madmoojuice
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Poulan 42", 17.5hp, model #P017542ST
History: Prior to recent maintenance, gear 6 would not engage, all others worked fine. Parking brake worked fine
Issue: Drive belt popped off. Put it back on, but it slipped back off within 20 mins. Belt showed slight wearage (its 6+ years old) but no deformities, cuts or other damage. I replaced the belt with one purchased at Home Depot. Specs called for 95.25" belt but all they had was a 95". Employee was older gentleman who claimed to be 'very knowledgeable' about riding mowers and stated the .25" would not effect the mower. After installation, started mower and moved shifter from N to 3rd speed. Tried to stop in middle of yard but mower would not respond to push of brake pedal and kept moving, though at a SLIGHTLY reduced speed. As a result, tried to move back to Neutral, but gear shift would not come out of gear. Killed ignition, as I was now doing circle in the middle of yard. After it was killed, I pushed with all my might (felt close to breaking the linkage) and shifter popped back to Neutral. With engine off, if cycled fine. Started engine, moved shifter into 1st. Started moving, again brake pedal would not stop mower and shifter would not change. Ran into fence post and killed ignition. Pulled seat and battery and examined linkage. Linkage moves fine up to the point it enters gearbox/transmission.
Surely that .25" of belt didn't cause all that??! The mower is not in the best of shape, so I'm not looking to drop $500 into it to replace anything, but if I can pull the gearbox apart and overhaul it myself for cheap, I'm a quick learner and love to dive into stuff like that. I'm just bad at the troubleshooting aspect! Send me your best guess and I'll check it out.
Thank you for taking the time to read my issue and for any assistance you can send!
Art
History: Prior to recent maintenance, gear 6 would not engage, all others worked fine. Parking brake worked fine
Issue: Drive belt popped off. Put it back on, but it slipped back off within 20 mins. Belt showed slight wearage (its 6+ years old) but no deformities, cuts or other damage. I replaced the belt with one purchased at Home Depot. Specs called for 95.25" belt but all they had was a 95". Employee was older gentleman who claimed to be 'very knowledgeable' about riding mowers and stated the .25" would not effect the mower. After installation, started mower and moved shifter from N to 3rd speed. Tried to stop in middle of yard but mower would not respond to push of brake pedal and kept moving, though at a SLIGHTLY reduced speed. As a result, tried to move back to Neutral, but gear shift would not come out of gear. Killed ignition, as I was now doing circle in the middle of yard. After it was killed, I pushed with all my might (felt close to breaking the linkage) and shifter popped back to Neutral. With engine off, if cycled fine. Started engine, moved shifter into 1st. Started moving, again brake pedal would not stop mower and shifter would not change. Ran into fence post and killed ignition. Pulled seat and battery and examined linkage. Linkage moves fine up to the point it enters gearbox/transmission.
Surely that .25" of belt didn't cause all that??! The mower is not in the best of shape, so I'm not looking to drop $500 into it to replace anything, but if I can pull the gearbox apart and overhaul it myself for cheap, I'm a quick learner and love to dive into stuff like that. I'm just bad at the troubleshooting aspect! Send me your best guess and I'll check it out.
Thank you for taking the time to read my issue and for any assistance you can send!
Art