OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions on Engines Questions On Honda Engines GXV160 clutch

I had a Honda dropped off last night which has a clutch. The clutch is obviously slipping because the blades are not turning at engine revs. I did one of these before Christmas and somehow I was able to lock the clutch up so that it was turning the blades as a GXV 160 had done since they started using this motor. This mower has not done a lot of work as it look in as new condition. What I can't remember is what I did and I was wondering if anybody had successfully locked one of these clutches up somehow

Hi NormK,

I am not sure if these video's will help.

Thanks Bruce,
Easy enough to replace the clutch but there is a couple of hundred dollars in parts to do that and the customer just wants the clutch locked up. I did one a couple of years ago when I fitted a GXV160 clutch motor to an Ariens and that required me fitting a pulley for the drive as well as extending the shaft for the blade bar. I have forgotten how I made that work as well as the recen't one I locked up. These motors with the short shaft are a pain in the butt

Worked out how to weld it up and now it works as a GXV160 motor should work without all the bullshit honda stuck on them

Hi Norm, i did one a couple of weeks ago, it was easier to remove the clutch assembly and replace with a standard boss and blade carrier.

Hi BT,
my concern with doing it that way is the shaft is so short and then you have the step down in the shaft for the bearing By using the clutch parts it allows the shaft to be supported as it was intended to be and that way the blade carrier bolts up as it originally did