Reply To: 1970 9.5hp tiller friction adj. free spins :-(

[frankr]

Hm-m-m-m- got me to thinking. Without much result, I’m afraid. But I’ve replaced a multitude of those friction pads without tearing anything apart. But so long ago. About all I can say is the threads consist of a square nut sitting in a square pocket. Missing washers or friction pads allow the nut to be lifted out of the pocket and spin. Somehow, you need to get the assembly pushed down even a little bit to catch the nut into the pocket. I can’t remember ever not being able to do it. But my forgetter works too well sometimes. I’d hate to see you go to such extreme measures as to tear it all apart. As extreme a it sounds, how about cutting the slotted arc piece in half and sliding it out of the screw-spring-nut assy? Needless to say, it would require a replacement part, but still better than a major tear-down. Just thinking out loud here, sorry.