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    Craftsman Self Propelled mower wheels

    Well, there is definitely side play, but not as much as in the video. So the question is, WHAT IS TO MUCH PLAY? So as I said earlier, I'm not going to know what is worse between the two evils, and replacing the wheels without replacing the bearing would be costly if I in fact eat up another pair...
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    Craftsman Self Propelled mower wheels

    A very interesting video. I checked my lateral play in both drive pinion gears and they are what I would consider "ACCEPTABLE". But maybe between that minimal lateral play and the slight difference in the wheel hub offset of 1/8" is enough to cause the problem in my particular case. I suppose...
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    Craftsman Self Propelled mower wheels

    I would agree that would be the OBVIOUS conclusion, BUT, not knowing what the differences with the dimensions of the drive pinion are, I wanted to explore other possibilities. The reason why I'm saying this is because I noticed a lot of folks having the same problem and unless it's just a...
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    Craftsman Self Propelled mower wheels

    I recently bought a used Craftsman 917.376677 (917376677) The mower in like new shape. The owner told me he had replaced the two front wheels as part of his most recent maintenance routine. The problem is after getting it home and mowing with it for less than 10 minutes, the front wheels started...
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