Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

I was cutting the grass with my old Honda mower, I had to stop for a minute or two because the grass was too tall in that area and realized the cable for the roto stopper(?) got loose all of a sudden. I do not know how and where to attach it now. The lever is moving freely, no resistance and the end of the cable is not connected. How and where do I connect it?

robertcoats wrote:

I pushed the cable sleeve into the adjuster fitting, does not stay there, does not look like it is broken either. The roto stop lever is completely free, the end with the tiny bullet size extension is not connected to the lever at all. I do not know how to connect it. I have no idea where the other end connects to. I looked under the deck, did not see anything out of the ordinary. I had to use my trimmer as a last resort to keep the growing grass under control. I just do not want to buy my third mower, I have limited space in the garage. The other one is some no-name mower but with a Honda engine also.

Have a look:



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Robert@Honda
Caveat: I work for Honda, but the preceding was my opinion alone.

Am I missing pieces? Here is what I see: The part where the cable is connected to the blade looks intact, I see that the cable is connected there.

Yes, the Roto-Stop cable end (inside red circle) should be connected to the Roto-Stop lever (yellow circle):



The parts used to connect these together appear to be missing. The cable itself appears to be stretched and maybe damaged (replacement may be required) Suggest you get a shop manual if you want to DIY the repairs (Honda sells them on eBay and Amazon) or use this link to find a Honda dealer near you that can do the work:


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Robert@Honda
Caveat: I work for Honda, but the preceding was my opinion alone.