Busted Hootis
Well, the hootis is in for repair. The transmission wasn't quite strong enough to hold up to the impact loading I put it through. The other day I was moving some dirt and I heard a little rattling/grinding sound coming from the transmission. Within seconds it became a popping sound followed by some bucking and jumping. I managed to get back to the shed in high gear, but the lower gears were shot.
So I pulled the transmission so I could see if it was worth saving. I've done some transmission repair on lawn tractors before and discovered it was just about the same cost to replace the entire transmission than to buy some gears and replace them. Unfortunately, that's not the case this time. A new transmission is a little over $1000.00 and a used one goes for about $250.00. Either way I had to pull out the old one so I could repair or replace it. Considering it has a back hoe built around it, I figured it would be a little difficult to get out, but that wasn't the case.
The extricated gear box...
Of course a couple of bolts broke off when I was trying to open it up. Steel bolts always need anti-seize when used in aluminum. These bolts have been in for about 14 years...
Next, remove the brake....
Brake pads and rotor are okay....
Remove the gear shift. Uh-oh! First sign of trouble. Look in the little pool of oil down in that hole. WAITER! There's a tooth in my lube!
Abandon hope, all ye who enter here...
Yep, lot's of damage. Notice missing teeth on the reversing idler gear.
Looks like the tooth fairy's dumping grounds. Obviously some of these gears were "gumming it" considering that pile of broken teeth.
The final drive pinion has a little bit of superficial damage, but hopefully not enough to matter. I'm not going to replace this one. I'll probably wish I had...
Gears that will be replaced. Total cost, about $125.00 and some lube.
To be continued....
So I pulled the transmission so I could see if it was worth saving. I've done some transmission repair on lawn tractors before and discovered it was just about the same cost to replace the entire transmission than to buy some gears and replace them. Unfortunately, that's not the case this time. A new transmission is a little over $1000.00 and a used one goes for about $250.00. Either way I had to pull out the old one so I could repair or replace it. Considering it has a back hoe built around it, I figured it would be a little difficult to get out, but that wasn't the case.
The extricated gear box...
Of course a couple of bolts broke off when I was trying to open it up. Steel bolts always need anti-seize when used in aluminum. These bolts have been in for about 14 years...
Next, remove the brake....
Brake pads and rotor are okay....
Remove the gear shift. Uh-oh! First sign of trouble. Look in the little pool of oil down in that hole. WAITER! There's a tooth in my lube!
Abandon hope, all ye who enter here...
Yep, lot's of damage. Notice missing teeth on the reversing idler gear.
Looks like the tooth fairy's dumping grounds. Obviously some of these gears were "gumming it" considering that pile of broken teeth.
The final drive pinion has a little bit of superficial damage, but hopefully not enough to matter. I'm not going to replace this one. I'll probably wish I had...
Gears that will be replaced. Total cost, about $125.00 and some lube.
To be continued....
Posted by TBF at 5/23/2010 12:23 PM 
Categories: Daily Life
Tags: transmission hootis repair tractor front end loader back hoe
Categories: Daily Life
Tags: transmission hootis repair tractor front end loader back hoe
Always tearing stuff up!!! And did you pick up all those tools that you scattered all over the place??? I didn't think so!!! And another thing...go fill up all those holes you've dug everywhere in the yard. Can't have a dadgum thing!!
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I'll have you know my ability to tear stuff has paid off handsomely. If it weren't for all the "fixing" I've had to do since I was a kid, I probably would never have become an engineer. And I always put my tools up. That's the one thing around here that is kept in order. I can always tell when one is missing...like when a certain somebody grabbed a handful and toted them off to her brother's house and left them. Of all the wrenches she could have gotten, she got my tappet wrenches, which are fairly expensive and not really ideal for everyday use. I was totally P.O.'d. So I went out and bought a new set. About two months later she brought them home along with several others I'd never seen before. So now I have two sets of tappet wrenches and some random wrenches I consider as rent payment.
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