Recent content by Hellnbak

VikeuMus Sorry, the only foreign language I speak is German, from when I was stationed there a couple of years (and that was like 32 years ago and I've forgotten most of it). Wish I knew what your message says. Steve.

Well, this thread seems to be dead. I can understand that, and want to thank everybody who offered advice and suggestions. Very much appreciated. If I ever do figure out what the problem is with the shifting, I will pass it along in hopes that it might help others with a similar problem...

Is there any way to determine whether the grease in the new transaxle is actually bentonite grease? As far as water getting into the transaxle, I don't really think that would be a problem for me. I NEVER let my mower (or any of my lawn care equipment) get wet, don't let it sit out in the rain...

I was also concerned about this, until I began researching the 00 grease. Found some other people who had the same concerns, with transaxles that 'sealed' using flat metal surfaces like on mine. But they reported that they had encountered no problems after using it for some time, and I will...

Well, when I say 'stiff' I just meant that it didn't flow, not enough fresh grease getting to the parts that need it. You're probably right, but if there's a better grease out there, why not use it, right? Anyhow, that's my way of thinking.

I have no idea whether the old grease is bentonite. Can you tell by looking at it? I'll just assume it's a type of grease that should not be mixed with the new 00 grease, and get something like this at Lowe's (I get a 10 percent discount there) and scrub the hell out of everything. Gonna be fun

Yes, although, again it was designed differently from the old housing. While the old style required you to insert the spring and ball into the lower housing and carefully lower the indent shaft assembly onto them (after making sure it was in the neutral position, the new one had a hex screw on...

Yes, although they were different from the old axle. Instead of two horizontal tabs/notches, there was one tab on the bushing and one detent on the bottom of the housing. Was very careful to ensure they were properly aligned.

Well, that's a strange story. I was starting the first mow of the year when I suddenly got a monster cramp in my thigh muscle. You know that when that happens you have to straighten your leg, immediately. So I stood up, and thanks to that stupid safety switch under the seat the mower began to...

While trying to shift gears I did rotate the input shaft, and also the axles. Wouldn't that have been sufficient to preclude this?

Well, actually I only installed the transaxle, then connected the shift rod. Didn't install the pully to connect it to the variable speed pully or anything. Would that have affected the shifting?

I decided to go ahead and install it before I went to the considerable trouble of removing all the old grease, just to make sure it would actually work. Well, after I got it in, I don't seem to be able to shift it very well. I adjusted the shift bracket a number of times, sometimes I could get...

I have received my new transaxle for my 2007 MTD Yard Machine, and have a few questions before I install it. I'm going to replace the grease it came with, for several reasons - 1. I have no idea what the quality of the grease they put in it is. 2. It makes no sense to me to have all that...

I have searched everywhere I can think of, but cannot find any info on the size limits for attaching photos to a new thread. When I try to attach an image I get the following message -- 'Oops! We ran into some problems. The uploaded file is too large'. When this happens with other forums, it...

Your comments are much appreciated. It is ideal for me, and it's not really the monster it seems. Building it will be pretty straightforward, and will be made easier by using the 3D model to lay out the cuts (it was modeled full scale). Turns out I will have a lot of extra lumber (especially...