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stihlman32
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Turned out the large idler bearing was shot. I could feel it dragging when I took it off and spun it on my finger. $17 and 10 min later, both pulleys replaced.
Congratulations, that should be the end of your noise problem. Keep us posted after you mow the next time. Sure beats replacing good spindles. Just remember to grease them.Turned out the large idler bearing was shot. I could feel it dragging when I took it off and spun it on my finger. $17 and 10 min later, both pulleys replaced.
Turned out the large idler bearing was shot. I could feel it dragging when I took it off and spun it on my finger. $17 and 10 min later, both pulleys replaced.
I am not quite following your post so I will recap part of it for calification. Correct me if I am wrong. Your mower was 1 year old last year and your deck had to be replaced for $800? What cotter pins gave way and how was the deck damaged? Was it the rear support pins that are spring loaded that released the back of the deck? I have never heard of one destroying itself. Does your mower set out all winter? Fill in more information if you can. I would say an idler pulley could go bad in 1 year but it would be unusual for it to happen. I do not know what the price of a complete deck is. What deck model do you have?