OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions on Walk Behind Lawn Mower Frames Reel Lawn Mowers, Atco & Villiers etc. Help with Atco Clutch

Don't worry about the clutch, that is a separate issue for later, get the sprockets working first and as Paul says the sprocket should come up against a shoulder and be clear of the bearing. Hold a piece of string across the face of the lower sprocket and see what the alignment is like to the upper sprocket, I'm tipping the upper sprocket would be out further

some more pics,the shaft wont come through any more,there is previous damage on mounting plate,am starting to think maybe it is wrong clutch for this model

I'm assuming the last pic is the outside housing where the sprockets mount? What has been rubbing up against it, has the bearing done that? If this is the case there is an incorrect or missing distance piece, nothing should be touching that housing except the 2 bolts holding the bearing on. Assemble the parts on the shaft as it should go together without the housing and take another pic for us to look at. I don't think the problem is the clutch

here it is


you can see the sprocket is winding up hard against housing

The assembled picture is correct, what you have to achieve is the distance piece must be hard against the bearing and the sprocket hard against the other side of the bearing. Then you are able to tighten the sprocket to the shaft and it will rotate as designed. Then you have to work out what is binding up on the outer frame plate because something is binding up there. The assembled clutch shaft looks correct with the correct amount of thread showing through the sprocket

it's back together, cleaned primary clutch, replaced some bearing's that were missing, thought about what you said Norm about the distance piece, the only way was to turn the reel sprocket opposite to the pic,did the trick just need the nylon piece's that work the reel clutch will make some i guess. the binding damage was from the the guy i got it from,like me he tried a few way's but gave up,Norm,Jack,Paul,Greenpool,thank you...i will say these mower's are fast i am almost running to keep up.will post pic's soon cheer's

Glad to hear you got it sorted, was starting to think it might have beaten you

Just mowed the front,(fast)here's a couple of pic's cheer's

Looks a million dollars, good job. How often do you drive the Lincon?

Hello gml, Normand Contributors

Yep, it has come up a real treat!

A note for the record on the catcher decal you have chosen.
It says 'Manufactured by Atco (Aust.) Pty. ltd. That, of course,
is not the case with your machine. It was fully imported.

p.s. I love the Lincoln too. I bet it runs on the smell of an
oily refinery

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Jack

Well done, sticking with it and working in an orderly manner is the key.

i just couldn't resist the Aussie decal that's all.i have two lincoln's and yes i drive them all the time,they run premium too that hurt's the wallet but what the heck...now it's one of the victa imperial's turn for a clean up,thank's again fella's

Hi gml

Ooh... the top one is classically sensational!
I love the opera window. A time when Murica thought big and
drove even bigger.

This is a great tongue-in-cheek video on the Le Baron.
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i had a chuckle thank's Jack,

Hey mate that's looks awesome!!! Sorry I didn't respond to your requests for help . I have been busy and didn't check the web page for ages . The 23 in the B 23 means the cutting blade width is 23 inches . So your mower is an Atco Deluxe B 23 . You can check it by getting a tape measure and measuring the width of the mower . I can tell by looking at it it's bigger than mine ( my mower!) I have a B 14 . Well done - they cut really well and the clutch / drive set up is really good ( well I think so anyway !!!!

no it is a 14" across the cutting blade.the pic you sent earlier show's a much longer shaft with clutch than mine,but thank's any way greenpool

Yep,

I don't understand the modern Atco model numbers.
A 1970s Atco De Luxe 14" is a AUB23.

Yeah I don't get it either . I was told the number corresponds to the width of the blade , clearly that isn't correct . I am curious about the driveshaft on my mower now .

hi greenpool what is width of blade of the atco in the pic you posted ?

I just measured it , its about 17 and a half inches. I am embarrassed to admit I never measured it before . I just took it as correct !! GML do you know how to remove the coupler claw off the driveshaft ??

hi greenpool my coupler claw had two grub screw's i loosened then gently tapped the claw off hope this help's (had to remove clutch)

I undid the grub screws but the coupler claw isn't budging!!! It has a locking pin in it ( I forgot what they are calked ) but it's on super tight! I have removed the engine from the mower but the claw won't budge!!! Anyone got any ideas??

it is a key way,i put wd40 in grub screw holes let soak and with a hammer and piece of wood tapped claw back towards engine first then back the other way, it took some patience.good luck