Honda Harmony 215 Repair Manual
Let’s face it: the Honda Harmony 215 is a great lawn mower. It’s self-propelled, it has more power than your standard mower, and it mulches great with a killer mulching blade. But, it seems like everyone is looking for information on how to fix its transmission.
I watched videos, read all kinds of forums, and checked out Yahoo Answers, but nothing seemed to answer my question, “How do I fix my Honda Harmony transmission?” When I couldn't find a good answer to this question, I decided to take matters into my own hands and fix my transmission problem myself. Now I am passing on this valuable information, along with two other transmission issues other do-it-yourself mechanics have identified, and a bonus carburetor cleaning process.
Please leave a comment if you have any questions; maybe I can help. I was reluctant to remove the transmission because it is buried inside the lawnmower. But because I really wanted my self-propulsion back, I sucked it up and dug in. It really wasn’t too bad once I got the lower cover off under the mower deck; that gave me a really good view of the transmission. But in fact there is no need to go this far, if you have the problem I did. In my case, the problem was the drift key on the drive gear.
Thank you for purchasing a Honda lawn mower. This manual describes operation and maintenance of Honda HR215 rotary mowers. All information in this publication is based on the latest product. Honda mowers and is supported by the parts and service divisions of. American Honda. HRB215HXA: Self-propelled, hydrostatic transmission, high-lift blade.
Replacing the transmission would have been one way to fix my problem, because along with the transmission I would have replaced the part that was giving me the problem. The new transmission comes with a new axle shaft, and the axle shaft is where the problem exists.
This is just a quick note for the curious folks. When I went further and opened the transmission on my Honda Harmony 215—here's an, and here's a —I was very surprised at what I saw. I was expecting to find plastic gears all chewed up and worn out. But all the gears are hardened steel; this transmission is bulletproof, although the linkage can get pretty sloppy. Someone would have to thoroughly abuse the mower to kill this transmission. I make my lawnmower work hard, but after 14 years of use, the transmission looked like new inside, except for the old grease.
Honda HRM 195 and HRM215 Lawnmower Parts. All yards, whether big or small require regular mowing, and regular mowing calls for a dependable lawnmower, such as the Honda HRM 195 or HRM 215.
I own a lot of Honda machines, and taking this lawnmower apart proved to me once again that Honda makes a great product. Paul and I have been going back and forth with the issues with his Honda Harmony 215 SD mower, as you can read in the comments below. Paul's Honda mower is not the exact same model as mine, but he found a different problem and made some awesome funny videos to help anyone who may have the same problem; they are above and below this paragraph. Thanks, Paul, for all the feedback and the videos, it was a pleasure helping you get through this tough repair.
Honda Harmony 215 Repair Manual Shop
If anyone else has a problem with their Honda Harmony mower and they know how to fix it, make a video and I will post it right here just like I did with Paul's videos. The videos have to be about the Honda Harmony mower and no other brand. I'll see you in the comment box at the end of this article. Donald is a wild and crazy guy who loves to tear apart anything that will challenge his abilities. He came to me for advice about his Honda Harmony transmission and ended up teaching me a thing or two. He said his Honda Harmony transmission would walk along the axle shaft until it hit the grass chute. It took me a while to understand what he was talking about, and eventually he sent me a video explaining it with great detail, using a hammer and a transmission!
Honda Harmony 215 Troubleshooting
Honeywell nz 2000 reference guide. See the video below and you will understand what I mean. He ended up tearing apart the transmission, only to find our transmissions were not alike internally or externally. He did find a broken c-clip inside the transmission that was causing his problem. The c-clip was what held the bearing race in place on the shaft; because the c-clip was being broken, the transmission would walk down the shaft, and eventually hit the grass chute and stop. Below I added some pictures from Donald's transmission; he kindly shared them for the world to see.