118. removing the left fender and chaincase 

Thanks Jim for all of your videos, you have saved me a ton on snapper repairs.

Thank you for posting all your work. I received one free from Craigslist. Already running. Since it’s awhile before Spring. I’ll be doing a restore/upgrading to mine. It’s a 6.5 HP. You’ve helped so much thanks again.

Thanks Jim for helping me find answers on how to repair rear differential. I have a Snapper Comet 30 Inch cut since 1975. Bought it new and it has been the best mower I have ever had. Had many other mowers but it is the best. When you showed how to make it commercial with the extra gears was a surprise to me. Thanks again.

Thanks for your efforts.i own two snappers.lovecthem both like we say in vintage radio gear keep them glowing or in this case keep then mowing thanks sgain

Excellent video! I've always wondered how to take the rear end apart on a Snapper. You make it look so easy and explained how every part works. I think I'm going to attempt this myself instead of having someone else figure out why the rear end is locked up on my 79 model. Luckily I have two rear ends I can scavenge parts from to fix this one. Yeah $1.70 for the roller but $10.00 to have it shipped!! LOL!

Another friggin awesome video!

My 2003 Snapper lawn tractor has a grinding noise. I just serviced it. Greases all of the fitting. Did not change the bearings because they looked good. I had to add shims because of the excessive play in the wheels. I changed the grease in the transmission & replaced the gaskets. Your video's are great thanks for your hard work.

As always Jim. You have the best videos 👍🏼

Keep up the good work, helps me out a lot, here in NC.

Wonderful, accurate and informative. Thank you...............

I like your videos

Great video Jim.

Great video Jim, thanks. Looking forward to the opening ceremony on the chain case and the 00 reveal. Keep them coming

You are the man i love snapper

Working on a series 3 circa 1988. I wish I could send you a photo of what my left fender bushing looks like. The hole is oblong. Don't need a gauge to see what needs to be done. There was no grease there when I took it apart, just metal shavings in the dust cap.

Thanks Jim, I'll have to come back to this video when I have a little more time. Right now I'm waiting for a new starter in the mail to put on my new/old Briggs 17 hp Twin ii that I'm installing on our Snapper RER...Got a few things to do before starting it for the first time, new battery, new plugs and new air filter...Then if it starts and runs ok I'm gonna change the oil ! Wish me luck

by w3atching this vid i was able to replace both trans-axle shaft boots on my 1990s-era RER mower out here,. awesome!! i ordered all new trans-axle shaft boots and all new seals etc. for the front hubs etc., from jacks small engines.com... thanks!!

How to stand up a snapper re110 28 inch to work on bottom of mower

Wish I had found this channel earlier. Great educational content. I have a Snapper Hi Vac 28" with the B&S 11.5 HP. , circa 2007 or so and it has been as reliable a a claw hammer. I regularly grease and lube all zerks and linkages I can find, but missed the one hub opposite the transmission side. Luckily, the bushing was still good. Not so much on the chain drive side. Wobbles a bit and has significant axial end play. Pulled the grease cover cup off wheel and the material inside looked more like tar than grease. So much for preventive maintenence. After the spindle stopped turning and thinking I just needed a belt, I found your "Buying a used Snapper" video and then started in on the rest of the video catalog. Found some play in the axle bearing on the drive side and go on to find that that bearing is no longer available. Since these things have been in production since the down of time, is there an aftermarket part or DIY solution to be found? List of parts I plan to replace is the spindle belt, friction drive, clutch assy, axle boots, and the unavailable drive side bearing, lip seal and whatever else looks sketchy. Spindle is good. Am I missing anything obvious to the professional? Thanks.

Jim, Can you please indicate the type of oil used for each of the cases and quantity needed to fill on a rebuild. And, for maintenance, how do you check if the case has enough oil or when you need to add. Thanks

Hi this is Brian which one of Jim's videos shows you how to replace the lip seal on the left rear axle wheel hub area elliptical that covers up the shaft and the brass bushing that is lubricated by the grease or the oil that's inside the reduction gearbox

My Snapper SR1028 did not come with snapper gear oil in the chain or differential. Instead, they have some form of grease when I checked.

hi jim! want too know how much gear oil goes in the left side chain case and in the drivetrain or rear end?

