Mower motor starts but only goes a rev or two and dies. Armature rotates
normally (like the others). I swapped out the thermal cut out switch and
got same symptoms. Does this sound like bad brushes? What's the trick in
getting the brush assy end off the motor. All hex nuts are removed. I've
opened it about 3/8 in. but doesn't want to move beyond that. I'm
reluctant to apply too much screw driver tip leverage. Is this normal?
Thanks for any suggestions.
Bob Mc
On Fri, Jun 14, 2019, 1:35 PM Chris Zach <cz alembic crystel com
<mailto:cz alembic crystel com>> wrote:
Then I have them on right, thought so. Someday I'll figure out how this
new deck got the harness wired up backwards....
Never a dull moment.
On 6/14/2019 1:10 PM, john j casey wrote:
> Hey Chris,
> Go to My Electraks and see bulletin GEZ-5182A , Mower
Assembly-Rear Discharge….really good exploded diagram of the mower.
> Then scroll all the way down to the Wheelhorse section for
bulletin 810147R1 and find in the dialogue…”Install blades with the
lift area (turned up section) facing the mower deck.”
>
> Should clear thing up.
>
> Cheers, Jack
>
>> On Jun 14, 2019, at 8:35 AM, Chris Zach <cz alembic crystel com
<mailto:cz alembic crystel com>> wrote:
>>
>> Ah, maybe that's it. The reason is this:
>>
>> In order to have the blades with the lowest tip point towards
the grass I had to mount them so they spin CCW from the view of the
bottom of the motor.
>>
>> All three of my motors were spinning the wrong way when mounted
in my new deck. I had to change the wires to make it fit properly.
>>
>> Looking at the instructions included with my new blades it looks
like the lowest point should be facing the motor, not the grass.
>>
>> So maybe that's the way to do it for mid-mount decks, but not
front-mount?
>>
>> Meantime the new blades are nice. Much sharper and better
balanced, there is still some vibration from one of my newer motors
and I'll have to figure that out sometime. But lots better.
>>
>> C
>>
>>
>> On 6/14/2019 7:20 AM, tb wrote:
>>> According a couple of pictures in the factory Assembly
Procedure section, the tips of the blades point up—at least on the
mid-mount deck. ;-)
>>> Thon
>>> On Jun 13, 2019, at 1:31 PM, Harold Zimmerman - Clean Power
Supply <cleanpower mailbug com <mailto:cleanpower mailbug com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Chris,
>>>> The tips of the blades drop down to the grass.
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> Harold Zimmerman
>>>>
>>>> On June 13, 2019 at 1:29pm -0400, you wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Wow, I got two answers, CCW from the top, and CCW from the
bottom. Oi.
>>>>>
>>>>> C
>>>>>
>>>>> On 6/13/2019 10:27 AM, john j casey wrote:
>>>>>> As you sit on the seat it be counterclockwise. Looking at
the blade, the bent part (just opposite the nasty edge) is toward
the motor. How do I know this?when removing blade for sharpening I
need a glove for the left hand.
>>>>>> Jack
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Jun 13, 2019, at 9:44 AM, Chris Zach
<cz alembic crystel com <mailto:cz alembic crystel com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> When viewing the blades from underneath the deck, do they
rotate clockwise or counterclockwise?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Are the blades mounted like this
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Motor
>>>>>>> _------_
>>>>>>> Grass
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Or this
>>>>>>> _ _
>>>>>>> -----
>>>>>>> Grass
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>> C
>>>>>>>
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