Replacing the crankshaft requires a complete motor tear-down. It is dead center of the motor. If you have no experience with rebuilding a small engine, you should defer this job to a shop or simply buy a new mower. You won't get a bent crankshaft if you pick up the rocks before you mow.
If its a push lawn mower. It has no oil release. The mower burns the oil. All you do is replace the oil when it gets low.
It just unscrews from the motor
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Depends on the size of the lawn mostly. A push mower (or better yet a powered drive push mower) would have the best control in rough terrain, but if it is a large lawn a riding mower is better.
Zero turn lawn mowers can be either a riding lawn mower or a push lawn mower, depending on you're preference. Push lawn mowers start around three hundred dollars.
what kind of oil for a sears push mower and how much?
Replace the small wheels on the back with larger diameter wheels.
bad bearing
a push mower DOES NOT NEED GAS!! ( a good one though LOL)
loose blade, bent crankshaft.... remove sparkplug cap so mower won't start & spin blade at moderate speed with hand & if it stays level around whole mower deck the crank is not bent. youtube user (davidsfarm) would likely know whats wrong. the piston rod might be loose.
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instructional vids on youtube... remove air filter & you should see a spring