Ronno6
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Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild
If the spring was designed that way, it should be fine (I've seen engineers do some weird stuff over the years, and springs are kind of a black-art anyway.)
If the spring is close wound, it should have a designed amount of preload.....requiring a specified amount of force to begin to separate coils.
I do not believe this to be something that can be altered between specific coils.
If the new spring is close wound or coils are evenly spaced it is a good bet that yours is damaged and the culprit..........
So the question is does a spring sitting under tension with uneven angles of the spaces between them mean the spring is damaged, likely has less tension as a result and could be my problem? I think I know the answer...already ordered a new spring.
If the spring was designed that way, it should be fine (I've seen engineers do some weird stuff over the years, and springs are kind of a black-art anyway.)
If the spring is close wound, it should have a designed amount of preload.....requiring a specified amount of force to begin to separate coils.
I do not believe this to be something that can be altered between specific coils.
If the new spring is close wound or coils are evenly spaced it is a good bet that yours is damaged and the culprit..........