Hello
I need some help. I tried using some videos to guide me but it seems this detail was left out or I missed it.
so it is the old HR214 self propelled push mower. Symptom it started squealing after starting it, at idle. Engage it, it went away. I figured there was a bearing that had went bad. I ordered one and installed it.
The problem is how to safely put rotostop back, just in case I am calling the rotostop the two plates that makes a spring sandwich that bolts directly to the crank and the blade bolts to the bottom plate of the rotostop. The rotostop is what is confusing me. Do you tighten it up so the spring it compressed tight, plates together? That is what I did and it ran about 30 seconds and quit. It was locked up. would not spin. Pull on rope and it was too tight to pull out of recoil.
I read somewhere that 40ftpd was the torque on all 3 nuts. Crank bolt, both nuts on blade. That would compress the plates together.
So I loosened the nut in the crank where the two plates have a little movement between them and left the blade off and it now would turn over/pull out.
Another question besides the plates I can not get the cup on the recoil to hold my belt wrench, do I need to remove the red mower cover to be able to get a better bite. I assume a flywheel is under that cover.
Recap:
1. how to reinstall the rotostop?
2. should i remove the red cover to hold the flywheel while I tighten the bolts using you guidance?
Thanks for your guidance in advance.
I need some help. I tried using some videos to guide me but it seems this detail was left out or I missed it.
so it is the old HR214 self propelled push mower. Symptom it started squealing after starting it, at idle. Engage it, it went away. I figured there was a bearing that had went bad. I ordered one and installed it.
The problem is how to safely put rotostop back, just in case I am calling the rotostop the two plates that makes a spring sandwich that bolts directly to the crank and the blade bolts to the bottom plate of the rotostop. The rotostop is what is confusing me. Do you tighten it up so the spring it compressed tight, plates together? That is what I did and it ran about 30 seconds and quit. It was locked up. would not spin. Pull on rope and it was too tight to pull out of recoil.
I read somewhere that 40ftpd was the torque on all 3 nuts. Crank bolt, both nuts on blade. That would compress the plates together.
So I loosened the nut in the crank where the two plates have a little movement between them and left the blade off and it now would turn over/pull out.
Another question besides the plates I can not get the cup on the recoil to hold my belt wrench, do I need to remove the red mower cover to be able to get a better bite. I assume a flywheel is under that cover.
Recap:
1. how to reinstall the rotostop?
2. should i remove the red cover to hold the flywheel while I tighten the bolts using you guidance?
Thanks for your guidance in advance.