scarface998
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Hello all,
I have a swisher XZT 60 zero turn mower that I bought early last year. It has about 700 hours and the engine runs perfectly. I ran it last year without much trouble but noticed that the right side hydro wasn't performing as well so I decided to rebuild it. I rebuilt it over the last couple of weeks and made sure that there werent any leaks or parts that needed replaced. The filter looked pretty good and is a serious pain to replace in these hydros so i left it. I put it back on the mower and filled it with 15W-50 synthetic mobil one oil. I have been trying to purge it over the past couple of days but have been largely unsuccessful. I have it lifted on jacks and am doing the standard purge procedure of pulling the hydro bypass levers and moving it back and forth and then releasing them and letting the wheels spin but heres where im having the issue. I havent seen an air bubble come out the reservoir the last two times ive tried to purge and the hydro is acting weird so im hoping someone can give me a bit of insight as to what is wrong.
I'm gonna try and explain my problem as well as i can for as little confusion as possible.
The first thing i do is pull the hydro bypass lever to stop the wheel from turning.
After that, while the engine is running at top speed i move the hydro lever back and forth multiple times to try and get air bubbles out.
After doing this several times i turn the bypass lever off and start moving the wheel with the hydro lever.
The first few times i move the hydro lever after releasing the bypass the wheel turns perfectly and hydro works great.
After a few more times it starts to slow and get choppy like its cavitating.
I cannot for the life of me understand why its working great for 30 seconds and the all of a sudden not work almost at all.
Id also like to add that there was no excessive wear on any of the internal parts while rebuilding and everything seemed to work correctly.
also, i have checked multiple times for leaks and have discovered none.
Any help would be appreciated if someone can please help.
If you have any questions ill try my best to answer them.
THANKS!
I have a swisher XZT 60 zero turn mower that I bought early last year. It has about 700 hours and the engine runs perfectly. I ran it last year without much trouble but noticed that the right side hydro wasn't performing as well so I decided to rebuild it. I rebuilt it over the last couple of weeks and made sure that there werent any leaks or parts that needed replaced. The filter looked pretty good and is a serious pain to replace in these hydros so i left it. I put it back on the mower and filled it with 15W-50 synthetic mobil one oil. I have been trying to purge it over the past couple of days but have been largely unsuccessful. I have it lifted on jacks and am doing the standard purge procedure of pulling the hydro bypass levers and moving it back and forth and then releasing them and letting the wheels spin but heres where im having the issue. I havent seen an air bubble come out the reservoir the last two times ive tried to purge and the hydro is acting weird so im hoping someone can give me a bit of insight as to what is wrong.
I'm gonna try and explain my problem as well as i can for as little confusion as possible.
The first thing i do is pull the hydro bypass lever to stop the wheel from turning.
After that, while the engine is running at top speed i move the hydro lever back and forth multiple times to try and get air bubbles out.
After doing this several times i turn the bypass lever off and start moving the wheel with the hydro lever.
The first few times i move the hydro lever after releasing the bypass the wheel turns perfectly and hydro works great.
After a few more times it starts to slow and get choppy like its cavitating.
I cannot for the life of me understand why its working great for 30 seconds and the all of a sudden not work almost at all.
Id also like to add that there was no excessive wear on any of the internal parts while rebuilding and everything seemed to work correctly.
also, i have checked multiple times for leaks and have discovered none.
Any help would be appreciated if someone can please help.
If you have any questions ill try my best to answer them.
THANKS!