Transmission grease Metro 36
- Thread starter Rickcin
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I took a look under the housing and a careful look at the drive belts and I do not see any way to adjust the tension. It appears the shafts come out of the transmission to the pulley and then the belt continues to a pulley that is attached to the axle and wheel.
How would I tighten the belt?
How would I tighten the belt?
This service manual should help. Check section 3.8.5 3.8.6 and 5.2.14.
http://www.exmark.com/pdfs/850610.pdf
http://www.exmark.com/pdfs/850610.pdf
You are good my friend, thank you so much and I will let you know how I make out. At least I am now on the right track, the belts, not the transmission!
I read the manual and made adjustments as noted.
The travel gears seem to work fine however when going down a slope the mower picks up speed, so I believe that means tha belts are slipping?
I do not know how I could tighten the tension on the belts?
I did read about the A,B,C bolt placements but while reading, I also have no extreme conditions, the yard is a very gentle slope. The bolt relocations are listed as more severe and most severe circumstances.
I guess I should try one of those ?
Thanks for the confirmation, often times I feel like I am missing something!
hokiefoursome
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Gents,
I have this mower and have the same symptoms...the reverse is "designed" to make you pull it...supposedly it won't back over you...from day one I could never make it back up a hill, kinda did a half moon and used forward to go back up any hills...
and it indeed freewheels down hill...I bought this 10+ years ago but it was another 25% to get a tranny that was direct drive/ didn't free wheel...I am presently mulching oak leaves in the back yard, steep hill and mine has begun to seem like more a push mower than a walk behind! ...dust/ dirt on the DRIVE belts I suppose...
Check with your dealer, mine explained the freewheel and the back up part as cons to the Metro, with a much smaller price than the Hydro trannys being the pro.......
bob
I have this mower and have the same symptoms...the reverse is "designed" to make you pull it...supposedly it won't back over you...from day one I could never make it back up a hill, kinda did a half moon and used forward to go back up any hills...
and it indeed freewheels down hill...I bought this 10+ years ago but it was another 25% to get a tranny that was direct drive/ didn't free wheel...I am presently mulching oak leaves in the back yard, steep hill and mine has begun to seem like more a push mower than a walk behind! ...dust/ dirt on the DRIVE belts I suppose...
Check with your dealer, mine explained the freewheel and the back up part as cons to the Metro, with a much smaller price than the Hydro trannys being the pro.......
bob