Guys, just reading on the label that the gearbox oil should be changed every 12 months? How do you do this and what type of oil should be added?
There is a socket head drain plug in a bottom corner of the gearbox - probably an Allen key hex socket.
Dunno about a fill plug though - the exploded drawing in the Service Manual doesn't show one; so have a look.
Victa says that 25mL is the correct quantity, but the Service Manual only gives a Victa part number for 'Victa Gearbox Oil'. However, I see that the sticker on the flap of your mower says to use quality SAE10 oil. This is most readily available through the motorcycle trade, as SAE10 Fork Oil.
Avoid any oils that claim to be 'EP' though, as common EP additives aren't friendly to 'yellow metal' parts, which are common in small worm gearboxes like that one.
The drive dosent seem to be working well, the mower dosent seem move at all when the drive lever is engaged with the flywheel rotated?
Well, it won't move far on one revolution of the flywheel! Keep in mind that full throttle governed speed is 3800-4000rpm, and this is the setting Victa recommends for catching.
Anyway, to take the simplest things first, is the drive belt turning the gearbox pulley as it should?
