gravely starter sprocket

There are free repair manuals at (old gravelys dot net) - courtesy of Gravely expert Chip Old and many other people. You can view and/or print old the repair manual portions that pertain to starter clutch assembly removal. I've known some guys that have been successful in removing the starter gear w/o placing a blocking device in the cylinder, but many will put either a block of wood or a length of rope inside the head cavity, in accordance with the manual's directions.

West Penn, first off :Welcome1:

Great to have you in such a great place.

The starter clutch is a real bear to rebuild, from what I have been told. I have not ventured into one yet and really dreading the day that I have to.

The procedure that you are needing can be found here:

http://www.oldgravelys.net/pdf/Starter_Clutch.pdf

Be sure to check out the entire site. Lots and lots and lots of good stuff. :fing32:

Again, welcome and enjoy your stay.

That's what I've been told as well - by a friend who's rebuilt several. There's 30 or so small bearings in that baby, now costing in excess of $10 each (don't quote me on the price). When replaced, you have to be careful to orient them properly. The friend I spoke with tried replacing only a third of the worn bearings at a time - with limited success.

If you want to keep the electric start feature, you might want to consider a good used unit - until you're able to get your hands on some spare roller cams (bearings) to fix your present clutch, or located someone to do it at a reasonable price. Seems like I read that up until a few years ago, those darn things were only about $5 each - and then Gravely (Ariens) bumped the pricing to about $15 each - for a little piece of metal about an inch long.