Progress being made...
Edit: I also want to credit "jimsfixitshop" videos that I'm referencing. He's got a nice 7 part series rebuilding the Snapper RER. While mentioned below I find things a little different in assembly from his to mine. For those differences, I'll point them out for my 1985 28" Snapper in the forum.
1. I have the chain case all together. Nothing out of the ordinary but I did have some extra play in the hub & sprocket (3/16"). I used my 20 ton press to reshape the case to remove the extra end play. I thought about using shims from the old spacers but the press worked for me.
2. Moving on to the differential, I am following a video which omits a few parts from my build actually. A thrust washer in particular below the 63 tooth gear. I am overriding the video with the manual and parts diagrams whenever necessary. In the diff rebuild, I'm doing the "extra tuff" mod. I am using 8 gears instead of the 4 from the original. I did notice that there are alignment marks to line up with on the gear and top plate as shown in the pic. I haven't noticed any references to these alignment marks online so I wanted to point them out.
- Extra Tuff Mod 1
- Extra Tuff Mod Alignment
3. I gave the wrong color of Rustoleum I was using in a prior post. I am using Rustoleum "Regal Red" which is a little darker than original but pretty close. I am colorblind to red and green though (testing only) ;o)
Matt
