Fronkie Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 Well, I finally put everything back together on the 7014 and was stoked to fire it up. Well, turns out it wouldn't fire right up because the battery was weak. After a quick charge, I began to turn it over and heard a nasty sound. Turns out the gear stripped on the starter. What would have caused this? I hooked the battery up on the correct terminals so it is not turning backwards. I don't want to do it again. I have a dealer local that will replace the gear but I want to save the embarrassment of going up a second or third time. Please advise.
MowerMechanic Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 If its a plastic gear than just buy like 4 of them when you go up there, they are easy to replace and are only a few bucks
goatfarmer Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 Plastic gears, and steel flywheels, don't get along forever. Eventually, the plastic gives up the ghost. If you had hooked the battery up backwards, there would have been a rather large spark, to let you know of your error.
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