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timmac
08-09-2009, 12:35 AM
Sometimes when i engage my blades they do not engage immediately when i pull up the knob. i do here a ssssssssssss where the clutch engages and then they will engage sometimes 3-5 seconds later. what could this be?
mowerconsultant
08-10-2009, 10:14 AM
Sometimes when i engage my blades they do not engage immediately when i pull up the knob. i do here a ssssssssssss where the clutch engages and then they will engage sometimes 3-5 seconds later. what could this be?
What clutch do you have? newer unit or older?
Its your clutch in need of adjustment to the plates, problem is that the Warner clutch isn't serviceable, the older Ogura one is adjustable.
Pj
timmac
08-10-2009, 10:46 PM
it's the 05 non xr7 27/60, super z.
mowerconsultant
08-11-2009, 10:50 PM
it's the 05 non xr7 27/60, super z.
Ok, you have the Warner clutch, it is not adjustable unfortunately, I would have it checked out and possibly replaced before it fails on the job.
Pj
timmac
08-16-2009, 09:32 PM
could this make the engine rpm's lower if it is a clutch problem. i have also been having a problem with the rpm's.
Ok, you have the Warner clutch, it is not adjustable unfortunately, I would have it checked out and possibly replaced before it fails on the job.
Pj My clutch has been replaced, along with the pigtails several times. Mine is the 2006 Super Z. Now it's doing the same thing as his. I have to shut the engine off turn on the key pull the button up to engage the blades and if it doesn't engage wiggle the plug going into the clutch until it clicks. Then get back on the mower and try it again after restarting the engine etc.... I have a spare pigtail I carry with me but every year at least one pigtail gets changed. The clutch was new this yr and the pigtail have less than 300 hrs probably on them. A real pain.
mowerconsultant
08-17-2009, 12:04 PM
could this make the engine rpm's lower if it is a clutch problem. i have also been having a problem with the rpm's.
It shouldn't affect engine RPM's unless the bearings are starting to go and lock up.
Pj
mowerconsultant
08-17-2009, 12:06 PM
My clutch has been replaced, along with the pigtails several times. Mine is the 2006 Super Z. Now it's doing the same thing as his. I have to shut the engine off turn on the key pull the button up to engage the blades and if it doesn't engage wiggle the plug going into the clutch until it clicks. Then get back on the mower and try it again after restarting the engine etc.... I have a spare pigtail I carry with me but every year at least one pigtail gets changed. The clutch was new this yr and the pigtail have less than 300 hrs probably on them. A real pain.
Do you have the latest clutch anchor? and are you routing the pigtail wire assemble correctly? we have made changes in those areas and once they are done I havent heard of many problems.
Pj
Do you have the latest clutch anchor? and are you routing the pigtail wire assemble correctly? we have made changes in those areas and once they are done I havent heard of many problems.
Pj
I don't know anything about a new anchor for the clutch. But mine is the one that the engine deck plate broke and so they beefed it all up last fall. Don't know what they did with the mount etc it was all under warranty.
The pigtails are the main problem, the heat from the clutch causes the pigtail to short out right where it attaches to the clutch. I run the pigtail the way it came from the factory. The only issue is where it plugs in there is a slight bend in the wire and it cracks from the heat.
timmac
08-17-2009, 10:43 PM
just dropped it off at the dealer. he is going to check it out tomorrow for me. i hope it is a quick fix. i'll keep you updated. my dealer is cirrus, in white house, tn.
timmac
08-20-2009, 10:30 PM
it was my clutch and 2 bearings in my deck pulleys were bad. cost 405 for the fix. they said they checked the rpm's but they still seem a little low to me.
electronics2667
08-21-2009, 04:30 PM
it's the 05 non xr7 27/60, super z.
I have a 05 XR7 Super Z. I had to replace my clutch after about 8 times replacing the pigtail, but runs like a brand new one so far.
mowerconsultant
08-24-2009, 10:19 AM
it was my clutch and 2 bearings in my deck pulleys were bad. cost 405 for the fix. they said they checked the rpm's but they still seem a little low to me.
Did they tell you the RPM readings?
timmac
08-24-2009, 11:51 PM
they did not tell me the readings? do you think they have them somewhere. i sure dont want to take it in again now that its not in warranty. can't afford to after the 405 but i really don't think the rpm's were checked.
mowerconsultant
08-25-2009, 03:00 PM
they did not tell me the readings? do you think they have them somewhere. i sure dont want to take it in again now that its not in warranty. can't afford to after the 405 but i really don't think the rpm's were checked.
They may have wrote them down, I dont know.
If they checked it and it was at the 3600 to 3750 range I am sure your fine, otherwise they would have told you I am sure.
Pj
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