Continuation of earlier this afternoon. (Had to go out for a while, but got back in time to do some more investigating)
Got the machine jacked up on stands, and climbing underneath, discovered the mower has a tiny disc brake, part of the gearbox/diff assy. Pulled it off, and found that someone had put the actuating cam on backwards. The disk pads (12 x 18 x ?? mm!!) are very worn, but could be adjusted to work, once the brake was assembled properly.
I'm hoping that when I get access to the manuals, I might be able to get some details on what size the main drive belt is supposed to be. The one on there is far too long, and the fact that it drives at all is a tribute to the "V" belt principle.
That's me for today.
Cheers
Maurie
