2010 McCulloch mower crank endfloat

[Guineafowl]

B&S engine, belongs to the little organic market garden nearby.

It’s hit something hard enough to bend the blade, lose the retaining bolt and shear the flywheel key. All repairable at a reasonable price (say £20 for parts), but I noticed the flywheel knocks up and down with obvious play, 20 thou/0.5mm but feels more than that.

I don’t mind fixing things for good neighbours like them at near cost, but is there any point with that amount of endfloat?

 

[Turbo]

B&S engine, belongs to the little organic market garden nearby.

It’s hit something hard enough to bend the blade, lose the retaining bolt and shear the flywheel key. All repairable at a reasonable price (say £20 for parts), but I noticed the flywheel knocks up and down with obvious play, 20 thou/0.5mm but feels more than that.

I don’t mind fixing things for good neighbours like them at near cost, but is there any point with that amount of endfloat?

Check the blade end of the shaft, it is probably bent! If so scrap the mower!

 

[Guineafowl]

Check the blade end of the shaft, it is probably bent! If so scrap the mower!

Just checked that - doesn’t seem to be bent. Just under 20 thou radial runout right behind where the blade mounts.

I’ll go for it - £30 for the bits needed so worth a punt.