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Re: (ET) Gear pops

<Get new belts onto your ET when you do the transaxle swap.  From what I
hear, you won't be able to do it with the transaxle on since the pulley is
too close to the frame to slip one through.>
It CAN be done. Here's how. Support the tractor by the frame or rear hitch with suitable jackstands.{You may wish to remove the rear tires from the tractor at this time. If you work in confined spaces for a living, you may skip this step. :) }
Loosen the "Driver's side" axle tube to frame mounting bolts several turns. Remove the bolt in the 'torque plate' on the transaxle on the "Passenger's side". Remove the axle tube to frame mounting bolts also.
This will allow the transaxle to drop just enough to allow the belts to be fished into place, one at a time. Inspect the wiring that runs right through this critical area, repair and redress as needed. Re install the transaxle, and adjust the belt tension as per the Homeowner's Service manual.
You should be back in business in just slightly more time than it takes you to read and understand this. <VBG>
----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew callahan" <callahanrc hotmail com> 
To: <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: (ET) Gear pops



David,

Get new belts onto your ET when you do the transaxle swap.  From what I
hear, you won't be able to do it with the transaxle on since the pulley is
too close to the frame to slip one through.
My belts are slipping and burning more and more now when I'm trying to drive through a few inches of snow. Time for me to pull those tired old belts off 
the I-5 and buy the new NAPA ones that Dave Stensland put on his.  NAPA
#NBH3VX335 which he says can be ordered online.  He also recommends
adjusting the brakes while they're down.  Hell, go for the gold and order
new brake pads from Harold if you're going to do this, god knows I need
those new pads myself too.

Matt



From: "David Roden" <etpost drmm net>
Reply-To: noaddress drmm net
To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Subject: (ET) Gear pops
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:14:28 -0500

I usually plow snow in D1 gear.  We have a fair bit of it right now (snow,
I
mean); nothing like NY but still enough that I actually (finally) had to
get
the tractor out.
The white stuff is pretty heavy and wet, and takes a lot of effort to shove 
around.  Every now and then, when I was pushing a lot of snow, the
transaxle
would pop out of D1.  (Good thing that's not a series motor, or I would
have
scattered commutator bars all over the driveway.)  I could hold it in gear
by hand, but what a nuisance.

I guess this is one of those things that I should know, but don't.  What
causes this?  How do I fix it?

Thanks.


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA

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