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    It's a lawnmower, but I thought I'd ask here

    Hi y'all
    My Craftsman riding mower (a hand-me-down) stopped gear selecting, and now it only goes forward and in one speed which is neither super fast nor super slow.

    I don't know much, but I poked around and looked at this and that
    and I discerned that part A (towards bottom of picture) has a socket that would tell the motor via part B (a shoulder ball) what gear to be in.

    And it seems to me that there's probably a part that secures ball B into socket A.

    Any tips?

    "I have come to believe that all life is precious." -- Eastman, TWD6.4

    1999 Triumph Legend 900 TT





    #2
    Kerry, there's a black plastic slider/lock on shaft "A" that should lock the ball into the socket when you slide it up to lock it around the ball. Looks like the slider may be worn to the point that it won't keep the two components locked together. But that's just a guess.
    Last edited by Rich82GS750TZ; 05-20-2021, 03:31 PM.
    Rich
    1982 GS 750TZ
    2015 Triumph Tiger 1200

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      #3
      Nothing a little torch wouldn't take care of, amiright?

      And fear not, I'm not going to go this thing entirely alone.
      "I have come to believe that all life is precious." -- Eastman, TWD6.4

      1999 Triumph Legend 900 TT




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        #4
        Originally posted by kerrfunk View Post
        Hi y'all
        My Craftsman riding mower (a hand-me-down) stopped gear selecting, and now it only goes forward and in one speed which is neither super fast nor super slow.

        I don't know much, but I poked around and looked at this and that
        and I discerned that part A (towards bottom of picture) has a socket that would tell the motor via part B (a shoulder ball) what gear to be in.

        And it seems to me that there's probably a part that secures ball B into socket A.

        Any tips?
        Enjoy your "Goldilocks" lawnmower and call it a day?
        Originally posted by kerrfunk View Post
        Nothing a little torch wouldn't take care of, amiright?

        And fear not, I'm not going to go this thing entirely alone.
        Torch, gasoline close by, what could possibly go wrong??
        '20 Ducati Multistrada 1260S, '93 Ducati 750SS, '01 SV650S, '07 DL650, '01 DR-Z400S, '80 GS1000S, '85 RZ350

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          #5
          Originally posted by RichDesmond View Post
          Enjoy your "Goldilocks" lawnmower and call it a day?
          I am amazed at how much I use Reverse.
          Tight corners. Getting out of the shed. That kind of stuff.
          "I have come to believe that all life is precious." -- Eastman, TWD6.4

          1999 Triumph Legend 900 TT




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            #6
            Yknow as I look at replacement parts online, I don't see anything with a rod as long as my A.
            I wonder if the long A rod is somebody else's jerryrigged solution to a previous problem, and that rod A is supposed to be shorter. Which might explain why I've only had one forward speed.
            "I have come to believe that all life is precious." -- Eastman, TWD6.4

            1999 Triumph Legend 900 TT




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              #7
              I'm thinking the worn out ball was made in the worn out hole in the rod. Probably the ball & rod come as one complete part, replace entire thing with nut on ball & the nut on opposite end of rod.
              1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100

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                #8
                May want to look at craftsman shift link part # 597079401... Good luck. Seems same part may be used on husqvarna's
                Last edited by rphillips; 05-20-2021, 06:03 PM.
                1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100

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                  #9
                  Amazing. I got the piece off, and it's got that number printed right on it. Well done.

                  Funny thing, the same part number shows several different shaft lengths.
                  The one I removed from the mower was 3 5/8 inches in length.
                  The one the parts store has is 5 inches in length.

                  I think the 5-inch one would be better, actually.
                  I may have to fiddle some.
                  "I have come to believe that all life is precious." -- Eastman, TWD6.4

                  1999 Triumph Legend 900 TT




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                    #10
                    That's up to you, If you think the 5" would work better than the 3 1/2" one go for it, you'll always be able to go back to the 3 1/2" if needed. Good luck
                    1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100

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                      #11
                      Hot diggity dog, the 5" part works better than the 3 1/2". Now I have six speeds and reverse, instead of one speed (slowish) and reverse.

                      Yee ha.
                      "I have come to believe that all life is precious." -- Eastman, TWD6.4

                      1999 Triumph Legend 900 TT




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                        #12
                        Originally posted by kerrfunk View Post
                        ...the 5" part works better than the 3 1/2"...
                        That's often the case.
                        '20 Ducati Multistrada 1260S, '93 Ducati 750SS, '01 SV650S, '07 DL650, '01 DR-Z400S, '80 GS1000S, '85 RZ350

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                          #13
                          Oh no Rich, are you saying you've BTDT?? I mean owned a mower like his.
                          1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by rphillips View Post
                            Oh no Rich, are you saying you've BTDT?? I mean owned a mower like his.
                            Just relaying the "word on the street".
                            '20 Ducati Multistrada 1260S, '93 Ducati 750SS, '01 SV650S, '07 DL650, '01 DR-Z400S, '80 GS1000S, '85 RZ350

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