Attachment 80510Finally got back to the 1811. Put the rear back together and back in yesterday. Everything went nice and boring (which is a good thing!). One of the more aggravating things to me is getting the 6 mounting bolts back in the rear, after you get a couple started its not that bad. The other thing that can be a little aggravating is hooking up the pedal return spring. I left the lock nut off the front bace bolt that doubles as a place to hook the spring. Hooked the spring on the pin at the front, ran a loop of electric fence wire over the other end of the spring and out the back of the Cadet to a big screwdriver. This one was light enough I could pull it with one hand and slip it into place with a different screwdriver. Dad taught me this trick for springs many years back, you just have to sometimes use several loops of wire depending on the strength and always be prepared for something to break or slip off--in other words stay out of the line of fire!
I did find the bushings on the shaft that actuates the brakes are gummy. Appears to be a welded assy. I'm going to drop the 4 bolts so I can slide the bushing down the shaft and polish things up a bit so the pedal will return on its own. It appears it may have been dragging a little on the brakes, some uneven wear on the pads. I pulled the calipers apart and cleaned everything up including sanding the pads to bust any glaze. I wire brushed the brake discs before putting them back in the rear end.