another tranny project!

[reddragon]

my 2002 craftsman lt1000 has a bad tranny [4360-140].....grinds like a mother!.......pulled it out today and found a gear cluster bushing broke in half [see picture]and all the little bits floating in the grease....the big bevel gear rounded [see picture]...compared to the good gear on another tranny [see picture] and the pinion actually looks good [go figure] some of you might know that i had another bad tranny [4360-96] that i recently replaced in my 1994 AYP...so ive got the old one as parts...some interesting discoveries for those interested...first is that the 4360-140 has all bronze bushings and the 4360-96 has steel and bronze [see picture]..i think from what i see ..the steel ones are the way to go....also someone had been into it at one time and put it back together with part old bentonite grease and some lithium added....ive heard of this technique before and let me tell you ...dont do it!.....combined.. they liquify!...ill be cleaning out the old grease and combining good parts with new bentonite grease i bought at my local lawnmower shop [see picture]..will keep you updated!....wish me luck!:wink:

 

[reddragon]

well....unfortunately , i found more gear damage and the input shaft needle bearing is rough and chain has broken link......all costing about $110 in parts....plus $30 for the grease.....so i think im going to grab that last john deere tranny [4360-149] that the mower place was trying to off for $150.....it worked so well when i did my AYP swap...i can do it even faster this time.....and best of all..i wont have to worry if there was something else ready to go....this will be brand new....but a 5 sp

 

[Black Bart]

Back in 1967 I bought a new Sears Super 12 and it busted the gear in the tranny while pulling a disk.
What I want to hear about is the intake and 4 barrel sitting on the shelve. :biggrin:

 

[reddragon]

oh yeah!..that stuff!:laughing:.....well i used to be in the scrap metal business..which got me into the used parts business....which got me into ford trucks...which got me into a 4x4 business.....where was i going with this?:laughing:....oh yeah...its a 302 4barrel edelbrock with a 1406 edelbrock 600 cfm carb and k&n 14" filter with a HEI one wire 302 distributor.....i had a 88 lincoln mark7 i was going to put it on but sold it recently....that was hard ....because it was one of the best cars ive ever had ...but it had 220,000 miles on it and i knew it would breakdown eventually.....but im still looking for a good donor out there...are you sorry you asked now?:laughing:

 

[reddragon]

i forgot to get back on this:laughing:...anyways...it all went like clockwork and works beautifully:thumbsup:

 

[originalswampfox]

reddragon
You are like me you have entirely too much time on your hands. have fun

 

[reddragon]

yeah...i do these days....i broke my back and neck last year in a big rig roll over...ill never drive professionally again:frown:...so i do these little mechanics jobs until i can find another job....but honestly..im having more fun now than ive had in years:thumbsup:

 

[originalswampfox]

Sorry about the roll over and injuries but we gotta keep on having fun. Looking down on the grass beats looking up at the roots