OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions On Ride On Mowers Questions On Cox Ride On Mower Frames Mower is making strange noise,diff problem?

Hi guys, I bought a Stockman,25K96,0774 13 hp Honda a few weeks ago,It hadn't run in many years I gathered. I'm just running the spanners over it and will use it this wet season as the push has turned into a 2 day affair now.Changed the engine oil and it fired up and is running well,took it for a run up the driveway where upon it shuddered and clunked every now and then,I thought it may have been the drive chain rusted or the tensioner as something was grabbing and releasing, today I took that wheel off,chain doesn't have any tight spots so I'm thinking something in the diff is off,maybe no lube is present.So thought I'd ask here before opening that up.There's a valve release? which comes out through the rim,which I'm thinking may release oil as i can't see any plugs for topping up oil or draining it.Nothing came out.So is this a straight forward job?Any special tools needed.Hours on gauge is 537 and lights and the rest of the mower looks to be quite ok.
regards
Colin

Hi Colin, long time no hear, don't know anything about your Stockman tranny but I do know a bit about the old Enfields

Hello there Norm,well well the circles have turned,it took me a minute to think who could this be,then it came back and i remember you and Ant got into the mowers..I've just gone through the parts book and it looks like this pin on the end of the axle is a diff lock so will have a look in the morning.Hey the old enfields are out of favor these days,mine are all parked up.

Hi Colin,
Yep I haven't ridden my old Interceptor for probably 5 years now, Got home from a meeting one night and it took me a long time to be able to get off it. I figured then it was probably a good idea for me to stop riding
And yes I am still fixing Ants mowers as he still has little knowledge of anything mechanical. If you remember he started the Club all those years ago because he wanted somebody to fix his Enfield. Haven't fixed any of his bikes lately, but he always has a mower here needing repairs