Riding mower won't move, fix it for $1??? 

SAME!!!!

Same but mine a craftsman

Awesome job! So happy to hear that.

Good girl 👍

Me too! 65 year old female alone.

Glad I could help!

@@Teratoma-T I thought there was hole so I tried a Bobby pen but no luck now I gotta rewatch and listen to the part lol

Glad to have helped. That's what it's all about!

Happy to help! I love saving money through diy.... very satisfying

@@Supertrucker1962 glad this helped

@@Teratoma-T will tackle it tomorrow.

Thanks! Glad to have helped

Glad to help!

Glad to help

I'm in the same situation with the fuel tank in the way. I bought a new mower because of it. Still hoping to fix old reliable for a back up or sale

Glad I could be of help, and thanks for adding the size that worked for you.

That's the whole reason I made it, hoping to help someone else one day! Glad it helped!

You're very welcome!

There wasn't any room on this, but totally agree

Did it work?

Yeah, but they saved $8/unit! And still managed to pass none of those cost savings to you 😉

Happy to help!

You're very welcome!!

In my case, there is no room for an additional washer. I did apply some water resistant super glue after the clip came loose again months later. No problems since.

And thank you! I appreciate it very much

SSMowry Thank you for the feedback.....I just got a 3-4 year old Ariens 46” w/hydrostatic x-mission (yes, yes,I know....who buys a ride-on mower in February....?...in Eastern Canada...?. Me...Couldn’t pass it up). Anyway I was looking up information on them and came across your video....very informative...and it gave me a bit of knowledge just in case something like that happens to mine. Thanks again....Mac

It takes some effort if sized right. Push open end of clip onto stud. Use a flat side of pliers, or similar to take the impact rather than your thumb. If very high effort, you're not in the channel cut for the clip, it's twisting, or it's the wrong size

Did that repair hold up?

Mine popped right off 🤦🏻‍♂️

Thank you!

Dude! That’s what it was, took me 5min to get to it and see that it was the linkage, you just saved me hours of searching. Hope I bump into you someday so I can buy you a beer! Ok now I’m off to find to find a C-clip, thanks again to take the time to take this video and post it for the rest of us.

@@cjpere11 you're very welcome sir!

You're very welcome

Thanks for sharing. And yes, most Ariens products I have seen have Husqvarna stamped all over them. Essentially one in the same

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Aaaaand that’s what it the problem is. Hell I’m 51 and never dealt with this problem before. Thanks for sparing me from the exploratory surgery

My comp release finally blew up and I had to sell it rather than repair. Definitely could have handled it but had major health issues come up so.... On to the next mower this spring hopefully

Awesome!!

Agreed. And their quality has tanked. Unfortunately my mother bought one a few years back living out of state and has paid the dealer thousands to maintain it. And it still has random issues. No Deere for me. The Husqvarna and Aierens (at least my model) are built on the same assembly line in SC. Most of the parts on this are stamped with the Husq name actually. Was much cheaper and I've had Zero major issues with it in 5+ years.

Couldn't agree more. Funny how a simple old school cotter pin would have held up much better, but that would've cost 2 cents more per mower to build. Thankfully the e-clip I installed and put a dab of adhesive on top of held up for several years until last year The Briggs Intek finally gave up on me. Same type of thing, crap design (thanks EPA and Govt. Emissions regs) on the compression relief cam. Overall the mower gave me a solid 8yrs with no issues. Changed the blades, belt, this clip, and that's about it. I was ready for the motor rebuild but a nearly fatal battle with cancer ruined that for me, had to settle and sell the otherwise still pretty darn good mower.

Glad I could help!

Exactly

Thanks! Simple fix. Long story, the clip vibrated off once more a couple weeks after this. Nothing a small dab of epoxy couldn't handle

Glad to hear it!!

Should be a return spring below the accel/ reverse pedal. The plastic cover (unless warped) should have several mm clearance

@@Teratoma-T Turned out to be debris under the CVT pully and the variator pulley (and everywhere else) Rethinking using it to mulch leaves in the fall. Thanks!

