fixerupper
Well-known Member
We have this B that's had a belly mower under it since 1975. The clutch has always been grabby in reverse, but is fine in forward gears. Maybe ten years ago I split it and looked the clutch over, it looked good but I replaced the disk anyway, but I don't think I replaced the pressure plate. After I got it together it was still grabby in reverse only. Then I found both final drives were slightly loose from the axle, so I tightened them. It helped a little but not totally. This afternoon I fired it up after it's long winter's sleep and it was terribly grabby in reverse only. There is no way to feather the clutch in reverse to stop the grabbing no matter where the throttle is. After using it a bit to get the rust off the flywheel it was still grabbing. Is this the nature of the beast or is something going on in the pressure plate or is something else worn or what? The way it grabs it can't be good for the tranny. Jim