{"id":924,"date":"2026-06-30T19:10:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T19:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wayofthewaifu.com\/?p=924"},"modified":"2026-06-30T19:10:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T19:10:03","slug":"fixing-the-lawnmower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wayofthewaifu.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/fixing-the-lawnmower\/","title":{"rendered":"Fixing the lawnmower."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s not exciting, but it’s how I spent my morning. This old Craftsman was given to me, probably over a decade ago, when it was already well worn out. But it’s still going – <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The steering drag link has been popping off, leaving me without the ability to steer. The problem is on the other side of this wheel-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s this part here – <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The problem area is under the short silver tube. There’s a metal ball which that black arm (the one that goes horizontally across the middle of the picture, and angles up at the right edge of the picture) snaps onto. The hole in the arm has enlarged, so the arm doesn’t stay fastened to the ball anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I found a YouTuber who fixed his with a split bushing, which is what the silver cylinder is. There’s a gap along one side of the bushing that lets it slip over ball (around the peg the ball is on). I couldn’t crimp the bushing down well enough to keep it from sliding off the end of the drag link, but the steering works until the bushing slips off. So I’m going to try putting a worm drive clamp on the end of the bushing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That might be enough to hold the bushing in place. It doesn’t immediately slide off, so maybe there’s not much force trying to push the bushing forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I replaced the air filter, and changed the spark plug – <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That red filter is rather doubtful looking. I stuck it on, but it leaked gas, so I put the old one back on. The old one looks dirty, but it still flows, so I’ll use it until I can find a better one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I believe the coil is dying, since the motor runs for a while, starts missing after about half an hour, and dies. Eventually it will start up and run well again. I found a comment that says a dying coil acts like that when it gets hot. The coil will work again when it cools back down. Sounds like my problem. So now I’ve got to find a coil that isn’t Chinese junk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s not exciting, but it’s how I spent my morning. This old Craftsman was given to me, probably over a decade ago, when it was already well worn out. But it’s still going – The steering drag link has been
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