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Governor Gear Assembly 12 043 05-S

Part Number: 12 043 05-S
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Repair Instructions: Submitted by Customers Like You
7 of 7 people found this instruction helpful
Tool Type:
Lawn Tractor
Parts Used:
Seal, Oil - 12 032 03-S
Governor Gear Assembly - 12 043 05-S
Repair Difficulty:
Medium
Time Spent Repairing:
1-2 hours
Tools Used:
Screwdriver, Power Drill, Socket set, Wrench Set
Riding lawn mower would rev way too high
1. Jacked front end of tractor up and relieved belt tension; drained all of the oil.
2. Removed four bolts holding engine to frame and disconnected electrical and fuel fittings.
3. Lifted engine over to work bench.
4. Removed large pulley bolt with impact wrench and removed pulley with steering wheel puller.
5. Removed several 6mm bolts from engine case and split cases CAREFULLY with pry bars.
6. Removed seal from case and scraped old gasket material off of mating surface.
7. Replaced broken governor assembly with new one; reapplied new gasket material to mating surface and drove new seal in with large socket.
8. Replaced bolts and torqued to 7 ft/lbs in criss cross manner.
9. Reassembled everything like it all came apart.
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Tool Type:
Engine
Parts Used:
Washer: Flat 6 Mm - M-631005-S
Pin-Governor - 12 380 01-S
Governor Gear Assembly - 12 043 05-S
Repair Difficulty:
Easy
Time Spent Repairing:
30-60 minutes
Tools Used:
Screwdriver, Pliers, Socket set, Nutdriver
Would only run max rpm with not resistance in the govern throttle control
Remove the throttle cable
Remove engine mount bolts
Disconnect the fuel line
Disconnect the wiring harness plug
Drain the oil
Remove the pulley shaft from the crank shaft
Pick the engine up and flip over with the oil pan facing up
Remove the oil pan from the engine
Remove the old govern gear
Locate and remove the govern pin usually laying in th engine block
Remove the flat washer from the govern shaft
Place the new washer on the govern shaft
Place the govern pin in the govern gear where the shaft comes thru the center
Place the assembly on the govern shaft until it snaps on
Clean the surface of the oil pan and engine block before applying rtv to the edges all the way around
Bolt the pan back on and mount the engine replacing all of the removed parts back to the engine.

Locate and remove
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Tool Type:
Lawn Mower
Parts Used:
Pin-Governor - 12 380 01-S
Governor Gear Assembly - 12 043 05-S
Kit, Governor Cross Shaft - 12 755 64-S
Repair Difficulty:
Medium
Time Spent Repairing:
30-60 minutes
Tools Used:
Screwdriver, Pliers, Socket set, Wrench Set
governor broke could not control engine speed
removed engine ,removed oil sump, installed new governor, reasembled and parts fit perfectly
repair was a simple fix, up and running in less than 1 hour
thanks e-parts you saved my mower and my wallet
bill
, ohio
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    worked great
    Guest - June 27, 2023 Verified Purchase
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