Use a 00 grade grease. It is like pudding so it flows but doesn't leak out like 80-90w oil will.

Wayne Wagner Glad I could help, keep looking them deals are out there. But on the other hand you don’t want to pass up a nice looking machine just because it has a few issues. Jim

You’re welcome Jack I’m glad I could help if you have any other issues let me know. Jim

Well thank you for watching I hope you’re a subscriber I really need subscribers, and if there’s any future issues you need help with please don’t hesitate to email me. Jim

Dennis Canfield Well I’m glad I could help you Dennis if you have any other questions please don’t hesitate to let me know, I hope your a subscriber. Jim

RC Hobbyist Extreme I’m glad you liked it and I hope you found it helpful, now you can help me by subscribing so I can continue this channel to help others. Jim

Well thanks Tom I always appreciate a positive comment. Jim

Vinnie C Hi Vinnie Well I’m glad to hear it’s going back together let me know how it runs when you get it done and maybe send me A picture of you and your snapper to my email which is. jimsfixitshop@gmail.com I’ll stick it on my wall. I hope your a subscriber and keep watching even if your snapper is running good there’s always something new, talk to you soon. Jim

Well let me know if I can help you. Jim

Thank you Joe and I hope you are a subscriber I could use your help. Jim

I explain in video number 253 how to take care of that issue try it and let me know how it worked out for Jim

Well glad I could help. Jim

Well I’m glad that they are all informative I try my best. Jim

Jason Crump Hey Jason it’s Jim I would really like to see a picture of that new snapper with maybe you sitting on it, what size is it a 28 or 33 and what state do you live in. You can send a picture to my email which is jimsfixitshop@gmail.com That does sound a little weird that they only have one wheel with a grease fitting on it must be somebody forgot to drill the hole. Would really like to see it thanks again. Jim

@@jimjackson9381 I sent one . 33 of course! Dropped down from a 42 tractor and cut time is faster

I buy it from my auto parts store or the local tractor supply or Farm and Fleet store seeing you emailed me I’ll send you pictures to your email. Jim

Doc Riordan You know I have that same problem when I have to use my walk behind to trim around trees and sidewalks I always break out in a sweat, I must be allergic to it 🥵. Jim

@@jimjackson9381 Me too. Sure am glad I got the Snapper Cure to my allergy.

210 Doc Send me a picture of it with it standing up and on the inside I would like to see what it looks like. They didn't install it with the grease fitting on the back side where you can't see it did they. Send it to jimsfixitshop@gmail.com. Thanks Jim.

To stand it up, I have to drain the oil as it leaks around the bottom of the loose "press fit" dipstick tube. At the end of leaf season I'll be changing the oil to winterize and will forward some pics your way.

210 Doc Just remind me of the reason for the pictures I think you could drill and tap a grease fitting in it with no trouble, thanks jim

Michael J Canter Hi Mike it’s Jim Yes I guess it’s time to get them lubed up change your oil and gas and start mowing that grass glad you’re a viewer and I hope you are a subscriber talk to you soon Jim

Linemanpridedick Good idea I'll pass it along. Thanks Jim

Tammy Tammy you keep watching because my next video will be showing you how to grease the front and change the oil and filter and grease the left-hand axle bushing

allan gorin I’m not sure what would happen by adding 80/90 gear lube to the existing grease Snapper uses four 0000 lube in their machines, at tractor supply you can get two 00 lube which I am told works as well but isn’t quite is thick. Thanks Jim

No I don't use synthetic but I guess maybe I'll try it next time I change my oil, thanks for the tip. Jim

Changing the oil soon and using synthetic 10w-30

sweet1172 Hi it’s Jim sorry about the delay but I’ve been out of town. Your left-hand bushing should have a grease fitting on the inside of the fender usually when you stand the machine up it’ll be pointing right at you unless somebody put it in wrong but as far is I know all of them should have a grease fitting on them. Jim

Gabe Guerrero Hey Gabe I’m not sure what that would do but I suppose it would be better than nothing in there, because if your snapper is five or six years old the snapper Lube is probably all dried up by now. Thanks Jim

Personally, I think the best way is to open them up and clean them out totally but I have a lot of viewers that have mixed 80s/90s gear lube or some thicker gear lube and I just haven’t heard back from them on how much working out. Jim

Sounds like you may be new to my channel if so, please subscribe it really helps me keep this channel going and it is free for anyone to subscribe to any KZfaq channel if you are already. Thank you. I almost forgot to answer your question. Yes, both boots are the same size today. Buy them from Amazon. They’re black rubber. Don’t buy the Kraish plastic ones they don’t last. Jim.

