I fitted a washer to one of the bedknife bolts, BUT, it makes the nut stick out about 2mm too far and it hits the chain. So had to remove it. Just something to check on your assembly as it's hidden behind there.

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Brand new 3.5hp Briggs and Stratton engine!! Wooooohooooo!! Took a bit of massaging to get the 4 bolt holes to line up. Easy to fit the clutch first and slide the whole thing on to the clutch drive shaft.

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Then to fit the new clutch cable. What a pain in the backside! I was lacking some cable length at the start and I had wongly assumed that because my mower was a bit old, that I should be using the other clutch cable mount hold on the handlebar clutch lever. But you can't fit the retaining shaft in the handle, so I made some room with a grinder!

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BUT..after all that farting around, that was totally unecessary and WRONG. The correct hole was the original one on the handle.

Back to my original question in my first post regarding the drum clutch bolt adjustment......with the clutch cable fitted, I tightened the bolt just to the point of grabbing and backed it off a smidge. It's a nyloc not so will hold the adjustment.

The lever has excellent response.....not loose and rattly.

All done.....ready for a trial!