My tractor travels very slow in reverse and will not back up on an incline. The transmission shows no signs of leaking. Is there a way to adjust the unit. The tractor was built in 2006 and otherwise runs great. Thanks in advance for any input.
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Look under your tractor and confirm that there is no grass build up preventing the forward/reverse lever from moving all the way back when the reverse pedal is pushed. Look mainly at the back where the rod attaches to the transmission, but also look at the front by the pedal.
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If you find the belt and idler's are ok, you may want to confirm the make/model of your transmission and see if you can change the oil in it. Research may show it can take a 5W-50 synthetic oil. You can possibly change most of it without removing the transmission if you have a vacuum/sucker device. I have done it on many a tractor transmission.
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After exposing the tranny from the top and cleaning the years of debris that gathered there. I found a lot of movement on both ends of the control rod and worn out plastic bushings on the control shaft and brake shaft. I replaced the bushings. The rods and control shaft are no longer in production (2007 model) and I was concerned that the used parts from E-Bay would show the same wear as the parts that I have. I added some washers at the connection point on the rods in order to take up the slop at the connections and It actually worked. More speed in forward and reverse. More power when backing up. I got lucky this time. Thanks for all the ideas.
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It is easy to remove the transaxle and change the oil, it takes about an hour or less to pull it off. jack up the rear high enough to get jack stands under the frame just forward of the tranny. Then Remove the 7/16 nut holding the brake cam on, then unbolt the front two torque bracket bolts, then place a jack under the tranny and loosen the axle shaft bolts and let it drop until you can access the speed control rod, wheel it out the backside. Then simply clean the area well around the drain/fill plug and remove it. Flip it over (it is not heavy, maybe 35 lbs.) and dump the oil in an oil pan. Then refill with 20-50 synthetic to about one-half inch from the top. Use a drill with a 1/2" socket adapter to rotate the bolt on the pulley while moving the lever from forward to reverse a few times to purge it and recheck level. Re-install.
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If you can do all that in only an hour, I will send all my customers with this issue to you. One thing that has always bothered me in life, is when people say, “it will only take ten minutes.” When in reality, we all know it will take more like an hour, for example.
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Some are a pain to get out and in. I usually allow half a day as customer are always coming in where I got drop things to help them. Other repairs are necessary to drive system too while the transaxle is out. Or to the transaxle itself.
I never say it going to take the same amount time on every unit. Some are easy and others can be a royal pain.
It like yesterday two identical mower with the same problem. Deck idler arm worn out. The first one was done quickly but second one took twice as long as the stepped washer had to be ground to remove a lot slop in the idler arm. Several refits was necessary. On top that the stepped kept coming out of the hole and would go back in until the screw was fully removed each time.
The first mower took only 30 minutes max and but the second mower took over an hour.