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Thanks for all for the replies. Since there is no adjustment to the lower wheel, and the blade is tracking nicely in the middle of the tire, I can only assume the replacement tire was just a little thicker. That, combined with the probable large tolerance in the cover mounting studs results in a ...

And yes, I did take the wheel off.

The old tire was removed by pulling off and then cleaning residue using solvent, a knife and some elbow grease. There may have been a few dregs left but the wheel felt smooth. New tire (555644) was glued on using the contact cement provided in the replacement kit. The rubbing seems to be all around ...

I have a problem with the lower wheel tire slightly rubbing the cover right at the top edge of the cover. This started when I changed tires. I followed the procedures, , cleaned the old stuff off of the wheel. Is there some allignment to the bottom (drive) wheel that I'm missing? or the cover? I am ...