Sears 2015 mowerNOISE

MurrayE · Aug 2, 2019

Hi, I have a 2015 , Craftsman 20 HP ride on mower,
my problem is there is a noise like a belt is squeeking,
have placed belt dressing on the belts, that did not
eliminate the noise, then thought the noise might be
coming from the front end. My question how many grease
fittings are there on these mower's? Thanks, Murray

T.R.K. · Aug 3, 2019

No picture and you did not describe the mower. Craftsman doesn't tell us much.

Most Craftsman mowers made by Husqvarna had grease fittings in the spindles-each end of the front axle and inside the wheels, and almost all of them had a grease fitting in the top of each spindle.

The last ones were made by MTD. Most (but not all) of them have a grease fitting on the spindle at each end of the axle and the inside bearing on each wheel. Those bearings are all plastic, if it was run long without grease, the hole closes off and they won't take grease.
The spindles have sealed bearings.

If you think the squeaking is in the belt drive to the deck, take the belt off and spin all the spindles and idler pulleys. if any rattle or roar, or growl when spun, their bearing(s) are dry and need to be replaced.

jeffcat · Aug 3, 2019

One crazy little thing I found. My big Husqvarna when you push the petal down there is a locking bar to hold it. That little bar could use a dab of grease. It was squeeking like crazy from vibrations. The other sqweeks were comming from the hood pivots. Tip the hood forward and give them a dab of grease. Crazy as it sounds. The front axle has a big plastic bushing in it. I replaced it with a bronze one and installed a grease fitting. Removed all of the slop in the steering too. You need to give us some very specific ideas to find sqweeks. Your hearing is not sharp enough anymore get a kid to help you locate it. Sounds can also telegraph. Sqweek is here and the sound comes from over there.

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