hr215hma hydrostatic transmission problems

myjo

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my honda hr215 hma quit self propelling. There was no oil showing on the dip stick. I added 2 ounces and dip stick reads full. I need to how to bleed the transmission. I understand there is an involved process to do this. there were no sign of a oil leak anywhere on the transmission. It was working when I put it away in the fall. I'm sure it needs more oil than i put in.
 
my honda hr215 hma quit self propelling. There was no oil showing on the dip stick. I added 2 ounces and dip stick reads full. I need to how to bleed the transmission. I understand there is an involved process to do this. there were no sign of a oil leak anywhere on the transmission. It was working when I put it away in the fall. I'm sure it needs more oil than i put in.

Try this.
 

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Welcome to the forum! :welcome:

I'm going to move your thread over to the Honda section in case you end up needing more advice.
 
my honda hr215 hma quit self propelling. There was no oil showing on the dip stick. I added 2 ounces and dip stick reads full. I need to how to bleed the transmission. I understand there is an involved process to do this. there were no sign of a oil leak anywhere on the transmission. It was working when I put it away in the fall. I'm sure it needs more oil than i put in.

If the HST fluid leaked out, you need to resolve that before just refilling and bleeding. So I'd suggest Step 1 to determine why the fluid level was so low (where did it go) and resolve that.

The procedure pugaltitude shared is for a different Honda model (HRX) that uses a different HST than the one in your older HR215 model.

If you're going to try and do a proper repair / troubleshooting, you will really want the factory shop manual for this job. There are a dozen pages alone for the the full repair and service of the HST for this mower.

Honda sells paper copies direct on Amazon and eBay:

Honda Power Equipment Shop Manuals on eBay
Honda Power Equipment Shop Manuals on Amazon
 
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