G'day all,
Be careful in ordering there Mystyler - yes, the Powertorque pistons fit the earlier full crank 160's [but not vice versa], however, this link is actually to a 0.040"
oversize piston.
If your barrel has been rebored, the oversize will be stamped into the piston crown.
I have a few packets of OEM Victa 18" blades, but for mowers 1984 onward.
Are you sure it doesn't say 1974 onwards? - I don't know of any 1984 blade change. Judging by your photos, the regular blades you fit to 18in PT engined mowers will fit - they are just standard Victa blades
These are the correct blades for this machine:
https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/lawn-mo...lawn-mower-swing-back-blade-set-ca09306s Or the blade and bolt set is
https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/lawn-mo...s/victa-blade-bolt-set-cao9506s-900-056pWith the grease, doesn't it have to be some 'brass safe' stuff? I dont know about grease - I just use penrite hi temp bearing grease in everything from kingpins to trimmer gearboxes and chainsaw tip sprockets. If I come across something that may need special grease, I look into it and get the right one.
I might as well do this update here; the original grease Victa used, 'BP Energrease A0', was a 'semi-fluid' Non-EP grease with an NLGI rating of 0. This has a 'somewhat runny' consistency, so that it will flow freely into the nooks and crannies of the gearbox internals.
The appropriate Penrite replacement product is their 'Semi Fluid Grease', rated NLGI 00 - just slightly more on the 'runny' side. It's also safe to use with 'yellow metal' [i.e. the brasses and bronzes] gearbox components. And it's available in small quantities too - 450g cartridges or 500g bottles. Other manufacturers do make suitable greases, but only have them in minimum 2.5kg or 20kg pails.
HTB type greases are essentially 'non-flowing' and 'non-melting', and are
not suitable for this application. These properties are desirable in disc braked car hub bearings, but not here.
I have ripped apart several 15-20 year old gearboxes of trimmers which don't have grease points - have to manually 'split the gear case'. Bolens/troybilt 31cc Brush cutters if you are wondering.
The grease was so dry it was cracked - and all flicked into the crevices away from the gears. Repacked with HTB grease and much quieter
Yep; even the semi-fluid greases can 'go off' in this way in time - we here at ODK see this a lot in gearboxen like the Foote 35 F-N-R ones fitted to older Rover ride-on mowers.
"Sealed for life" - man I hate components like those, no matter the field.
Yer, the 'chuckaway society' thing - another detester here!
