Hi NormK,

Well that sounds promising - keep that mower going.

I probably don't have the luxury of being able to wait for a chonda f they're not currently available. And then there is the question of whether or not they will fit under the bonnet without too many mods. Where did you find those - just on ebay? Would you be able to share a link?

I've just about got the motor removed. Just stuck on getting the pulley off the shaft now. I'll have to see if it will somehow just fit through the cutout in the frame plate and then remove it when the motor is lifted off. If that can't be done then I'll have a bit of a task ahead of me to slide the pulley off without having to remove the cutting deck. I've taken out the grub screw holding the key, and the bolt at the bottom of course, but it won't budge.....

Thanks again for your help. If you could zap me a link as to where you would go to buy a chonda, that would be much appreciated.