".is it normal to have to hold the shift lever in R to go in reverse " Yes, it is a safety feature. You say, "during normal driving is it necessary to have to hold lever?" The answer is yes in reverse. You answered the forward part. "All of the other gears lock in." Walt Conner

Gee, fellers--i hate to argue wwith ya, but my really, really old Snapper RER has a friction tire glued on the OUTSIDE of the steel, driven disc! When i bought the new DRIVEN steel disc, it had the "tire" already glued on the OUTSIDE of the disc/wheel! The tire contacts the aluminum "drive disc" that screws onto the adapter on the bottom end of the crank-shaft, which in turn, is held onto the crank-shaft with two allen screws. In case the need arises that the adapter needs to be adjusted, a really long allen wrench can be stuck thru the big holes in the back plate of the chassis, to loosen/ tighten that adapter! My newer type driven wheel disc came with a brake shoe that was to go inside the wheel, but my older machine had a different type of brake, so i couldn't use it! A friendly note to Walt, and others: When working on those older Snappers, and probably the newer ones too, the words and things we say about other, more convential machines--do not necessarily apply to the Snapper RER's! Those machines live in a world of their own! Although, i have seen examples of that disc drive in snow-blowers, and others, Snappers hold the high range of odd-ball methods of propulsion. I have been given Snapper RERS by folks who just couldn't grasp the whole thing, especially the disc drive, etc. They have also been scared off by the tendency to "REAR UP" when starting up a steep incline, with a full bag on the back! I'll admit--it is rather startling when they do that, but it has never rolled over in any direction for me. The only thing that keeps a lawn tractor from doing that trick, is the weight of the engine in the front, and heavy wheels, axles, and frame! Get one sideways on a steep bank, and you'll be wearing it, on yer chest. And you will have Craftsman imprinted on yer fore-head! Cheers: Rusty Jones A side note to Walt: If the guy glues the friction strip inside that disc, he'll just have to sit there and watch the grass grow!

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