Recent content by GregBuchan

I’d stay away from any mower made by Husqvarna/Craftsman. They favor, and practice, replace the major component over fix or repair and individual part. For example, a rear axle seal on their riders simply falls out causing grease to spray the inside on the adjacent tire/wheel and it’s not...

Don’t get a (Craftsman rebranded) Husqvarna! Their rear axle seals fall out routinely and the grease comes out of the rear axle and there is no way to degrease it (no fitting) or replace the seal (non replaceable). Their only solution was to replace the entire transmission!

Yes! That’s the grease pattern! I’ll have to wait until tomorrow to test the heat question but at least I have it moving under its own power and was able to get it back in the shed. I saved the image of where to add grease and will try and locate it in the daylight. Thank you!

Thanks for the reply. I bought it new in 2016, at Lowe’s. It’s never had an issue with the axle seal before my finding today. I went back through all the original documentation and found that I omitted the square axel lock key which I didn’t know about. Found it with a magnet bar in the grass...

I was maintaining my 24V48 and found an oil leak on the floor. Examining the hydrostatic transmission, I found the left axle seal out of its seat and grease was all around the inside of the tire rim and on the inside of the wheel. After removing the tire, I noticed a little whiteish oil as it...