Walk behind Craftsman 917.377700

[pawpace]

Rear wheels are sticking on my Craftsman mower when I pull it back.

I have cleaned the pinon gears and made sure everything was moving freely. It appears it may be in the gear box but before I tear that apart, I wanted to see if anyone else was having the same problem and what they did to fix.

Thanks

Mike

 

[scott47429]

the first thing i would do before you pull the trans out and apart is remove the wheels and clean in there real good and ;ube them up most of the time its grass and dirt that locks them up

 

[Rivets]

I would also check the wheel bearings. Many times they are so worn and sloppy, causing the gears to bind, that they will not allow you to pull back.

 

[pawpace]

Thanks for the suggestions but I have done both. Everything moves freely and I blew out everything with my compressor.

 

[jerrycmorrow]

got the same problem with my 1 year old 917.370922. have found that sometimes if I push it forward a bit it will then freewheel backwards. eagerly awaiting a solution

 

[primerbulb120]

I was having the same problem with my Toro 20054 until Rivets told me to loosen the tension on the self-propel cable. The mower now rolls backward without locking up.