I own a Craftsman Riding Mower, model #917.252502. It has a 6 speed transmission.
When the mower is not running I can freely move the gear shift lever through all the gears (including reverse) with no issues or resistance.
When I sit on the mower, start it and put it in either 1st gear or reverse, the gear shift lever becomes 'locked' and I can't take it out of that gear.
To make it more interesting I jacked up the rear end of the mower and started it without sitting on it (I was pushing down on the seat so the kill switch wouldn't engage and kill the engine). I could freely put it in any forward gear or reverse and move the gear shift around. However, the rear tires would barely spin, or spin and then stop. It took no resistance to stop the tires with my hand in any gear.
I lowered the mower again, sat on it and started it up. Put it in 1st gear and it started going forward. Tried to take it out of gear and the gear shift lever wouldn't budge. Turned off the mower, the gear shift lever moves effortlessly!
What the heck is going on?
Is this a bad transmission problem? A linkage adjustment problem? I would love to be able to use the mower again, but this has got me stymied as to what the root problem is and how to fix it. Don't understand the behavior with the mower off, me sitting on it, and jacked up rear wheels.
Help!!!
When the mower is not running I can freely move the gear shift lever through all the gears (including reverse) with no issues or resistance.
When I sit on the mower, start it and put it in either 1st gear or reverse, the gear shift lever becomes 'locked' and I can't take it out of that gear.
To make it more interesting I jacked up the rear end of the mower and started it without sitting on it (I was pushing down on the seat so the kill switch wouldn't engage and kill the engine). I could freely put it in any forward gear or reverse and move the gear shift around. However, the rear tires would barely spin, or spin and then stop. It took no resistance to stop the tires with my hand in any gear.
I lowered the mower again, sat on it and started it up. Put it in 1st gear and it started going forward. Tried to take it out of gear and the gear shift lever wouldn't budge. Turned off the mower, the gear shift lever moves effortlessly!
What the heck is going on?
Is this a bad transmission problem? A linkage adjustment problem? I would love to be able to use the mower again, but this has got me stymied as to what the root problem is and how to fix it. Don't understand the behavior with the mower off, me sitting on it, and jacked up rear wheels.
Help!!!
Transmission Issues?
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