I have a craftsmen push lawn mower. I was mowing and hit a rock, and the engine stoped right away. Now i will pull and pull and 1 out of 10 trys it ill start and then stop after about 10-15 seconds. also the pull cord is harder to pull and the blade seems difficult to spin. any suggestions would help.thanks

jordan, April 2008

sounds like you bent the shaft....mower might be junk now.....some places can bend it back

Joe, April 2008