What is this part?

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YT3000

Discussion Starter · Aug 4, 2012 (Edited)

I have a Craftsman YT3000 riding mower. I was mowing the other day, and found this part dangling underneath. It's basically a black bar with a 90 degree angle and a green spring on it. I've looked under the mower and read the manual, but I still can't figure out where it goes/what it does. I haven't noticed a difference in the mower, except maybe the mower apparatus seems a little lower (I have to mow on the highest position 6 to avoid cutting too short, whereas previously it was on position 5).
Any assistance would be appreciated! Thanks in advance.

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Mark / Ohio

· #2 · Aug 6, 2012

Looks like a big enough part that it should be doing something useful under there.

Only thing I know would be to enter your exact Sears XXX.XXXXX model number into Sears Parts Direct and look over the parts exploded views and see if anything looks like it in the pictures.

http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/index.action

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lzn197

· #3 · Aug 7, 2012

What doesn't work? That is the easy way to find out.

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YT3000

Discussion Starter · #4 · Aug 8, 2012

Thanks. I found out the part is a brake rod after discussions with a Sears technician.

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bwdbrn1

· #5 · Aug 8, 2012

Glad you found out what it is! I'm sure you've already thought of it, but while you're under there putting that rod back on, you might just want to check how everything else is holding up.

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