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onemangang


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toro 824
Original Message   Jan 23, 2008 4:33 pm
My toro's wheels have locked up, Everything engages correctly but the gears won't turn. Any ideas? Thanks in advance
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donjag


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Re: toro 824
Reply #1   Jan 23, 2008 4:34 pm
do you have a shear pin in your axle?if so check it.

onemangang


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Re: toro 824
Reply #2   Jan 23, 2008 4:50 pm
donjag wrote:
do you have a shear pin in your axle?if so check it.


excuse my ignorance but where would it be located?
donjag


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Re: toro 824
Reply #3   Jan 23, 2008 5:09 pm
with the machine tipped on to the auger,there is 4 bolts to take off,you will see the friction wheel,your tires are connected to a axle,on that axle should be a shear pin,either left or right hand side,if you see a hole and no bolt ,thats your problem,just fixed one yesterday.hope this helps you out.

onemangang


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Re: toro 824
Reply #4   Jan 23, 2008 5:17 pm
donjag wrote:
with the machine tipped on to the auger,there is 4 bolts to take off,you will see the friction wheel,your tires are connected to a axle,on that axle should be a shear pin,either left or right hand side,if you see a hole and no bolt ,thats your problem,just fixed one yesterday.hope this helps you out.


I'll check that out, thank you very much!!
onemangang


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Re: toro 824
Reply #5   Jan 24, 2008 11:09 am
donjag wrote:
with the machine tipped on to the auger,there is 4 bolts to take off,you will see the friction wheel,your tires are connected to a axle,on that axle should be a shear pin,either left or right hand side,if you see a hole and no bolt ,thats your problem,just fixed one yesterday.hope this helps you out.


Great description but that was not the problem. Thanks again.(any other ideas?)
mml4


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Re: toro 824
Reply #6   Jan 24, 2008 1:16 pm
Check the following-

1) return spring on the friction disk drive assembly. I am not familiar with the Toro but most machines move their drive wheels by engaging a rubber friction disk against a drive disk. When you release the handle control on my machine a return spring lifts the friction disk off the drive disk. If the return  spring broke or became disconnected the machine would stay in gear and "lock" the wheels.

 If thats not it ,can you move the wheels by hand if they are off the ground or are they locked up?

Marc 

This message was modified Jan 24, 2008 by mml4


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onemangang


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Re: toro 824
Reply #7   Jan 24, 2008 2:06 pm
It was the spring. Thanks a lot Marc and Don
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