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I have a rover challenger self propelled mower. To self propelled disengaged and a 'L' shaped bracket and a spring fell out. I can not see where these fit back in the mower.
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Hi Jerry.
Sounds like your transmission cable needs to be adjusted. Since 1st gear is easiest for it to move in, you probably have little pressure on the clutch. Take the cover off the back of the mower (Torx T25 or T30 can't remember at the moment.) The spring on the cable should be measured when relaxed (handle not being held) then when you squeeze the S/P handle, it should stretch the spring 10mm. A friend or a clamp will make holding the handle and measuring more simple. Adjust the bracket the cable clips into in front of the tranny to obtain the desired 10mm, and you should be under power again.
I am not sure what the problem is but may be. A couple of things I would do is check and make sure that every thing with the self propel is as it should be like springs not broken or bad connectors. Also I would make sure that all bolts are tight that holds the self propel unit. The first thing I would check is see if all the wheels are at the same height. If this doesn't help I would go to the Troybuilt web site and see if they have tech support, or see if they have a phone number under contact and call them and talk to some one there.
It may just be a matter of adjusting the cable. Sometimes they dont get them adjusted just right from the factory,heres what you do. Locate the plastic shroud in front of the push mower that covers the drive unit.Determine which screwdriver or torx bit is needed to remove shroud and remove it. After removal you will see a pulley with belt around it, as you pull the handle back to engage self propel you should see the pulley move into the belt to put tension on the belt. You can do this with it running to see if enough tension is being put on the belt,if not, locate the cable end where the small bracket holds the cable in place. Loosen the cable bracket and move cable until you have correct tension again,hope this helps.
You dont adjust the belt,you adjust the cable that moves the pulley into the belt. There will be a small single bracket close to the engine side of the mower that holds the cable in place. Simply loosen bracket and move cable until pulley contacts belt enough to engage self propel.
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