Re: Frustrating little Cub

[Tubs]

quote Mike Stroz:

Is there any way to replace the crank seals once they go bad? I looked more closely at mine and figured that’s definitely the culprit

The oil is the seal.
Its pretty common with these.
The oil back when wasn’t what it is today
so they were wore out pretty quickly. If it
wont run using extra oil I would think the
bushings could be partially reamed out,
new pressed in with some adhesive, and then
line bored out to factory specs BUT it would
be expensive (unless you know somebody)
and they need to know what they are doing.
If they aren’t in alignment it will be in a bind.
More often they get cleaned up real well and
find a wall to hang on. There tons of people
out there looking for parts if your not into
that.

A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.