@@DelCorbin snapper does not use brass gears. The gears, sprockets, and chains are either steel or cast-iron. You do want to keep the chain case and the differential case full of lubricant I would suggest using. Super S double00 Grease it’s made by Smitty’s Supply industry. I get it from. Farm and Fleet or tractor supply. If you have any other questions, please let me know.

Mike Edwards That would be snappers double 00 that was in there. Jim

I’ve had a few viewers tell me they got great deals on carburetors on Amazon one was even a kit that included a carburetor spark plug Oil filter quart of oil air breather . Jim

gear oil is fine its what i use

Well Jim if you need any help or if you have any questions just let me know. Jim

Crazy Gravy Yes just leave the grease gun all assembled the way it is as you use it, when I store my guns I usually hang them on the inside of a 5 gallon bucket because sometimes the grease will separate in oil will drip out of the end of the grease gun. Jim

don David That’s right Don, on your machine. But 99% of the machines out there have cheap open bearings you can buy for three dollars apiece so if you don’t Grease them they’re not gonna last long thanks. Jim

Melloreel Tearing down the machine with that much side play it would be hard to try to order parts in advance you're going to have to disassemble it and find out what's bad and then order them sorry. Thanks jim

Bob Mattern Yes I believe most of them are pressed in and I don’t ever remember changing any right off hand if I did I use the same fittings and pressed new ones in. Jim

I bought a right angled 90° attachment to fit on my grease gun hose it makes things much easier. Jim

Yes I guess I’ve heard that’s why they put it in there. Jim

I guess at the very least, I would fill up the differential and the chain case with some lube. Jim

Sounds like you’re low idle speed jet needs to be adjusted. Jim

Jacob Germann Are use Red N Tacky Grease in the grease fittings and on the hexagon shaft. I don’t put it in the chain case or differential. Jim

@@jimjackson9381 Okay, I will only add where you indicated. Thanks Jim!

If you use 80/90 gear lube in your machine instead of snapper lube, there are some things you have to do to keep it from leaking. It is thinner. I have a video that explains what you should do to use this product. Jim.

I know you can get them at partstree. Com. Just use your model number. Jim

I used some double-ought Lube that I get from NAPA automotive stores. Jim

No there’s only one grease fitting on the spindle and I don’t recommend greasing it if you have an old machine with open bearings on the inside of the spindle and you pump new grease into the spindle you’re going to be pushing the old dried up grease into your bearings. If you have a newer machine the bearings they put in there are sealed on both sides pumping grease into it is going to do absolutely nothing except it’s going to come out the vent hole underneath Brake drum on the top of the spindle and make a huge mess. Jim

Yes I have a few tire sets for the snappers but what I do is take it down to my tire store and I have them put a tube in it and that’s the end of the leaky tire. Eventually all of these tubeless tractor tires will start losing air. Jim

Homer Taylor I don't know what it would cost to ship it to you. Make me a offer. Thanks Jim

They wan't 15.00 to ship just the rode to me. So if you are talking a bag and the hanger rod name your price. Homer

They want $15,00 ti ship a new on to me because of the size. I already have a new bag but still don't have the rod hanger. Name your price I already owe you for all these emails you are loading. I wish I had them on a CD so in case you leave you tube I would still have a copy of them. Homer

Homer Taylor Well to start I'm not going anywhere. And what emails do you think you owe for. That's not how it works. Do you want the hole bagger I would like to sell it all. Jim

Yes I will take both as another bagger may come in handy. Homer

Send me an email so I can send you some pictures I can’t do it in the comment section, my email is jimsfixitshop@gmail.Com Thanks. Jim

Gregory L I would check the bushings on your rear axle especially the one on the left-hand side to see if it needs grease. Then I would check the chain case and the differential to make sure that the lub in them is not all dried up useless. Jim

Thank you.

