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Originally Posted by PEACEMAKER322
I am restoring a 147 with hydrostatic drive. I want to change the filter and fluid in the drive and the fluid in the rear axle. The manual I bought does not address either task.
How do I change the fluids in each? I bought the filter for the drive unit.  |
Also buy a gasket for the rear cover. I drain mine by removing the rear cover. Have a big pan under it, or it will make a mess. After the cover is off, I take clean rags and wipe out any remaining oil and an clean everything I can get to. Keep the inside of the hydro unit as clean as you can.
Put the cover back on with the new gasket, Opinions vary as to whether to use gasket sealer, I do, some don't. The longer bolts go in the bottom where the towing hitch is. I rub just a bit of Hy-Tran on the filter threads and gasket just like any oil filter when I put the new one on. Fill it back up with about 7 quarts of Hy-Tran, through the hole in the rear cover. It can be tricky, I have a long flexible funnel that just fits inside that hole. Some screw in a pipe nipple with el on it to fill. You'll have to figure out what works best for you.
I'm sure somebody will come along and tell me I'm all wrong, but I've been doing it that way for a long time and it works.
