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Also, your advice regarding both drives affected; that makes good sense the way you explain it. I will look into this further. Thank you.

I too have spent considerable time on-line to first identify and then troubleshoot the hydros and the problems. My machine appears to have the Murray hydros with the external gear cog. I have not found a number on either case, but have not removed these drives yet. My findings, based on my...

Whew! Nice talk. Just to clarify, “..making holes everywhere” was actually one hole each in the bottom of the drives, to create a 1/8 NPT drain. The holes were drilled carefully with the cases full of oil still (as the only way to change the oil is to remove the drives and invert to drain...

I performed the purge procedure between rain showers today, but there has been no improvement. I inspected the linkage from the control levers to the transmission shifting pivot point and there doesn’t appear to be any lash or wear in the linkage. The drives seem to work smoothly while jacked up...

Thank you for the clarification.

Regarding the oil grade, I am sure of nothing. I just followed advice from another.

ILENGINE: Your suggestion is interesting. Could you please give me a procedure to do this? Murray transmissions (left) 1727806SM and (right) 1727807SM. I dont find any openings or bleeders in the trans case besides the filler plug and the vent tubes on the top. Thanks for your input

I have been performing DIY small equipment repair and maintenance for many years, but have no experience with hydro-static drive transaxels until now. I recently picked up a Craftsman ZT7000 with a Kohler 20HP drive. The engine runs great, but I’m experiencing serious and uncontrollable lurching...

I can't be alone when I complain of a constant problem with water accumulating in my gas engine tanks. I'm aware of the problem caused by the alcohol content in our gasoline absorbing humidity and condensing water, but I have been searching for some time for a small engine version of the water...