Ah ok is that a thing with them, any idea how you bleed them? cheers
Hi Belt is recently new , pully is spinning & ive moved the lever a few times as that was my first thought. will check rod link . cheers John
Excellent thanks John , will do. Will be the weekend now.
Update John, the drive belt had jumped off one of the side "guide" wheels / rollers. Im not sure why it jumped off, but i will keep an eye on it. This meant the tension was lost & it wasnt turning the drive unit/fan. Thanks for mentioning the fan turning at the back, as whilst the belt was new, i totally forgot the fan / pully had to be running at all times. Many thanks for your help. I was so convinced it was the actual transmission unit, that i missed the basics. cheersI think yours will be the K46S transmission, and you should find a stuck on label (ridiculous, I know) with a bar code and other I.D's on the underside - usually on the axle tube somewhere.
John
Yes they are green, one is really noisy so I will replace them. Thanks for the advice, you know your stuff. Have you come access a starting issue with them, as sometimes it turns over but doesn't fire and it seems as though it only fires as I turn off the ignition. I'm thinking it's dodgy ignition switch. Cheers Charlie
That makes perfect sense John. I have already replaced the starter solenoid as it seems to click easily when battery is low. It's actually a new battery but may need a charge as its stood a while.Voila!
Unfortunately, no way of getting into these to replace the bearing alone.......unlike the other pulleys on these machines.Honda HF2417 Transmission Idler Pulley
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Do watch for the bracket orientation as you are working under the machine - it's dead easy to let it face the wrong way!
As for the starting, the spark at the plug is produced by the magneto underneath the engine flywheel, and the faster it spins, the better the spark. The machine battery is only used to operate the starter motor and lights etc.
The ignition switch only controls the starter and the engine cut off - that's a black wire that exits the engine, and if grounded the engine stops.
Now then - if the battery is slightly below par, maybe the engine isn't spinning as fast as it might, but by releasing the ignition key the engine gets that slight impetus more to fire it into life....the starter is in effect, slowing the engine down! That's my theory anyway, which may be nonsense but my machine did the same. Looking at the price of a new battery though, I'd be inclined to put up with it!
As I said, only my theory.
The only issues I have with these machines is grass packing around the cylinder fins at the bottom of the engine cover, and the rocker drive pedal is hopeless to grease without removing the grass chute...other than that, with care they go on a long time but do keep the transmission oil visible in the reservoir.
Regards
John
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