glenracing
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- Aug 29, 2010
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- john deere L130
I want to thank Greengrass for posting this guide. My 2004 L130 was exhibiting all the symptons described herein with the K46 not able to move on nearly level ground once it was hot (about 45 minutes). This began about 2 years ago around 250 hours and this year at about 350 hours became un bearable. I did the overhaul by replacing the pump and motor units and the filter. Parts, etc about $165. I did notice the scoring that doblerb described in his post and it may be that macining without parts would have worked. Since I wanted to fix it when I got it opened up I ordered the parts and bought 3 quarts of 5w50 synthetic and the permatex ultra copper sealant at a local auto parts store. The diagram from tuff torq is absolutely a necessity. Only problem was the tiny rod that fell out of the block when it was lifted out. It goes back in the small hole that is about 1/2" FROM THE CENTER HOLE FOR THE SHAFT. The thin washer covers this hole when installed on the shaft. You must be careful that the little rod doesn't slide out the back of the hole while reinstalling the block until the free-wheel stud blocks it in place from behind. If you enlarge the parts diagram on-screen you will see that the line pointing to the correct location for the little rod is accurately drawn to the side of the center of the shaft. I did have to do the air bleeding procedure which is described on the tuff torq web site. It was pretty scary for a few minutes but gradually the torque picked up. I am pleasantly surprised by the reduction in noise and the increased driving power which I hadn't experienced since the tractor was new. I took this opportunity to install a new drive belt which I bought a couple of years ago (because I thought the old one was slipping, hahaha!) but had not installed. I think if I can get another 5 years out of the tranny the mower will probably be ready to be retired anyway. Again Thanks to all who posted their comments here which gave me the encouragement to do the overhaul.