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I purchased an Ingersoll S90 lawn sweeper last fall after hearing how good the Ingersoll sweepers were and before finding a HVFB and PTO for my 4018. I own a Craftsmen sweeper and I figured I would try the Ingersoll sweeper out and make a decision on which one to keep. When I got it home it did not work very well and I was thinking I was going to have to go for a set of brushes. After explaining the symptoms to Brian he felt it needed new compression springs and roll pins on the drive gears. After studying the drive gear assembly and getting an understanding on how it works I was confident that the problem was the springs and ordered both the springs and roll pins through Brian. While I was waiting for the parts to come in I pulled the sweeper apart and wire brushed, sanded, primed and painted. The sweeper is all reassembled, I have not tried it out yet, but, just spinning the wheels with the sweeper on saw-horses and putting some drag on the sweeper brush I am very confident the problem is fixed. I know longer hear a clicking noise caused by the roll pins jumping on the drive gears; it appears the brushes are going to be able to get to full speed now and throw the grass and leaves with no problem. I plan on trying it within the next week or so, adding the decal and then I will be putting it up for sale now that I no longer need it having a HVFB and PTO for my 4018. The Case / Ingersoll manual recommends using a dry lube on the wheels / drive gear assembly, for anyone that has a sweeper do not use grease, what a mess it makes when mixing with grass and dirt. I literally had to take a screwdriver and run it between the gear teeth to loosen the sludge that was in the wheels, going back and forth from a gasoline bath to scrubbing to get all the junk out of there. Attached are some pictures of the sweeper and the repairs:





