Your problem sounds somewhat like the one I had. The drive disc attachted to
the engine had moved up the shaft and let the rubber tire slip. Moving the
disc back solved the problem.

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Can someone give me advice on my 25" cut snapper riding mower? Recently I
installed the rubber portion of the clutch ( the old one was shot). I
can't
get enough friction with the clutch to go foward. Get this if I sit on the
mower it won't go foward (reverse is fine) but if I stand to the side and
put it in gear it works fine. I have tried cleaning the rubber clutch and
the upper disc with starting fluid but that didn't help. I'm sure someone
out there is familiar with this problem.