itsjustourmail@gmail.com 0 #1 Posted September 2, 2023 Can anyone help me with the correct part number for 312H (31-12KE01) idler arm and corresponding bushing. I can't seem to find the part on any part diagram. I could just weld it up and grind it back down, but thought maybe I could find a good used one. Thanks for any help! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daveoman1966 3,758 #2 Posted September 2, 2023 I have 3 or 4 laying around my shop... lemme see if I can find a good one. I'll be back... in an hour or so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,716 #3 Posted September 2, 2023 @itsjustourmail@gmail.com take advantage of @daveoman1966 opportunities notice your / lever arm , bushing arm is lubrication . dry , AEROSOL PENETRATING OIL , BOTH SIDES , those idler pulleys are known to fail early , is it rough in motion? every relation motion point can / should move easily . how low is your mower deck setting? higher , lets it vent and discharge better , pete Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,090 #4 Posted September 2, 2023 Item 37 https://www.partstree.com/models/31-12ke01-312-h-toro-garden-tractor-1990/clutch-brake-and-speed-control-linkage-312-h-416-h-5/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daveoman1966 3,758 #5 Posted September 2, 2023 GOT IT... This is the same lever as shown in your pic... It is slightly worn...barely noticeable. Will send with both brass bushings as shown here. $45 Paypal as 'friends' ... + $5 to ship anywhere in USA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
itsjustourmail@gmail.com 0 #6 Posted September 2, 2023 Wow, you guys are awesome. I feel like an idiot that I didn't find the number on my own. I must not have scrolled to the bottom of the page. Thank you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daveoman1966 3,758 #7 Posted September 2, 2023 The ROUND bar of this 'idler arm' is 7" long. Digital caliper sez it is 1/2" dia. Bushings OD is 5/8" (1/2" ID) x 1/2" height.... it is 1" wide x 1/4" thick The FLAT bar of it is 5" end-to-end. PRICE CHANGE--- $40... SHIPPED. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,480 #8 Posted September 3, 2023 (edited) I, for one, like to modify the bushings since you are going to redo the whole thing. I chuck them in the lathe and undercut a 1/8 wide groove about .010 deep in the middle of the shaft bore to make a recess to hold chassis grease - since these have no good access for relubrication. Pack them at assembly, One and done.......... Edited September 3, 2023 by ri702bill 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5151 11 #9 Posted September 4, 2023 Are you guys running a stepped bushing at both ends of the shaft? Mine has wave washer, flat washer, and step bushing at pulley side and just an e clip at other. As per the parts viewer I looked at. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
