K341 Knocking maybe part 2

[BOB ELLISON 2,981]

Well it's back from the land of the dead. I posted  this last month about the knock after i
put my 48" deck on it and got about 100 feet and it started knocking. I got a lot of help about
checking rod and crank for out of round or ware from Rmaynard,Spinjim,Malmac,Ken B,Shynon
WH nut,bds1984,Can Whlvr,Buckshot1 and TT .Thanks guys for your help.
I did check those and every thing was good as far as in specifications.
Every thing looked good but after i found the front balance gear
snap ring comming off i checked the pictures i posted and low and behold there it was in the
picture. i tryed to reinstall the snap ring but it was too sloppy,i tryed to bend it closed but when i
spred to put it on post it was to sloppy. So i bought new snap rings for both balance gears and replaced them. Now it sounds like it should.this engine has been rebuilt before i got it.Sorry TT i just couldn't
brake the rear balance gear as you posted, This engine runs to good. I just wanted to repost this
for those of us that don't know enough about these engines.If i would have found the balance gears
sloppy i would have taken them out. I had a feeling that it didn't sound like a rod knock,But i didn't
know a balance gear would make that kind of noise either.
Picture #1 shows the balance gear snap ring half way off ,Picture BEFORE and AFTER are
self-evident . my only advice is if you have balance gears and want to keep them replace the
snap rings if you ever open the engine .

 

[Thisguyisnew 114]

I kept mine also. I know the reasoning is sound to do away with them all together but I believe as long as they were set at factory there is a benefit to keeping them intact.

[BOB ELLISON 2,981]

Thisguyisnew

I'm with you if the gears or bearings were bad I would've removed them.

There is a reason for them and I didn't have it in me to remove them.

I think this motor was rebuilt before I got it. It's over 40 years old and I'm almost 68 years old. If it goes for another 40 years it will outlive me.

There is always a chance it could go before me .I'm hoping it makes it a through a few more winters because this is my plow tractor only.

But I do have a backup 16 hp k341.

[Thisguyisnew 114]

Yours is likely to outlive us both based on the sound and appearance. I don't see how I'd be wrong in saying that you take pride in that machine.

[BOB ELLISON 2,981]

On Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 2:26 PM, Thisguyisnew said:

Yours is likely to outlive us both based on the sound and appearance. I don't see how I'd be wrong in saying that you take pride in that machine.

You take care of them and they will take care of you. You got to love wheel horse and kohler. Best machines ever built.

[Thisguyisnew 114]

I concur