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jpilk99
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- Joined
- Feb 19, 2011
- Messages
- 319
- Location
- Bolton, MA
- Tractor
- 1983 Ford 1700, 4WD, 770 Loader, Woods backhoe, Woods brush hog,etc.
First of all, thank you to everyone who chimed in. Quick update that I did first drain the oil and was considering loading the transmission back into the machine to see how she did (and if it was an improvement, that might have been just fine as the machine would run a good 20 minutes before the power faded. However that was in cooler weather and I'm sure in a month, if not next week, it will be in the 80s and then 90s. AND, when I took off that black plastic fill cap (the larger, 1" diameter one) and took out the magnet, it had filings.
So I figured, at this point, with the transmission already on my bench, and loving the machine and it's cutting ability, AND the fact that when I rebuilt my other K46 on a Husqvarna 24k54, the result was ...damn good --- so I ordered the rebuild kit from Tuff Torq.
Well, I just finished putting it all back together, changed the seals too - even tho they looked fine and did not appear to have any leakage stains around them - and about to put it back on the machine and: When I turn the pulley on the splined shaft atop the transmission, the shafts do not turn. Am I missing something? Shouldn't the turning of the pulley, where the drive belt loops around it, should the axles turn?? I have tried it with the "free wheel" arm pulled back - to allow the wheels to spin freely - as well as popped forward, for when driving the machine. I've spun the splined shaft in both directions. The tranny is filled properly with new Tuff Torq fluid..... Did I rebuild this thing wrong???? Did I somehow not position that liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitle tiny "bypass pin" into the center case????? I put a little grease on it, as directed, and made sure it was positioned properly, along with the washer that goes behind the motor cylinder block ...but maybe something fell out of position??? It all seemed to go back together, (just like on the last rebuild I did, that resulted in a great/strong tranny).
Does the tranny need to be re-installed in the machine with the belt spinning that shaft and a much greater speed to actually get axles to move? Oh lordie, please don't tell me I have to take this tranny apart again - I don't even know what I'd be looking for.
So I figured, at this point, with the transmission already on my bench, and loving the machine and it's cutting ability, AND the fact that when I rebuilt my other K46 on a Husqvarna 24k54, the result was ...damn good --- so I ordered the rebuild kit from Tuff Torq.
Well, I just finished putting it all back together, changed the seals too - even tho they looked fine and did not appear to have any leakage stains around them - and about to put it back on the machine and: When I turn the pulley on the splined shaft atop the transmission, the shafts do not turn. Am I missing something? Shouldn't the turning of the pulley, where the drive belt loops around it, should the axles turn?? I have tried it with the "free wheel" arm pulled back - to allow the wheels to spin freely - as well as popped forward, for when driving the machine. I've spun the splined shaft in both directions. The tranny is filled properly with new Tuff Torq fluid..... Did I rebuild this thing wrong???? Did I somehow not position that liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitle tiny "bypass pin" into the center case????? I put a little grease on it, as directed, and made sure it was positioned properly, along with the washer that goes behind the motor cylinder block ...but maybe something fell out of position??? It all seemed to go back together, (just like on the last rebuild I did, that resulted in a great/strong tranny).
Does the tranny need to be re-installed in the machine with the belt spinning that shaft and a much greater speed to actually get axles to move? Oh lordie, please don't tell me I have to take this tranny apart again - I don't even know what I'd be looking for.