TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM |
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Transmission shaft broke | 1. | Ensure debris is not caught in the Transmission Chain or |
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| wrapped around the transmission output shaft. |
| 2. | Ensure the unit has a Skid Pan installed. |
| 3. | Contact your servicing dealer. |
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Drive wheels won’t engage | 1. | Ensure the Drive Chain is on all sprockets. |
| 2. | Ensure the Transmission Chain is on all sprockets. |
| 3. | Ensure the Chain Idler Spring is attached. |
| 4. | Check for side play in the Transmission Output Drive |
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| Sprocket (If there is side play, the transmission could be |
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| damaged). |
| 5. | Verifiy the Shift Linkage is attached at the Shift Lever and at |
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| the Bell Crank and Rod End is attached at Bell Crank and |
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| Transmission Arm. |
| 6. | Check sprockets for proper alignment. |
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Unit jumps out of gear | 1. | Adjust Shift linkage. Tighten Shift Lever Pivot Bolt to hold |
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| shift lever in place. |
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Bushings on depth control assembly1. | The bushings are wearable items. | |
are wearing quickly. | 2. | Grease (polyurethane compatible) ID and OD of bushings |
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| before installing. |
| 3. | Ensure that proper Blade Lift Springs are installed. |
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| (Springs have |
| 4. | Be sure the maximum RPM is set correctly at 3000. See |
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| Technical Bulletin Throttle Cable Adjustment. |
| 5. | Be sure red bushings are installed. |
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Bushings “ooze out” when installed | 1. | This is normal. Trim with knife if desired. |
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Right Angle | 1. | Contact your local Tecumseh dealer or servicing dealer. |
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What RPM should my | 1. | 3000 RPM maximum. |
engine be set to? |
| See Technical Bulletin “Throttle Cable Adjustment.” |
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Chain (Transmission) wearing | The Transmission Input Sprocket is a fixed (non adjustable) | |
prematurely or coming off | sprocket which is splined and | |
| 1. | Align the Engine Sprocket and Chain Idler Sprocket to the |
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| Transmission Input Sprocket (fixed) |
| 2. | Idler Sprocket position is adjusted by adding or subtracting |
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| washers between the sprocket and the idler arm. |
| 3. | The Engine Sprocket is adjusted by sliding it on the engine |
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| output shaft. |
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