Between Omaha and Des Moines, 7 miles South of I80 | Well, Mark, if you see this, I just finished mowing with Dad's Dixie Chopper and when blowing it off and scraping the underside of deck; I noticed the idler was cocked and belt running uneven in pulley. Sure enough, bushing stuck to "shoulder bolt" and nut coming loose under deck. The original "bolt hole" , in deck, for that shoulder bolt, doesn't look too bad, so just some new parts (bolt, bushing, nut, spring) should fix this one. {Note: Bushing seized onto shoulder bolt, once removed, I tapped out bushing with seized bolt, together as a unit, from the "press-fit" of the idler arm.} Question: If you got a new idler arm, Did it come with a grease fitting? (maybe an updated part or something) Thanks.
Edited by 4WD 4/15/2017 17:27
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