[john hall]

Big dilemma, can't decide whether to tear the rear apart or not just to clean it. When I pulled the filter off back in the winter, everything was thick and kind of caramel colored. I just assumed everything inside would be the same. I drained the fluid this afternoon, kind of caramel colored but I have seen worse. Dad actually drove this thing around a bit this summer before I reminded him we really shouldn't until the fluid was changed. I'm wondering if the water and oil mixed, assuming it was a GOOD oil such as Hy-tran and not dime store wood splitter oil. The oil smelled a little odd, but primarily like hydraulic oil. All the seals and gaskets are here to pull the tubes and the pump. Take a look at the pics, I am assuming that is some sort of wax/paraffin additive from the oil?