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21-05-2006, 08:46 PM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden

wrote:
if you have the forward /reverse control right in front of the seat,
remove the knob and the panel right in front of the seat. the pully
there moves up and down on a shaft,it may be stuck, youll can tell if
its not grabbing the belt.sometimes you can move it with your hand and
spray some oil on the shaft to free it p.if youve had the tires off for
some reason,a axle key may not be in, if you see the axle turning but
not the wheel then a ket is out. lucas...

In the end, the problem was an axle key. I was *sure* I had reassemble
it after taking one tire to get the valve leak repaired. While crawling
around trying to check the brake/clutch linkage, I spotted the key in
the grass and dirt on the floor. Upon picking it up I realized it was
an axle key! Purely by accident. Thanks to you, Bilko and Hurst.