Honda IZZY wont self propel

[miketurner201]

Hi,
I have a Honda IZZY self propelled lawnmower which propells when I grip the two levers and walk with it
but it stopped self propelling and I have to push it around, I cannot find a cable, does anyone know how
I can fix it

[mickk]

Is the drive belt still attached or has it become slack?

[TheD]

mickk said:

Is the drive belt still attached or has it become slack?

This.


Sometimes the grass gets so thick it acts like a wedge and allows the belt to slip off.

[SwanJack]

I had this last w'end. There is a belt that goes around the shaft of the cutting blade and around a black plastic, grooved wheel that sits below the rear axle, close to one of the rear wheels. Above the plastic wheel there is a black plastic box. Once you have access to the underneath of the mower, put the belt back on the cutting blade shaft. Then pull the whole wheel-box assembly towards you, which will give you enough room and 'slack' to put the belt around the pastic grooved wheel. The whole assembly is spring mounted so will move back in place when you let if go, taking up the slack in the belt. Be careful how you get at the underneath of the mower though, as turning it upside down will cause oil to spread into the air intake, causing an oily filter which will need rpelacing and lots of oil will be burnt when you start it up, as I found out.

Edited by SwanJack on Friday 11th June 10:00

[netherfield]

SwanJack said:

I had this last w'end. There is a belt that goes around the shaft of the cutting blade and around a black plastic, grooved wheel that sits below the rear axle, close to one of the rear wheels. Above the plastic wheel there is a black plastic box. Once you have access to the underneath of the mower, put the belt back on the cutting blade shaft. Then pull the whole wheel-box assembly towards you, which will give you enough room and 'slack' to put the belt around the pastic grooved wheel. The whole assembly is spring mounted so will move back in place when you let if go, taking up the slack in the belt. Be careful how you get at the underneath of the mower though, as turning it upside down will cause oil to spread into the air intake, causing an oily filter which will need rpelacing and lots of oil will be burnt when you start it up, as I found out.

Edited by SwanJack on Friday 11th June 10:00

Turn a Honda on the oil filler side,not the carb side.

Edited by netherfield on Friday 11th June 10:42

Edited by netherfield on Friday 11th June 14:52

[SwanJack]

netherfield said:

SwanJack said:

I had this last w'end. There is a belt that goes around the shaft of the cutting blade and around a black plastic, grooved wheel that sits below the rear axle, close to one of the rear wheels. Above the plastic wheel there is a black plastic box. Once you have access to the underneath of the mower, put the belt back on the cutting blade shaft. Then pull the whole wheel-box assembly towards you, which will give you enough room and 'slack' to put the belt around the pastic grooved wheel. The whole assembly is spring mounted so will move back in place when you let if go, taking up the slack in the belt. Be careful how you get at the underneath of the mower though, as turning it upside down will cause oil to spread into the air intake, causing an oily filter which will need rpelacing and lots of oil will be burnt when you start it up, as I found out.

Edited by SwanJack on Friday 11th June 10:00

Turn a Honda on the oil filler side,not the carb side, RTFM

Edited by netherfield on Friday 11th June 10:42

Didn't have a manual, but thanks.

[Piersman2]

Mine lost it's 'drive' after the OH's mother had mown my lawn last year, I spent the rest of the summer cursing her as I pushed it round assuming she must have snapped the belt or stretched the wire somehow.

Start of this year I had the blade sharpened and checked why it wasn't driving whilst fitting the blade back on.

The small drivebelt had just dropped off one of it's pullies. Took about 3 secs to re-position it. Sorted.

[netherfield]

Apologies Swanjack,bad day at the office,because someone didn't RTFM and screwed my weekend up.

Turning on the oil filler side is also the way to drain the oil.

Edited by netherfield on Friday 11th June 14:57