STUCK STARER 8N

Took your advice and loosened off the starter--shook till I could shake no more. Still stuck.
Proceeded to work more on the start and have it ready to remove. I can now see the ring gear and it is not moving when rocking it in forth.
Remove the plugs and added generous amounts of WD40 (tractor has not run since the last snow fall).
Towed it in fourth, but tires only skidded on the grass.
Is there something that I have overlooked, or did the engine seize over the summer????

Thanks again for all your input.

Herbie

Lots of times it is a bad flywheel ring gear that has caused it to stick but not necessarily. I have seen starters stick with a new ring gear and it put on right. If that starter gear hits the ring gear just right it can stick. The gear teeth climb up on top of the other gear for some reason I don't understand but I do know it can happen with a perfectly good ring gear. It may be that the fit of the starter gear is too loose on the Bendix or something. I would replace the starter drive gear when you get it off to try to prevent it happening again soon.

Look closely at the teeth on the ring gear where the engine is stopped as soon as you remove the starter and see if the flywheel ring gear teeth seem to be worn off on that one spot. The problem with any engine is that it will stop at the exact same place nearly every time the engine is shut down and that makes that spot be worn a lot more than the rest.

Zane

There are OTHER causes of draggin' rear wheels, most notable the tranny shifter getts stuck in 2-gears at 1-time. You'd haffta remove the 8N tranny topcover to check..... ....Dell

If the tranny is stuck in two gears, will it still go into neutral?

Thanks

Herbie

Thanks again

herbie

thanks

Hard to believe that a 'ran when parked' engine could sieze in one year, as long as it had oil and plugs in it.

Try adding MMO down the spark plug holes and let that set. The wd40 may have washed past too fast if it found a broke ring.. etc.

Have you checked to ensure the rear end isn't frove up? Will the wheels spin when shifted to neutral

Soundguy

Thanks

herbie