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need help with 1978 Bolens trans - no drive

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Chris H

09-25-2007 16:03:15




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I was given a 1978 ( I think ) h16xl- it"s been sitting out in the weather behind the neighbors house for at least 8 yrs that I know of. I got the engine started without much trouble, and the tractor moved under it"s own power for about 20 ft, then stopped - engine still running, just no drive.
I checked the trans fluid ( should have sooner, I know . . . ), and it was quite low - just a little showing on the dipstick. Clean and clear. I topped it off with 20w - it took just under a qt to get near the top of the operating range. But still no drive. The selector lever seems to be operating the valve - you can feel spring loading at both ends of the travel, and about 2" of free play between. I pulled the filter, and it"s full of clean oil and looks clear - no gunk or dirt.
The neighbor pushed it about 100 yds from his yard to mine, and I don"t think it was in neutral - there was resistance, and a clicking sound, he said.
So, is the trans trashed from either the pushing or the brief run with low fluid ? No amount of monkeying with the selector or the treadle, low or hi rpm, could get any drive out of it at all.
What"s next ? Pull the motor ( a recent Vanguard ohv 16 twin ) and discard the tractor ? I don"t want it badly enough to do a trans tear down - too many other projects.
Or, is there still hope ? As you can tell, I don"t know much about these . . . .

Thanks for any help . . .

Chris

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09-25-2007 16:13:03




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 Re: need help with 1978 Bolens trans - no drive in reply to Chris H, 09-25-2007 16:03:15  
Have a Sears, 18 hp v twinKohler, Didn't run it in several years. Started it up, it had low hrs on it, and put the tranny Hydrostatic in gear, and it did not go anywhere. Let it run for a while, continued trying to get it to go, and said oh no, the tranny must be spent. Let it run some more, and then put it in forward, and it took off. Ran it around the property for a while, and it is fine. I think that sitting it had to really warm up to get the fluid going. A tranny for this unit is $625, plus installation. Not worth it if it failed. Id sell it for parts. Good Luck.

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