and right rear pinions and wheels, along with all spacers and washers. I verified orientation of the pinion gears to videos on the net. After the parts replacement, with the rear of the mower off ground, when I start and activate the drive, the wheels engage and turn as expected. But when I put the mower on the ground, even if just on flat pavement, the wheels will not turn and mower will not move forward where in the past it would force me to walk at a fast pace to keep up with it. If I push, it does seem like there is some minor assistance from the wheel drive. If I do push and turn left, I can hear awful crunching or grinding from the left side, which I believe is the wheel stripping the pinion gear. If I turn right, no grinding. The wheels seem fine, they are new as well, with no play. They are on solid.
I’m at a loss. Anyone have any ideas? I just want to get through this lawn season which will end in a month. Right now my usual 3 hour mow is taking 5 hours as I have to use muscle to force it along and it is quite a heavy machine to be a manual push mower.
