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I know this is a little later than usual but it’s been a very busy summer. Everything was going super until about last week… But anyway, here’s what new.

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I couldn’t remember what was wrong with this Craftsman LTV/10 lawn tractor, so I figured I would see if I could get it to start, but quickly found out it’s 10HP Briggs & Stratton engine had no compression. Just listen to it! I don’t need a gauge to tell me it has no compression when it sounds like that! It was about then I remembered where it came from. We bought it for $35 at a swap meet a few years ago, drove it about 150 feet, and it abrubtly died. The motor is fixed now, it ended up being a burnt valve.

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In these two videos Dave and Lynol rebuild a Tecumseh Peerless 5-speed manual transaxle model 930-054A out of a 1996 AYP built Weed Eater. This transaxle is very widely used on lawn tractors in 3, 4, 5, & 6 speed configurations dating back to the early 1980’s. You’ll find these on brands from Murray to Craftsman to Husqvarna, just to name a few. It is also very similar to some transaxles made by Foote and Spicer (Dana). These videos are a general overview on how to take them apart and a look at what’s inside. Don’t let these things intimidate you; there not that complicated. If you are good at tinkering and are mechanically minded, you can probably fix your transaxle too!
Here’s a link to a exploded diagram and parts list for this particular transaxle so you can see what exactly is inside: http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/retrieveModelAction!retrieveModelDetails.action?modelNumber=930-054A&productCategoryId=1510000&brandId=0796&method:retrieveModelDetails=x

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