Transmission whine and crawl

[Scratcher]

All the specs are in my profile. Mower was running fine then transmission started whining and slowed to a crawl. It will only drive if I give it very light throttle. If I push the drive lever full forward or back it stops and makes a loud whining/grinding noise. Is my tranny shot? I am so over this POS SABRE

 

[ILENGINE]

That whine/growl is typical of a hydrostat that has scored the pump/motor/center section. You are basically toast. May not be cost effective to repair or replace the transmission

 

[wfrpalm]

Make sure you are not low on fluid, mine did something similar when it lost fluid due to a leak.

 

[Scratcher]

Make sure you are not low on fluid, mine did something similar when it lost fluid due to a leak.

It's a 'filled for life'
sealed unit. There's no way of checking that. Not that I know at least.

 

[Carscw]

You can buy a rebuilding kit for it.
Cheap and very easy to do.
Comes with instructions.

 

[Scratcher]

You can buy a rebuilding kit for it.
Cheap and very easy to do.
Comes with instructions.

Where can I get such a kit?

 

[Carscw]

Look up the transaxle model number on eBay.

 

[Scratcher]

Look up the transaxle model number on eBay.

Would that be the model number of the particular Sabre mower itself, or is there a separate model number stamped on the actual transaxle?
From my initial search on ebay I am only coming up with price tags of $300-$500 for a complete unit. Not finding any rebuild kits. Can you provide a link to one such example of a Sabre rebuild kit?

 

[ILENGINE]

The tranny will have it's own model number tag on the housing. Most likely either hydrogear or tufftorq

 

[Scratcher]

The tranny will have it's own model number tag on the housing. Most likely either hydrogear or tufftorq

Thanks