Riding lawn mower is making extremely loud clanking sound?

I've pulled the blade off and restarted it again but it still makes the sound. The sound is coming from inside the engine and it happend right after I ran over a few sticks..did i bend the shaft? Is that easy to repair?

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4 Responses to “Riding lawn mower is making extremely loud clanking sound?”
  1. Louise says:
    May 23, 2009 at 7:48 pm

    If there's nothing visible from the outside, any stick fiber/pieces jambed around the shaft or other moving part(s), you'll have to tear it down and go inside. If it is the shaft, I don't think you can straighten it out.
    If you have a schematic/break down of the engine and you feel handy about making your own repairs, you'll save in the labor department.

  2. William B says:
    May 23, 2009 at 7:48 pm

    if the shaft is bent No
    blade is hitting the cover

  3. HerDevil says:
    May 23, 2009 at 7:48 pm

    I don't think a few sticks would bend the shaft unless they were big ones. if you still have the clanking after you removed the blade sure sound it is time for an overhaul of the engine or a new one

  4. renpen says:
    May 23, 2009 at 7:48 pm

    I would pull the cowling off the engine and the nut from the flywheel and see if the key is sheared. It could be the flywheel hitting something. You don't usually bend the crankshaft on a riding mower because it it coupled to the engine with a belt.


 
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