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    jim200 Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
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    Mar 28, 2010, 03:12 PM
    Mower will nopt disengage on a Sears 16hp rider with 42
    I have aSears rider with 42" cut and the mower will not disengage. It is a mower with a lever that you push up and lock in place to engage the mower. There is a cable on the lever with a spring on the end of it that is hooked to the mower deck. When I pull on it, the mower disengages. Is it possible the cable/spring assembly needs replacing?
    Mower is about 8 years old and is used extensively. Any help would be appreciated.
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    Mar 28, 2010, 04:29 PM

    Sounds the pulleys are stuck
    Remove the deck and clean it off and see if the pulley moves back and forth that the cable hooks to.
    Luck
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