The main tube that connects the front axle to the rear/rest of mower creaks along the plastic bushings on mine. Earplugs help keep it at bay ;-)

Leo Osborne I don’t think I would put standard grease in the chain case or the differential you have to have something in there that the gears in chains are going to spread around Grease will harden up in time and your parts will wear out. Jim

Thanks!

Question number one it depends which model machine you have if you have an SR which is the rectangular tube instead of the round ,If yours is the rectangular tube you won’t have a grease fitting. Question number 2. 75/90 gear lube you can use it but it may leak out there are some things you have to do before you can switch from snapper lube to 80/90 gear lube. Question three I do all my maintenance in the spring that way when the machine is standing up stored in my garage it won’t leak oil or gas on the floor, remember to remove the battery. Jim

Rectangular tube? Are you referring to the axle? So you drain the oil and gas before storing? When I put in vertical position to sharpen blade, how long should I wait (once lowered) before I start it up?

@@DH-mf2lv That all depends on the outside temperature the colder it is the longer you want to wait because it takes longer for the oriole to run back down where it belongs on a warm day I would say a half an hour at least 20 minutes, the tube I’m talking about is the one that goes from the front axle between your legs and hooks to the rear case if that is a rectangular tube then you have bearings in your rear fenders and you won’t have a grease fitting. Jim

Stefen B. The grease fitting on the spindle you do not want to grease it will do more harm than good and you could destroy your bearings by greasing the spindle. Jim

@@jimjackson9381 thank you

Well with that model no. It must be a lawn tractor and I don’t know a lot about them but if you can send me some pictures I can see what I think. Jim

I guess that would depend on where you live on how much you can get for it and I wouldn’t think they would be worth $1000 but I have no idea. I guess it would depend on what kind of attachments you have to go along with it, I am trying to rebuild, a old comet myself and trying to find parts is a little hard because they’re just isn’t any. I ordered what they had available and I think what they’re doing is substituting new parts in place of the old ones. And I’ve noticed there is a lot of difference between them. I am hoping that if there is an issue on assembling the differential and chain case I can manufacture the new parts to the old part specifications. my parts just came in from parts tree yesterday at work. I’ll be opening them up and going through them and seeing if there is any difference and if so, what it is so keep watching we might all learn something together. Jim

Well you can kind of tell if it’s the original engine by your model number let’s say your model number starts with 2812 That means it’s a 28 inch deck with a 12 horse engine or if it says 125 then it’s a 12 1/2 horse engine. Let me know. Jim

Whenever is your machine is running the vent on the gas cap Hass to be opened or the gas can’t get out if air can’t get in. Jim

If the vent is open and it fails to continue to run, you probably need to clean out your carburetor especially if you’re burning gas with ethanol in it. Jim

Chip Nicol Hi it’s Jim There are several different styles of switches send me a picture of it and I’ll let you know.Jim

@@jimjackson9381 not sure of year but probably 96-99. Old gray switch has NC on plug spade so I assume NC. Got similar style plug from local Snapper dealer and figured out how to undo snap lock fitting holding switch w/o breaking it. Will try to start tonight. Luv your site thx 4 videos!

Chip Nicol Hi Chip Yes mine is normally closed to get mine out of the bottom of my seat it has two plastic fingers on the sides you push in with your fingers push down on the switch slide it towards the front of the seat and it’ll come out of the square hole in front of where it’s mounted that’s how mine comes out I’m not sure about yours unless you send me a picture thanks Jim

The mower deck does not have any grease fittings on it just Machine. Jim

Melinda Mae Arflack Knotts Hi it’s Jim Some machines you need to have your machine in neutral to start. Some machines you have to have the clutch/brake pedal pushed all the way down. I’m not sure if this is what you need to know if not you can email me at jimsfixitshop@gmail.com And thanks for your questions. Jim

Dustin Taylor The tire size is 11X4. 00 - 4 4ply rating. Jim

Leo Osborne I use what they called Tacky red I believe you can get it from Tractor Supply. or Farm Fleet. Jim

What weight is it? Do they make it in OO? Also do you know if I can use #2 grease, because that’s what I have.

Marco Giovannini Well without modifying the issues I pointed out you probably will have some leaking. Jim

@@jimjackson9381 Could you remind me what are the changes to make? Were they described in a video? Sorry, but I'm a neophyte

O. Z. Well if you have a standard Snapper RER. you want to use double 00 Snapper lube. Jim

jduane f I guess if you wanted to you could use high temperature bearing grease I usually use what they call red and tacky comes in a cardboard tube to insert in a grease gun. Thanks Jim

Mike gorton Hi Mike it’s Jim And yes you do everything just like a snapper in fact them were made by snapper for Sears they just painted them a different color, if you need any help just let me know. Jim

@@jimjackson9381 thanks Jim! Appreciate it- love my new little mower. hooked a rig in the garage to lift it up on the back stand to lube everything like in your video-- an old man had it and never used it- sat in his garage most of the time- a real keeper!

Robert Clark Have you seen my video no. 119 & 126. All the chain cases and Differentials I have taken apart the 00 was dried up and as hard as mud, but ( and there is always a butt ) that decision is strictly yours. I feel if 80/90 gear is good enough for a car it's Good enough for my mower. Thanks Jim

Jim Jackson Have not watched those but I figured the gear lube would be more prone to leaking since its a thinner oil.I have never seen a Snapper yet that didn't have some oil residue on the rear end.from seeping somewhere.

Robert Clark That's all I run in my machine is 80/90 gear lube but you do have to weld the drain holes on the chain case cover and differential cover or you can use JB Weld personally I don't trust that so I just weld them closed. I talk about those drain holes in my Videos. Thanks Jim

lorraine kaminski I guess I’m not sure what it will do but it should not be a problem I mean anything is better than nothing. Jim

I put gear oil in mine and its now leaking. I think its too thin. Dont they call for thicker 00 grease? Thanks

Randal blankenship jr. Yes they call for double 00 lube I run 80/90 in mine but there are some things you have to do before you can do that I have a video that explains all of it. Jim

Jim Jackson thanks for your help jim. How would you recommend getting the oil thats too thin out? I just topped it off with a few ounces. Just let it leak out for a week or take apart the case and drain? Thanks again

Randal blankenship jr. I just pull the plug and let it drain out. Jim

You have to have three things to make the engine run spark, fuel, and compression I would take the spark plug out put your finger over the hole and pull the rope or turn the key you should feel a vacuum and pressure back-and-forth as the engine turns over, then put a half a teaspoon of gas in the hole put the plug back in the wire back on and crank it over and let me know what it does. Jim

Dump Godby The model number is either located on the tube underneath the seat or on the rear case underneath the seat or on the rear case on the back of the machine. Jim

I don’t know I’ve never done it I have had some viewers that have done it and haven’t got back with me with any issues so I guess give it a try and see what happens. Jim

Well when you get it out of the van and get looking at it I want you to watch video number 70 and tighten the yolk spring and see if that helps the drive you may want to check the clutch disk and see what shape that is in you can send me pictures if you’d like to. Jim

If your machine has grease fittings on the main tube yes definitely grease them and grease them often but very very few machines have those grease fittings. Jim

Will do. I'm amazed at how many variations of these machines there are. Mine's a 3311X6S, series 6 form the mid-80s. It has no grease fitting on the rear axle bushing and only the single brake cable, unlike most of the other machines you feature. Thanks for all your videos, keep on Snapping.

I have had some viewers that have just added it to their case the way it is. Jim

Mike gorton Hi Mike it’s Jim You can replace the boots in Greece the shifter with the deck in place it’s just a lot harder to lift the machine with it on, if you’re going to leave it on don’t take off both fenders at the same time. Jim

@@jimjackson9381 i made a hoist in the garage with sling to lift it up on end- finished changing the oil, filter, air filter and plug-= ordered a new thrust bearing and new clutch on amazon also new rubber caps when putting the 90w oil in the 2 shifting cases- thanks