Dave & Jim,
Thanks a million for the advice.

Dave,
I'll check the basket for wear and let you know what I find.

Jim,
Is wear in the bushes in the engine stopper noticable or can you even tell from looking at the thing if it's worn out?

On the 21 it looks like this peice can be serviced/replaced as an assy. On my 28 it appears honda only sells the busings seperate from the arm, I guess you would only really need the bushes anyway though.

I'll tell you I probably never would have thought to consider this peice as the source of the noise, are these bushings difficult to access and replace?

Eric