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I purchased a used Craftsman Platinum Walk behind mower. It is a 7.25 ft # 190cc engine.
Have no clue as to year.
Do have model number and serial number.

Engine starts well, runs well.
However, the plastic rear chute door is bungied closed.
Would really like to buy a replacement door (430653 and known as 424207) however they are no longer available.

Found one in Singapore and rather leery of buying a part from that source.
There is a seller on ebay that had a correct door that has been sold. That seller is using the same picture with a part number that is slightly different.

How do I tell when was this mower made?
Assuming it is rather old, is there a source of used parts for this mower available other than eBay?
Thanks in advance for any consideration.

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I don’t know where you got those part numbers, but when I search your model number I come up with part number 581747804 for the rear door.

Thanks so much for the reply.
I got the 430653 number from the Sears Parts Direct website using the model number.

I have gotten that part number too. Plus other numbers.
However, none have lead me to a replacement.
The current one is zip tied and bungie corded. Which isn't the best as it doesn't seal very well.

Would like to find a new one. And I would be good with a used one that fits.

Seeking some source for either.

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Google search using the part number I listed shows many available.

Yes, there are a lot of sites that show the part number.
After I go to the site, the item is no longer available.

I have not found a site that has one.

I have been to the following sites that show the part #
Sears Parts Direct
Stafford Equipment
Lawn Replacement Parts
Appliance part Pros
Parts Warehouse
DR Mower Parts
Fix.com
Tools Moito
Authorized Husqvarna Parts Dealer
Plus eBay & Amazon

If you find a site that has it in stock, I am so there!

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Try this one.

Thanks!
The second link is ......
Out Of Stock
Usually ships within 4 - 14 days
It is shown on the right side of the page. Not the best laid out.


The first link I would like to place an order. There is no button to click or to add to cart. Even though I created an account.
I called the # and they are closed for now.
They are in Illinois, and I am in Phoenix.

I will call in the morning to see if they have and buy it if they do.

I will post back my result either way.

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And McHenry is out of stock of that item (581747804) as well.

Still looking

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Only thing I can suggest at this point is to check every repair shop and small engine boneyard within your area for a used one. I’m lucky as I have a huge boneyard about 75 miles from me that has bailed me out multiple times.

A boneyard of mowers would be a very nice thing.

Thanks so much for your support to this point.

Still looking

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Most sites are out of date the day they get updated. And even my distributor is using a screwy price files with none of the superseded part numbers. Even the parts that NLA are not showing up. I am complaining and demanding they get things back the way it was just a few years ago.

I have the same door and the right side broke. going to attempt a repair, going to see if I can insert a rod from side to side for support, then going to 3d print some supports for the rod and maybe a new right side piece and glue all pieces to the door, going to have to see what I can come up with,

How did yours break?

looks like I'll remake the side pin with an extra support piece off the side to glue to the door,
rough mockup attached, marked new support piece.

UPDATE and success.
The Craftsman rear door is just not available. And I searched long and hard to find it.

The pictures above by swhite are exactly how mine broke. Both sides!
Now they were broken before I bought the machine.
I bought this machine from a local fb marketplace ad for $85. The seller did one pull start on that 190cc B&S engine and it fired right up. I was sold! It still fires up on 1 pull after have been shut down for days.
However, the rear door was tie wrapped at the pivot areas and had two bungie cords holding it down.
I asked how that worked and he said OK.
Well, it really sucked mowing a lawn because the dust and dirt would blow out the back of the door where it seals against the bag.
The time & effort needed to adjust the bungies to get a better seal, really sucked. And the seal was never perfect because the arrangement did not seat the door correctly and there was no spring tension to hold it closed against the bag.

So that was the problem. Here was my solution.

After a very long search using multiple part numbers. And no there are no numbers on the door. The correct Craftsman number 430653 is not available at all. However, I discovered this machine is made by Husqvarna. And Husqvarna has a different part number for the same door. 581747804 But just like Craftsman it is not available either.
My head was spinning because there are so many doors. And many look similar just a different part numbers. Why I wondered?
Then I found a 22" stamped into the old door.
I went on eBay and found a door that looked very similar and for a 22" Husqvarna walk behind.
The part number on that one is 593304501. So I paid $33.31 to have it delivered to my home.
I received it yesterday and installed today. SUCCESS!

It only came with one door spring and there was one door spring left over from the old one. And each was from the opposite side so I lucked out there. These doors of this generation have threaded pivot pins on each side that the door pivots on. (There is another design that has a rod as a pivot and the rod is about the width of the mower) The threaded pin requires a 45 torx bit to remove. I used a 40 since I could not find my 45. The 40 was sloppy and did the job anyway.
Got the door mounted and works smoothly.
Fired up the machine and no dust/dirt blowing out of the door to bag seal.
YEAH

The only draw back. No Craftsman logo stamped into the new door. We all have to sacrifice a little.

I have pictures that I will load into a separate post.

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In these pictures it is a comparison of the new to me and old doors. Both are used. The old one is really used up.
The old door has no pivot points. Those plastic piece was broken off by some previous owner. Also the old door has the Craftsman logo molded into the door.
The new door has the springs mount to the pivot points.
One spring came with the new door.
The other and opposite side spring was left on the mower when I bought it.
No logo on the new door.

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In these pictures I am showing the pivots.
Left and right side.
For the right side, I had to adjust the rear wheel up and out of the way.
Both pivots have a slot in the head to hold a clip. This keeps the handle secured to the handle mount.

Last picture shows pivot removed with the incorrect 40 torx bit. Extension and ratchet. Really the only tool I used for the entire job.
The clip is removed from the pivot in this picture. However you can see the groove it sits in.

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These two pictures show the new door mounted.
The pivot end is shown in the plastic of the rear door.
Because of the light, the bottom picture shows the right side pivot better.
In these pictures the springs are snapped into the correct position as well.

A finished job that took less than a 1/2 hour.

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My $118.31 mower!

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can't use the mower without Craftsman on the door. (am being sarcastic)

Excellent job and simple solution. Lots of places sell that part number. Thank you for coming back and sharing the simple solution.

I hope this will help someone in the future.
There were many many places that would retail the rear door.
Only to find they were out of stock and/or no longer available.

I think there is a demand for that door on that machine.

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