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great video

Wow! This wasn't a small error by Honda and its supplier. Just purchased the HRN216 from Home Depot for $599.00 and hoping it wasn't affected by the recall. I am ok. Much respect, I can see this is not a 5-minute job. Thanks for creating the video it helps me learn about my mower.

My HRN216 is two months old, I used it about 5 times and now it's surging. Is this going to be a common issue every so many weeks or what? Why are Honda mowers ranked so highly if my 2 month old lawnmower has issues already?

Awesome find, thank you for sharing!

Good video and glad you got the corvette, You said slaughter beach and that is a great song. th-cam.com/video/dxa9xqe4UNA/w-d-xo.html

Those rims are awful

I would not want these 2 guys doing this job on my mower. I’d want my surfaces cleaned better for reassembly and torque values checked on engine components

Great video, and as everyone knows, iced coffee always makes everything go more smoothly. Here are a few comments and tips I'd like to add for the benefit of your viewers. First, that jet that you mention at 13:00 is called the pilot jet, also sometimes referred to as the idle jet. Ninety-nine percent of the time, that jet is the cause of surging on small engines. The size of the hole, (the orifice) in that pilot jet on many carburetors is around .013 (thirteen thousandths of an inch). To put that into perspective for the uniformed, that just a tad more than 4 times the thickness of a human hair which is about .003, or three thousandths of an inch in diameter, and is also about equal to a standard sheet of paper, (also .003 thick). Some pilot jet holes run a little bigger at .015 to .020 in diameter, and that screw above with the spring is the idle screw. To be safe, a good way to set the idle screw back where it was is to look at a mark or make a mark on the top of your screwdriver handle before turning it. Then gently screw it in all the way until it stops, counting the number of turns as you go. DO NOT FORCE IT WHEN IT STOPS. Mark the number of turns down, and when you go to put it back in, screw it in until it stops, put that mark on your screwdriver handle on top, and then back the screw out, counting the turns as you go, stopping at the correct count. For those very small drills, great for cleaning jets, go to eBay and type in, "Gyros #61 to 80 HSS drills" in the search bar. Then do a search for "Pin vises" needed to hold those small drills. Gyros also makes the pin vises. The #80 drill is the .0135 diameter drill I mentioned earlier, and the #61 measures .039 in diameter. Finally, one more tip for the uniformed; when buying tools, the letters HSS stands for High-Speed Steel and is the only metal/material you want when buying tools like, hex key wrenches, (commonly called Allen wrenches, which is a brand name), drill bits, easy outs, taps and dies, and many other kinds of tools. DON'T EVER buy carbon steel tools of any kind; if you do it would be much quicker to just throw your money out the window! Again, good video.

What oil goes in the crankcase and how much on that cs-590?

Mine has done this since brand new. It only does it on cold start-up and goes away after about 20-30 seconds…. exact same mower. Whoever owns this mower is a slob. Anyone that keeps a mower that muddy is definitely not doing proper services or maintenance. Pretty expensive mower to show that much neglect!

Too much plastic. Including the camshaft.

Can I use a drill on the main jet too? Great video by the way!

Way better system than the old model that I have

I want a milkshake now boys 🤣😂👍 good video

Great video! I wish you had a tripod to put the phone down and watch you struggle with both hands putting things together lol jk not a bad idea. Anyway question. do you need to replace the cylinder all the time or just the piston when they get scratched????? Please answer will be replacing mine soon.

the camshaft is not wrong assembly was correct but the people is stupid why they don’t understand what they to do now what happened exhaust valve is not working

Thanks for the video. I think if you’re going to attempt this job you’d already have the tools and a knowledge to use them. Thank you for showing us the steps snd for those whose comments about attention to details shouldn’t take away from the meat of the video and it’s intention… One Love

Way too much hondabond being used. All surfaces must be cleaned of any oil and dried. Torque all bolts to spec. Allow hondabond to dry and set up before adding oil.

He used WAY too much silicone. Very messy. Should have a smaller tip on the tube. His original nozzle on the Honda bond tube probably clogged up. There are ways to keep that from happening. But kudos to him for allowing us to learn from him.

Excellent detail. Question: What size is the bit on the microdrill?

Had the recall done and now Honda is having more issues with the recall work. The camshaft seals are leaking. Parts are back ordered. This mower is one year old and has been a lemon.

