Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

This unit is NEW used it for about 2 1/2 Hr. Two times while in 1st gear going along it chattered for about 3-4 sec, Then it moved along fine.

Then while I was at the end of the drive w/ 8-10" of snow in 1st gear it stoped moving, The wheel's were not spining it just stoped moving.

I put it to rev. It moved in Rev great, then back to 1st & it went along fine till it did it again.I did the same move Rev went backwards then it was fine again.

I spoke with my dealer he said O just a cable adj. I will send someone to your house to adj it. Well when I got home it was gone. they took it in to make repairs. Just wondering if anyone had this happen to them.

My Dealer seems great he has been in bussiness for a long time My first buy from them, so far GREAT SERVICE.

Brent

On my 8524 the action takes place right under the handlebar shroud.  Like right at your belly button when standind behind it.    Your interlock only lets you free one hand  the right one.  .. just mentioning this as if you let go on the left handle only it will lift up and disengage the thing.  Is there an adjustment  , don't know   now .. but you will see it under that shroud..  i think two big cam lobes  the size of an automobile  camshaft lobe..  Impressive  hardware/periferials to say the least.  It sort of looked like the cams were hardened by their color.  probably my imagination as they may just have some type of protective coating on them.  And to tell you the truth I just peaked under there  for a second last year  and all I said was well that is about as thorough and heavy duty as you can get, probably never gonna have a problem there.  So maybe there is something you need to adjust and I didn't notice it at a fast glance.or something that is coming loose.  

I also don't think my interlock, (maybe it is different than yours.)  works in connnection other parts/operations of the machine.  other than itself and the two handle levers.  (simultaneously with other things but not directly connected)  So I would confine my search to that area first.  maybe a loose pivot pin at the handle, a not so noticable bent engaugement lever , maybe wear or a burr in the locking tab.  The reason I mentioned the hardening process is if you got some kind of pre-mature wear, sometimes parts can miss touching all the bases in the manufacturing routing process at a mfg plant.  In this case maybe the hardening process.

I don’t see anything in my manual regarding adjusting the handle interlock. I’d have to look underneath the dash to see if there is any apparent adjustment that can be made. When you have engaged the attachment clutch (right handle) and the drive clutch (left) handle, you should be able to let go of the right handle and have the attachment clutch still engaged. The right handle may come up a bit, but the auger and impeller should be working at full speed. If you are having to slam down the right handle, perhaps you do need to readjust the attachment belt which might involve moving in the idler pulley a little bit.

Hi...

"Well when I got home it was gone. they took it in to make repairs."


Hope it was the OPE dealer who took it !  


Dave...

ben07. i will look under the dash. i though there was  nothing (not much)there --just cabling and the light.. glad u understood my question.. may also loook on parts radar.

jonathan, i have  made the adjustments ad nauseum (this will send robmints to the dictionary) and nothing seems to help it.

	14	00184751 Add to pick list	Bracket, Retaining			1	each
	15	02492100 Add to pick list	Cam, Interlock

from the parts radar. i will look at the cam interlock whis is as u say beno7 rt under the dash

IM glad to get all of the input from everyone. Just reading your posts I have learned a lot. My machine is still at the dealer, It should have been done & in my garage by today. I will ahve to call them tomorrow, (I had Leauges tonight).

I wanted all the input I could get so when they tell me what they found I will know what they are takling about.

I was always told you BS the baker you might get a BUN

You BS me you don't get NONE

Thanks

Brent Franklin

Solara, Are both those clips (#16) in place? Also to the right of #13, there should be a spring attached to an interlock that catches the right side cam. Jonathan

thanx jonathan. very helpful. absent some snow his week,  will probably wait until sat/sunday to try to try to fix..  now i wonder if this issue is tied into the dash problem where the speed indicator does not go into the fastest gear.

glad to know that the "works" are all under the dash and not   tied into the attachment adjustments down below..

Just hope we get more snow here so I can doar test this thing again.

Keep the info coming  you guys are GREAT !!. It like being at school

Brent

solara wrote:

Hi Solara.  Could you explain the point I quoted above, a little more.  Just wanna stay on the right track, as you had mentioned previously that you had  did all the adjustments except for the attachment pulley.  So I think I can assume you did the speed selector adjustment.  If you did then did you have trouble getting into 6th gear then? (or before,after, just started)  

Or is the shifter just sort of binding at the dashboard stops when you go all the way to sixth.   Mine does that a little when selecting 6th gear and it is only the high degree of the angle of the shifter in relation to the dash slots, which are more of a flatter plane.  (remember mine might be a little different than yours, different model)

Their are other things that can cause it not going into sixth gear. Like the speed selector adjustment, or something internally in the gear drive.  or maybe something out of align in the handle area, and if it is in that area than it very well may be tied to the interlock problem.  

Ben

P.S. I think you ought to try an fix this before the snowfall.  Not necessarily the interlock,  but doubts on gear selection adjustment have a habbit of ruining the rubber disc drive.  Also as of now the repairs are what I call stand up work.  You know no crawling around on the ground etc.  Just taking a good look at something that is easy to get at can save you a lot of headaches.  Who was that that said "curiosity killed the cat"   Wasn't me.