Red 382 transaxle

BEERKEEPER · #1 11-01-2016, 09:41 PM

My wife's grandfather had bought a red 382 with the 3 forward 1 reverse transaxle because it looked like all the red equipment they had on the farm. It sat in their barn and had not been started or moved since the 80s. Since grandpa passed away I have drug it home and went completely through the motor and it runs like a top. It drove just fine and then it started slipping in 3rd gear, by the time I got back to the shop it would not move in any gear. I was talking to her uncle who said it had gotten parked because it had transaxle issues. It is a peerless 1214 transaxle. My question is are these able to be rebuilt? Or is a replacement available? I have been looking for used ones but no mower graveyard in he midwest seems to have one. I found one on the east coast but they want $350 with another 150 for shipping. I think it is cool but not really $500 for parts cool. Anyone have any suggestions on where I can go from here?

john hall · #2 11-01-2016, 09:54 PM

Glad to hear of another 382 being brought back to life. Never went into the rear end on one of these, actually never heard of one having any trouble. Those parts prices are a little insane if you ask me. While these are a neat addition to a collection, they aren't that valuable or high in demand from what I have seen. If the rear is bad, why not open it up? Could be something real simple to fix. Have you tried the sponsors of OCC for parts? I use IHCCW quite a bit with good results. I wonder if the innards are shared by any other "cheaper" mowers? We once swaped the rear end from an old Craftsman to a 110 Deere--all we had to do was use the Deere hubs, gearshift, and maybe the brake drum---pretty certain the devil ordered showshoes as it surely froze over that day!

Welcome to OCC and by the way, post some pics of your machine, this crowd loves Cadet pics!

zippy1 · #3 11-02-2016, 12:37 AM

Welcome to the madness.

Peerless rears were used in a few different color tractors. I happen to have one in a "off" colored tractor myself. Just In CASE

ACecil · #4 11-02-2016, 01:24 PM

Welcome to OCC! Good luck with your 382.

alsparl · #5 11-02-2016, 11:44 PM

I am not sure if this will help or not, but when I went through the 80 hydro I used to have, I removed the reservoir and cleaned it all along with draining all the fluid out. If memory serves me correctly, there is a fine mesh filter in the bottom of the cup that can be cleaned. Good luck.

ironman · #6 11-03-2016, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by BEERKEEPER

My wife's grandfather had bought a red 382 with the 3 forward 1 reverse transaxle because it looked like all the red equipment they had on the farm. It sat in their barn and had not been started or moved since the 80s. Since grandpa passed away I have drug it home and went completely through the motor and it runs like a top. It drove just fine and then it started slipping in 3rd gear, by the time I got back to the shop it would not move in any gear. I was talking to her uncle who said it had gotten parked because it had transaxle issues. It is a peerless 1214 transaxle. My question is are these able to be rebuilt? Or is a replacement available? I have been looking for used ones but no mower graveyard in he midwest seems to have one. I found one on the east coast but they want $350 with another 150 for shipping. I think it is cool but not really $500 for parts cool. