Rear wheels on honda harmony II mower?

I recently purchased a Honda Harmony 215 SX. I took the rear wheels off to clean inside. I removed the outside bolt holding the wheel and then pulled the wheel off. Underneath is a drive gear attached to the drive shaft. I pulled the snap ring and washer holding the drive gear to get a thorough cleaning. When I installed the drive gear, I accidentally installed the key that goes between the drive gear and shaft, backwards. This kept the wheel from spinning freely in either direction. I removed the wheel and drive gear again and turned the key to the correct position. When I put it back together, it worked perfectly. BTW......the key is a half circle shape and the flat side must be facing the drive shaft with the arc side facing the wheel.

Mike M
June 2008

I recently purchased a Honda Harmony 215 SX. I took the rear wheels off to clean inside. I removed the outside bolt holding the wheel and then pulled the wheel off. Underneath is a drive gear attached to the drive shaft. I pulled the snap ring and washer holding the drive gear to get a thorough cleaning. When I installed the drive gear, I accidentally installed the key that goes between the drive gear and shaft, backwards. This kept the wheel from spinning freely in either direction. I removed the wheel and drive gear again and turned the key to the correct position. When I put it back together, it worked perfectly. BTW......the key is a half circle shape and the flat side must be facing the drive shaft with the arc side facing the wheel.

Mike M
June 2008

Charlie,

Do not give up hope. The mower is a good one. I experienced the same problem and I needed only to take the wheels off and clean them. It needs to only be done once a year or maybe every other year. Very simple to do.

Tom
June 2008