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OK Jodyand I will be the first, but it's not an easy one, so folks please help me out here and give it your best shot.
Have posted the problem on another board, many responses but no solutions. I will attempt to state all the facts as best I can and only hope it's clear enough.
The unit is a 1985 Snapper 28” RER with an 8 hp engine that was replaced last fall.
I did all the work and the following parts were also replaced at that time:
Drive belt, engine disc, yoke assembly with all nylon washers, rubber drive disk with plastic slip disc, brake drum and brake assembly.
Here are the symptoms: THE UNIT WILL NOT ROLL, the wheels are locked.
Unit was working fine, did not hit anything, stopped to empty bags, left unit in neutral, replaced bags, put unit in gear and would not move in any forward gear, reverse does work.
Shut down engine, attempted to roll but wheels locked, had to start engine, put in reverse and drive into tool shed backwards.
Stood the unit on end and discovered wheels would never go in same direction, turn one the other always goes in opposite direction. If you hold one and turn the other it still does the same thing.
It is not in the clutch assembly or yoke, removed all those parts and the wheels would always respond the same. I noticed if I turned the disc holding the rubber drive wheel by hand, the wheels would turn in the same direction, if I reversed the direction of the disc the wheels responded by both turning in the opposite, but same direction, this is how it should be and eliminates the possibility of the chain being broke inside the differential.
Another test I performed was with unit standing on end, and either in neutral or roll position,
The wheels always go in opposite directions when either side is spun. The shift linkage is working correctly stopping at all the correct positions from reverse to 5th gear in relation to it’s contact point on the engine disk.
What baffles me is that by turning the clutch disk by hand I am able to have the wheels turn in the same direction.
In my opinion the problem lies in one of the two gear cases, but which one, and what could be the defective part? Messy and hard job for certain, if anybody could give me some direction it would genuinely be appreciated.
Have posted the problem on another board, many responses but no solutions. I will attempt to state all the facts as best I can and only hope it's clear enough.
The unit is a 1985 Snapper 28” RER with an 8 hp engine that was replaced last fall.
I did all the work and the following parts were also replaced at that time:
Drive belt, engine disc, yoke assembly with all nylon washers, rubber drive disk with plastic slip disc, brake drum and brake assembly.
Here are the symptoms: THE UNIT WILL NOT ROLL, the wheels are locked.
Unit was working fine, did not hit anything, stopped to empty bags, left unit in neutral, replaced bags, put unit in gear and would not move in any forward gear, reverse does work.
Shut down engine, attempted to roll but wheels locked, had to start engine, put in reverse and drive into tool shed backwards.
Stood the unit on end and discovered wheels would never go in same direction, turn one the other always goes in opposite direction. If you hold one and turn the other it still does the same thing.
It is not in the clutch assembly or yoke, removed all those parts and the wheels would always respond the same. I noticed if I turned the disc holding the rubber drive wheel by hand, the wheels would turn in the same direction, if I reversed the direction of the disc the wheels responded by both turning in the opposite, but same direction, this is how it should be and eliminates the possibility of the chain being broke inside the differential.
Another test I performed was with unit standing on end, and either in neutral or roll position,
The wheels always go in opposite directions when either side is spun. The shift linkage is working correctly stopping at all the correct positions from reverse to 5th gear in relation to it’s contact point on the engine disk.
What baffles me is that by turning the clutch disk by hand I am able to have the wheels turn in the same direction.
In my opinion the problem lies in one of the two gear cases, but which one, and what could be the defective part? Messy and hard job for certain, if anybody could give me some direction it would genuinely be appreciated.