Arm, Shutter 76265-VH7-010

First off, I had additional parts (washers, lock nut, etc.) I had ordered last year but did not repair at that time. I do not have the shop manual for my mower (Honda HXA217) but I did locate two pertinent pages of it on a Honda mower repair blog - very helpful. eReplacement Parts should consider providing pertinent pages to customers. ... Read more I don\'t need an 80+ page shop manual laying around, at $45, for very infrequent, minor repairs. Intuitively I would have figured it out but having diagram and brief directions was big time saver, knowing exactly where and what to look for.

Fairly simple. I believe everything can be accomplished with ratchet/sockets (metric) and crescent wrench. Shut off fuel, disconnect spark plug, roll mower on right side (non carburetor side so any remaining fuel doesn\'t leak all over). 1 - remove blade. 2 - remove six bolts (two different lengths, keep track, it matters for reassembly) that hold three plates on underside of mower; this frees the round plastic ring of the shutter. Note - do not remove the bolts that fasten the engine to the deck, only the six bolts that retain the three heavy sheet metal plates, two each. 3 - pull off old shutter arm and shutter; only necessary because it was impossible to remove the old rusted nut/bolt/grommet from the original shutter without major damage to it. 4 - loosely fit new shutter and shutter arm, and affix new square washer and carriage bolt beneath, and nut, washer, etc. on top. Do not over-tighten. 5 - test by swiveling the \"Bag/Mulch\" lever to ensure shutter opens and closes easily. 6 - tighten all bolts underneath and reattach blade.

1. Removed the blade and all motor mount bolts, which released the shutter and shutter cover.
2. Cleaned and lubricated all removed parts
3. Replacing the shutter was tricky as the bracket and roller needed to go on the arm shaft while the shutter and cover were replaced - before the bracket could be attached to the shutter it ... Read more self. This made the attachment of the bracket pretty tricky, requiring the arm to be in a specific position while I attempted to replace the washer and nut on top of the bolt so they would slide on the bracket.
4. Tried to replace an old rusted bolt, but wound up having to drill it out, complicating things.
5. After putting all the parts back together, there was some adjustment needed for the shutter to move freely.
6. I took the opportunity to sharpen the blade before replacing it