Re: (ET) e-15 Noise in power drive unit

["Hazen, Dwight L" <hazen indiana edu>]

 My transaxle has a drain plug on the bottom. The filler plug is on the
side, Park the tractor on a slope to get the extra fluid in. Use a hand
pump or some tubing and funnel to fill. 

Yes, limited slip would be GREAT! 

  Dwight


Dwight L. Hazen

Indiana University, UITS

Bloomington, In. 47408-7378

812-855-5367    

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-----Original Message-----
From: elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu
[mailto:elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu] On Behalf Of RJ Kanary
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 8:39 PM
To: kelfy yahoo com; David C Robie
Cc: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Subject: Re: (ET) e-15 Noise in power drive unit

         Now, if only one could find a source for the DuoTrak(r) limited
slip 
differential that is also found in other 2300 series Peerless(r) 
transaxles....then we could have some fun.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David C Robie" <mycroftxx1 juno com>
To: <kelfy yahoo com>
Cc: <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: (ET) e-15 Noise in power drive unit


> Kee- rect.  When a company makes ten thousand castings the wrong way,
> they are not gonna melt em down and recast them. A 'whoops' note to
the
> dealers after the problem surfaces is cheaper.
>   Rather than lift the tractor to fill and drain,  I use a home made
> vacuum extractor to drain it,  and fill by gravity with a funnel and
> tight fitting rubber tube suspended high from the seat.  Of course to
> remove the tubeand quickly put the plug back in  my hand get a bit
oily
> .......    Incidentally; a bit of Lucas in there too seems to help the
> more or less inherent lower gear noise level.  The GE dealer service
> notes released after production say 'jack it up.  Likely the reason
that
> most of these trannys are noisy in the 'most often used' gears,
> insufficient and later on, water contaminated lube from the very
> beginning.
>     The front of the tractor in other (gas) brands that used it may
have
> been lower.  Incidentally, these trannys can have a mechanical reverse
> installed in em. Get the manual, order the parts, install em.   But
with
> out electrics we don't need those parts, have instant reverse
> electrically.
>
> Dave
> Weymouth MA
>
> On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 06:29:09 -0700 (PDT) Kelly Williams
<kelfy yahoo com>
> writes:
>>
>> --- David C Robie <mycroftxx1 juno com> wrote:
>>
>> > Drain completely refill with 85 weight
>> > tranny-hypoid oil.
>> > Overfill it cause the original fill plug ws put in
>> > there too low.
>>
>> I've read a little about this in the archives, and am
>> still a bit confused.  Did they really design the
>> transmission housing so that when the service
>> instructions say to fill to the plug, there's not
>> enough oil in it?  Do you have to hoist the front of
>> the tractor to drain it, then hoist the rear way up
>> high to fill it?  That downward-pointing fill hole
>> seems pretty unhandy.
>>
>> Kelly Williams
>> Mount Joy, PA
>>
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