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Hi
How about adding some photos of your problems as there are many ways of fixing your problems depending on the degree of the dents

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The blocks are the bearing carriers and can be levered off with a couple of pry bars or tyre levers. Take care as they are made of a relatively soft alloy. The carriers may come off leaving the bearings behind, which can then either be levered off or pulled off with a two or three leg puller.

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Hi Hortiman
Thanks for that. Amazing to think it so old and running so well.
I used it for the first time today and it did a cranking job.
It took a bit to get used to it and I’m now knackered. 😀
At it again tomorrow.

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Not helpful .

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Am I seeing double, or have I just read this post somewhere else?
Obviously you have not taken heed to what Wristpin has told you, he’s a good man, its worth listening to him.
Regards
hdtrust

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Dear Hortiman,
Treasure can come in all forms, to include Horticultural items, Evesham is a good place to look, but good treasure will never be left on the surface. Only last year we found an early Simar of 1919 – 1920, complete except for the engine missing. The year before we turned up a 1900’s Greens Silens Messor from 1900 in Malvern.
The best places to look is where the Horticultural belts were in the past but have long since gone, try Hertfordshire which in the 1920’s was known as the sea of glass!
Kind regards
Big Ears

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Thanks Andy, I will check this out, it could be useful if other options are a dead end

Rigsby

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Thanks wristpin, I will investigate both options you have sent through, much appriciated

Rigsby

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Hi, If you look at Scribd.com/doc/117878257/Villiers Mk15 pdf page 21. Looks like your carb, good breakdown drawing and parts list.

Regards. Dave T.

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A quick search found this

https://www.thn.nl/en/product-line/piston-rings?gclid=CjwKCAiAx8KQBhAGEiwAD3EiP5KPk_0W3oeWESspuC6TK99PL875QfluDGia–A8BPXWboO_aLaqtBoCOEcQAvD_BwE

Also I believe that Cox and Turner in Somerset will make to order.

May also be worth an enquiry to Jon Cruse at the Hailsham Mower Centre – he specialises in obsolete stock etc.

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Hi Hortiman
That would be amazing.
The serial number/ machine number on the cover is 38300 and the serial number of the engine is 460a 7120.
If these are the wrong number please let me know and point me to where the correct ones are.

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I hope that Trusty220 is right but I suspect that you will end up having to split the ‘box where you may find that the gear selector keys are rounded off and that the corresponding internal dogs on the individual gears are slightly rounded off. If this is the case you may get away with just changing the selector keys ( two on early ‘boxes and four on later ones), but if any of the gears shows signs of distress, change it.
The cause of the issue is “ impatient shifting” – not being totally stationary .

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Thank you trusty220! You have given me hope! I’ve recedntly replaced the engine with a newer used one but this jerky transmission problem was evident before that change. Getting that pulley off without major dismantling looks like a challenge, but I’ll give it a go. Thanks again. Sam

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Thanks for that i will ťry and get a contact number for him

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The Area Rep of the VHGMC is a very helpful chap who has an extensive collection of Allen Scythes he may be point you in the right direction that is one of the beauties of being in the VHGMC

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