Outdoor Power Equipment and Small Engines - Honda mower HRT216SDA won't pull backward
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thetheway
05-03-09, 08:39 AM
The mower runs great and transmision operates smoothly but when I try to pull it backwards the wheels lockup. It does this about 90 percent of the time.
It makes no difference it the engine is running or not running the wheels sill lockup.
Any help would appreciated.
It makes no difference it the engine is running or not running the wheels sill lockup.
Any help would appreciated.
indypower
05-03-09, 10:56 AM
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Your problem is numbers 3 & 4 in the photo are gummed up. You need to take it apart and clean it. Just need to use carb or brakleen. The spring and key way need to move freely to disengage the wheels. You need to do both wheels.
Your problem is numbers 3 & 4 in the photo are gummed up. You need to take it apart and clean it. Just need to use carb or brakleen. The spring and key way need to move freely to disengage the wheels. You need to do both wheels.
30yearTech
05-03-09, 12:24 PM
Take a look near where the clutch cable attaches to the transmission. There is a return spring that pulls the clutch back to disengage position, this spring may have come off or is broken and the clutch is not fully disengaging.
The drive gears at the wheels may need cleaning but if the gear is binding this will only cause the wheels to drag when you try pushing forward, as they are always supposed to engage the transmission when pulling backward, which causes all the internals in the transmission to rotate. If the clutch is not fully disengaging then the wheels will lock and not turn.
The drive gears at the wheels may need cleaning but if the gear is binding this will only cause the wheels to drag when you try pushing forward, as they are always supposed to engage the transmission when pulling backward, which causes all the internals in the transmission to rotate. If the clutch is not fully disengaging then the wheels will lock and not turn.