Hello. I have just recent acquired an Ariens 1742 & the left side wheel jerks bad forward & reverse. Sometimes it won't even go in reverse until I put the right side in reverse as well to get the mower rolling backwards & then the left will kick in, but it is very jerky. It feels like I am riding on a square wheel. Right side is fine. I checked the fluid level & it seems to be correct, about an inch or hair more from the top of the fill hole. Anyone had this problem? I do not want to replace the entire left transaxle if not needed. Thank you!
Repairs Left side hydro/Transaxle jerky forward & reverse
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BlazNT
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Bleed the hydro. Raise back wheels off the ground. Start mower with hydros in bypass mode. Move the levers forward for 10 seconds and reverse for 10 sec 5 times. Move hydros out of bypass mode and repeat.
Thanks! I'll try that tomorrow. I vacuumed sucked all of the fluid out & changed it today & seems to be a lot better but it does jerk a bit. I'll try your method tomorrow & let you know how it works out. Thanks again.
Ok, I finally got time to try this, but it didn't help. Thank you for advising me as to how to bleed the hydro's though. I just don't get it. Fluid height is correct. I definitely am not sinking money into a new or even a used hydro for it though. Maybe I'll try taking it apart when I get time. I have a personal full service ATV garage so I should be able to figure out what's wrong with it. If anyone has any other suggestions, please feel free to comment! Thank you!