Riding mower & lawn tractor articles
From helping you troubleshoot why your riding mower won't start to how to level a mower deck to get an even cut, these articles and how-to videos from Sears PartsDirect help you get the most from your riding mower or lawn tractor. For additional DIY advice, check out our riding mower and lawn tractor repair help section for common symptoms and step-by-step repair instructions.
Effective articles & videos to help repair your riding mowers & tractors
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Most common symptoms to help you fix your riding mowers & tractors
Choose a symptom to see related riding mower and lawn tractor repairs.
Main causes: faulty battery, bad alternator...
Main causes: damaged cutting blade, worn deck pulley, damaged mandrel pulley, loose fasteners on mower deck components...
Main causes: damaged tie rods, bent or worn wheel spindle, worn front axle, damaged sector gear assembly...
Main causes: worn or broken blade belt, broken belt idler pulley, blade clutch cable failure, bad PTO switch, damaged ma...
Main causes: punctured tire or inner tube, leaky valve stem, damaged wheel rim...
Main causes: engine overfilled with oil, leaky head gasket or sump gasket, damaged carburetor seals, cracked fuel pump, ...
Main causes: clogged carburetor, damaged flywheel key, dirty spark plug, stale fuel, improper valve lash, engine needs a...
Main causes: shift lever needs adjustment, neutral control needs adjustment...
Main causes: worn or broken ground drive belt, bad seat switch, transaxle freewheel control engaged, transaxle failure, ...
Most common repair guides to help fix your riding mowers & tractors
These step-by-step repair guides will help you safely fix what’s broken on your riding mower or lawn tractor.
How to replace the starter motor on a riding lawn mower
If you hear the solenoid click but don’t hear the starter motor spin when you turn the key, follow these steps to replac...
How to rebuild a riding lawn mower carburetor
Get your sputtering carburetor running smoothly in 60 minutes....
How to replace a riding lawn mower rear tire
Your mower can’t run on a damaged rear tire. Here’s how to install a new one....