TROUBLESHOOTING
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| faulty. Repair or replace. |
Overloaded clutch. | • Clogged deck, faulty spindle, etc. | Remove excess grass. |
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| Replace spindle. |
Contaminated friction | • Engine oil leak on clutch. | Repair leak. |
surfaces. |
| Replace with new MagStop unit. |
Noisy clutch/vibrations |
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Failed bearing. | • Loose mounting (bolt not tightened | Replace, tighten to specification. |
| to the correct torque). |
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| • Insufficient play at the adapter plate | Check, clean, adjust. |
Adapter plate rattles | • Some noise is normal. | If noise is excessive, repair or |
against |
| replace |
Clutch loose on shaft | • Loose mounting (bolt not tightened | Tighten mounting bolt to |
| to the correct torque). | specification. |
| • Mounting bolt too long and | Use correct length bolt. |
| bottoms on the crankshaft before |
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| the clutch bites. |
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| • Mounting washer too thin and | Use correct washer. |
| deforms when bolt is tightened. |
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•Shaft bottoms on the clutch.
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Use proper spacer, at least1/4" thick
Clutch not mounted square. • Ground drive spacer mounting | Replace. |
shoulder not square. |
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•Clutch integral key hitting
end of keyway in engine shaft.
•Incorrect or no chamfer on ground drive spacer.
Space clutch away from radius in shaft keyway.
Increase chamfer on ground drive spacer.
Broken spring. | • Loose mounting. | Replace clutch. |
WARNING!
A clutch with broken rivets or springs may separate from the shaft and cause personal injury.
