I got this Tru-Cut last summer and it's wonderful, except the thumb drive throttle is sticking. I have short parkways and other areas where I cannot engage it into the locked position, but use my thumb to drive it short distances, but when I let off, the mower continues to move forward unless I manually *pull back* on the thumb drive. This may not sound like a big deal, but being a woman this is already a heavy mower and my lawn is slanted and tricky, so the last thing I need is to be trying to "man handle" the mower by "holding it back" when I expected it to be stopping. Can I fix this problem with lube, or...? Thanks for any help!

First you probably need to adjust the clutch on the drive side tighter. If a little loose, the rod will move past a detent and stay engaged. If tighter, you can't get past the detent, yet still engage the wheels. I used to get comebacks from people complain the clutch wouldn't "lock-on". By the same token some folks like yourself prefer to use thumb pressure and not stay "on". In both cases the correct clutch adjustment is key.

Second, as previous poster states, there used to be a little "hairspring" on the control rod, where it connects to the clutch rod. Not sure it was optional, but many early Tru-Cut's and almost all Starlite's (predecessor to the Tru-Cut) came with the spring. The spring was light enough that thumb could easily overcome, yet still provided some assistance when disengaging. Been so many years, I don't know if there is still a part number.