Why is your air-compressor inside the shop? Mine is outside under a lean to and I still hate hearing it outside. Great video though :)

cameras too far away. get a tripod and set it up next time

Be careful who you have do this. I took mine to a supposed "Honda Premier Service" to get my recall done. Now my 1 1/2 season old Honda is at a DEDICATED Honda shop getting a new engine. (THANKFULLY under warranty)

Three points: (1) Using M6-1.0 threaded rods as temporary guide studs is genius! I had thought about permanently replacing the original bolts with threaded rod, but there is simply no need to do so, as you clearly show. Using threaded rods as temporary guide studs allows one to bypass the whole gasket drama that goes with every HRX217 Honda carb overall. BEAUTIFUL! (2) Using a wire to hold the threads of the main jet as you unscrew it is also a great technique. You are the only person on TH-cam I have seen do this, but it is so simple and so helpful. I use a bent paper clip or a plastic toothpick for this purpose, as I have done for years. Every time I see someone shaking or beating their carburetor to get the loosened main jet out, I just shake my head. It is simply not necessary -- as you clearly demonstrated. (3) I strongly agree with your use of engineered fuel when storing any small engine equipment. I started doing this about five years ago and all my equipment starts right up every time I need to use it. Further, I use only engineered fuel in my equipment AND the carburetors stay clean and run well for years, not just months. (I have had it up to here 😡 with ANY gas station fuel for my small engines.) Many thanks for the video. 👍👍👍👍

Does Honda have issues with other camshafts

Honda became better than briggs. Basically any part can be replaced including the cylinder

This is very funny or traject depending on your point of view. I never considered Honda's to be legitimate mowers in the first place, and couldn't understand why anyone took them seriously or bought them.

Did you put anti seize on blade adapter?

So crankshaft comes out at the top also? That's easier than gcv ones.

TY for tip to remove flywheel.

Can you pull off fuel hose w/o removing the pain in the ass clips?

People hit middle age about 2 years after puberty back then.

This is a training video

It takes 2 people to replace the cam

It is easy when the mower is new

Truly bush-league work. So much wrong with the reassembly.

This video was perfect for a mature female trying to fix the same exact problem. Now to find the different tools you used to assist you with the project. I did the tune-up and oil change, and now it's surging, so I suspect it's the carburetor needing a thorough cleaning due to it being put away last fall with fuel in the tank - not my decision, but was told it wouldn't hurt anything. Guess it did! I would suggest some way for you to zoom in on your work, so a novice like me can see better what you're doing. You're doing a great job describing the steps and identifying what you're doing, but it would be nice to see what you're doing, too. Retired teacher!

Nice work

OMG ...... So glad I grabbed 217 with the 190 engine 3 yrs. Ago .... That has to be one of the worst places to get into for repair..... It's gonna cost Honda big bucks to fix these. When I see the plastic gears inside a $1200. Machine it does kind of piss you off... Look..... If people are paying 1200, add a 100 and use quality metal parts... You try to buy Up and you're not getting the quality ....!?!?? Wtf ? Honda better pass these costs right down to whatever crap 3rd. Party parts manufacturer they used ... And right at the end of a solid long Gas Lawn Mower run ..... Sad....

The pushrods aren't interchangeable unless you plan on regapping the valves afterwards....

This guy really seems to know the steps to complete this job, but his attention to detail is very bad. No torque wrench on engine internals is a no-go, "I just go till it feels good", did a terrible job of cleaning surfaces prior to reapplying silicone and I bet if you took the head back off you'd find the oil channel blocked (at least partially) by silicone even though he used a screwdriver to remove some extra (when it gets tightened back down it'll squish back in, didn't clean the connecting rod and head bolts prior to reinstall (just love loctite over oily bolt threads, drops the rocker arm pin in the dirt on the mower deck twice and doesn't bother to clean before installing. I hope this isn't your mower, and I'd rather do this myself than let him fix my $1K mower. Seems like a really nice guy, but needs to pay better attention to the details. I did like the way he kept the connecting rod cap in the same orientation and being careful on the timing.

Plastic gears. JUNK from the factory.

Does this apply to all 217 models?

I had this done to mine and now there is a light blue smoke every time I start it up or engage the blade. It does clear up but kind of concerning because it’s only a year old

is this still an issue in april 2024?

Thanks for making this video! Recently had my mower serviced for the camshaft recall and was wondering what was involved. My mower seemed to be functioning properly, but I still decided to have the recall work done anyway. This is a major goof for the Honda company and a lot of work to replace the camshaft. I don't feel confident I won't have other issues related to the repair such as oil leaks later on. I probably would have a used a torque wrench when reassembling. That said, there doesn't seem to be much tool clearance around some of the fasteners for ordinary torque wrenches.

Awesome 🤓!

Excellent video,I really learned a lot. Great job 👏

If you turn the crank, you can get a 1/4" torque wrench in there real easy. Torque is 9ftlbs.