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I ordered a new pulley for the top of the trany.The splines look good,but there is some wear on the v of the pulley.I talked to the service dept. at the local JD dealer,and they think it's probably the bearings on the trany shaft.I admit,I did not remove those pieces and inspect them when...

After reading through things,I'm beginning to wonder if the pulley on the tranny could be the problem.I'm no mechanic,I just eyeballed the pulley when I pulled the tranny.Maybe it's spinning on the shaft at least part of the time?I'm pretty sure the drive pulley above the PTO is fine.The belt...

I would definitely go that route if my research shows it's not too tough to swap out.That's alot cheaper than the rebuild kits for the existing tranny.Thanks for the info.

I was just reading the procedure on Husqvarna's site.It can be done by oneself.I'll give that a try,though I still have to contend with whatever is wrong.

Those are the same belt and pulleys I bought,though I bought the belt at a separate time because I didn't yet know I needed the pulleys.As for the nuts,I used one of the existing ones.The other I couldn't get off no matter what.That's why I replaced the mounting plate.The shaft that the pulley...

As for the PTO,could that be causing a problem even though the mower deck is off?I've never had any previous trouble with the PTO when mowing.

I'll check if I have a feeler gauge.If not I'll see about getting one.Yeah,not alot of hours on it.It gets messy around here weather wise.We have wild field grass for a yard,and it rains frequently around here,often raining again before the yard dries out.It takes 3 or 4 days to dry.

I replaced with an OEM belt.I'll need to double check tension on the belt.Didn't notice any real wear on the drive pulley.181 hours.I'll double check the routing of belt again,but I'm pretty sure it's correct.

I have a LA145 with 181 hours on it.Late last mowing season,It started slowing down on inclines.I was going to limp along till this fall,but then I developed problems on my mower deck.After pulling the deck and fixing the problem parts,I turned my attention to the tranny.It's a T40J.I pulled the...