Rameck
Bronze Member
Bought a B7100 several years ago but have used it only a couple of times, as I have a B6000 that I use more. I never checked the fluids since I haven't used it much. Decide to use it for a bigger job today. Started it up and put it in reverse and heard a lot of grinding noise in the front. Stopped and put it in forward and the same noise when releasing the clutch and moving. Put it back in reverse but it wouldn't move and still the noise. I noticed it would only make this loud grinding noise when I let out the clutch while in gear but no noise if in neutral and clutch released. I decided to check the transmission fluid and when I opened up the filler cap, out came a brown fluid. My experience, told me that this looked like water contamination. I opened up the drain plug to drain the transmission fluid and a lot of water came out followed by the brown fluid. By now, I figured that trans is probably shot or the clutch. I removed the Hydraulic screen and it was covered with fine metal pieces. Only had a gallon of gear oil and it needs three, so will fill it tomorrow and see what happens but it may be to late by now. But I can't figure out how all that water got in the trans. The boot cover over the gear shifter has a big rip in it. Can the water get in the trans from there or is there somewhere else it could have entered?
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