It's probably something very similar

Happy to help

Spring only provides resistance, returning to stationary pedal position the spring should not be under load / tension. Her spring could have broke but that would prevent pedal returning to neutral, not inability to move

Bear in mind, there is a plastic cover over the post here. My cover was ultimately broken/cut to gain quick access. Hers may be hidden, hence there is a rod but don't see what it would hook on to

@@Teratoma-T erm ~ where does the other end attach to? Could one grasp it to see if it moves/rattles around? Thanks SS. She's an energizer bunny with at least an acre. It's driving her cwazy with her mower down, with this surprise awesome Nov. weather. ~ I'm no mower mechanic. Decks off/on and a couple seat switch bypasses is about it. (-: ~~ Oct. 2020 I got a new Simp. Regent I didn't really need, after just wanting a beater rider for leaves near every day to chop up. (oops) ~ Last spring on FaceB Simplicity page, along comes some guy near me with a Very nicely cared for '87 5212.5H for 500.00. ~ I used to have a geared 5212.5 eons ago and it was a li'l tank of a mower. I just had to have it. lol, oops #2, now I have two riders. Gotta luv them hoods/design on '87 era Simps. ay? What sooks is hydro tranny's on 23hp mowers. I hear recommended limit is 400lbs. Heck, my '47 Ford 2N is 22hp. ~ My '89? geared 5212.5 often pulled a full sized trailer(5x8 and loaded) often with no problem/issues. I asked a guy in the biz that knew more than I of how do I know when I've too much weight?; he said when the tires spin. lol, hayride time!

oh yeah...we've a Fam owned hobby farm central Wi as well. (gramps purchased in 1950 for his wife's health vs Chicago) I replaced that 5212.5 up there with a dandy new Husky 24/54". Tight parking in the shed...crikey! I couldn't find a good spot to lift either end for a sideway lift/and move, without bending or breaking something..as it felt to me. How sad. ~ At least the new Regent(although not what Simp was years back) has a solid-esque front bumper, and rear more solid. blah blah blah Happy Thanksgiving to you 'n yourn. Keep yer powder dry SS.

Good question. I have absolutely no insight to that as I stay as far away from mechanics as possible. However, as a former Auto tech, I can say that your first scenario is the most likely.

You're very welcome!

Sorry for such a late response, been a hell of a year for me. I'm not totally sure on that one. Something could be binding, trans not fully disengaging, bad bearings, etc...

That's common. The two ears at eash end and one in middle give it similar appearance to letter E. That's why

Thank you!

If the linkage and mechanism up top is indeed moving, you may need to tear into transaxle, although I haven't been inside of it I'm sure there's a couple of connections inside

You may even have a belt broken or off, the drive belt is fairly accessible, start there

I was able to get a couple of different flat washers and circle clips and I found one that did the job. Thanks so much for posting this video. It saved us a ton of $

No, this issue causes total loss of movement

Mine finally bit the dust after 8 faithful years. I think it had plenty more but a compression release lobe on the cam or crank shaft broke and the motor became a no crank, compression locked

Pry at it with a flat head screwdriver or pliers

Unless you're saying the post snapped off. In that case, I am not sure. I'd refer to a lawn / garden tractor parts site with your model. Likely isn't a single part for purchase, rather may be part of transmission assembly and not have unique part number

Make sure the belt is still there and or not slipping tremendously. When wet, my belt takes a few sec to really engage

@@Teratoma-T thanks ill jack it up tomorrow and check

Hydrostatic mowers are a different ballgame, I haven't torn into one personally as I don't own one, but they are totally different design so not likely

All gas engines, whether a car or lawn mower, need 3 things to run: Spark, Fuel, Air. Your battery and starter will not get you anywhere without spark. Check your plug and wire (wire should be seated firmly on spark plug, check for corrosion. Replace spark plug. Fuel.... How long did it sit? Did you drain gas or winterize it? The fuel could be deteriorated or have enough moisture in it that it will not ignite. Check those two first. Are you putting throttle in choke position when starting? A clogged fuel filter could be preventing enough fuel being sent to engine. This takes 5 min to replace and is cheap. Start with the basics.

@@Teratoma-T lol I read this over and over again. Eventually drained the gas and put new fuel in it and got it to start. Thank you

@@maninosaphangthong8668 great! FYI.... Gas loses potency, aka octane in storage. It's complicated, but think of it this way, the longer it sits, the less it wants to ignite. My rule of thumb, don't keep gas more than a month.

Clean the carburetor after it sit up for a minute.. especially if it get rained on

@@Teratoma-T thanks for the tip. I kept gas in it through out the winter. I didn't winterize it but never had an issue til now and I knew it was something so small and didnt want to pay $300 for a repair man to tell me what I already knew. Lol but I was able to get it started thank GOD. I take so much pride in my lawn lol thank you

Worse is the cam lobe for compression release. Mine finally went boom and no release = no starting engine

This is belt driven CVT, but yes I agree