Hi Jim, Your videos are great! The question that I have is how do I remove the lock collar from the axel so that I can slide the left fender off?

My differential is leaking all the oil out of the right wheel bearing. I need to replace that bushing and seal; do you have a video on that?

Do you need the Series 15 Parts Manual for a rear engine 14/33 Snapper?

Hi Jim - This video won't play... I get the error message: "Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available." Then something else about HTML 5 video. All your other videos still play fine. Did you shoot or re-encode this one using a different video CODEC or format? I'm running the current version of Firefox and Adobe Flash on a PC built around a six-core CPU, high-end video display card with plenty of fast DDR3 RAM; there should be no bottlenecks here...

I'm trying to order a axle for my riding lawnmower it's a snapper

Jim. What year is model 300878 8 hp 30 inch

I have a 1984 Snapper LT11 that i put a new brake band on and I put an ohv harbor freight engine on it and it mows great but my rear wheel bearings are shot and i can't mow until i fix it.. It is a disc drive like this and looks very similar. Are all these disc drive Snappers the same when it comes to the transmission, axle, wheel bearings etc? Mine is not the typical rear engine rider, How similar is mine to a rear engine rider? Also I have access to a machine shop and I have mechanical skills, can I just make my own wheel bushings for the rear? Or are they actually a ball bearing? My Manual shows part #7018822yp for the bushing/ bearing whichever it is, but it looks like they are a discontinued part and are $40 a piece online from the few places Ive found it.. I just cant seem to find any information and discussion on the topic, other than the fact that they are great mowers..I was under the impression that anything Snapper esp parts that fail/wear like bearings would be easy to find anywhere because its Snapper and they seem to be simple but parts seem to be a little rare when i search for them.. This is my first Snapper and any input would be appreciated..

Hi my name is Brian and this message is for Jim 4 anyone that's done this operation before I have to change the lip seal on the differential side I didn't realize it was called I thought it was the reduction gearbox but they're saying it's the differential and I'm looking at the picture and that is the side that I'm having the oil leaking from I believe the rubber the miniature rubber boot and it is slinging oil and grease inner diameter of the rim for the left rear tire and wheel and when you take the hubcap off or the dust cover cap off of the rear left wheel you could see that it looks like there's motor oil coated over that whole thing so oil is leaking out somehow and I'm assuming it's the lip seal I'm hoping the bearing is not bad the only reason I even looked is because I was operating the machine and I heard a whining sound I guess a growling sound or a groaning sound but I did not hear any sort of grinding sound did not sound like yours grinding but it possibly did sound like a chain that was turning and gears that were turning and they didn't have enough lubrication all of my lube has leaked out somehow I'm not sure how much leaked out I'm going to have to take those rubber plugs out and stick my finger in there if I feel a depth of a certain amount of liquid then I know I'm not empty but I haven't done that part yet my disabled veteran and I have use of my fingers and my hands more or less I just have difficulty balance in myself and standing up that's why it's so important that I have my lawn mower operational I only cut about 6,000 sq ft of grass and I know that my 33-in Hi Vac is overkill but it gets the job done and makes it easy for me to do stuff outside and be active if someone could please contact me at their earliest convenience hopefully Jim my telephone number is 240-794-8115 I never screen my calls it could say scam call and I'll pick up the phone it could say block call and I'll still pick up the phone or you can contact me at my personal email address jntspecopsgrp1@gmail.com I'm available Monday through Sunday 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. before I have to take my medication which makes me tired and sleepy but I'm assuming Jim probably going to contact me between Monday and Friday which is fine but anybody else contacting me is fine too I really need to know how you change this lip seal how much do I have to really take apart I'm hoping it's just a question of getting someone to lift up the unit for me and set it on its butt and then remove the rear wheel and then change the boot I'm hoping that I do not have to disassemble the fender and the differential box or differential cover housing somebody please give me a hand with this and tell me how it's done because I live on a fixed income from my military disability and the two mechanic shops that do small engine repair meaning lawn mowers they want a ridiculous amount of money it's like they see dollar signs when they see someone like me they're just trying to take advantage so again I appreciate anybody's help if you want to video chat or want me to video chat with you so that I can show you a visual inspection of the unit so that you can get a better idea and make sure that we are doing the right procedure for the problem that I'm having that's fine with me too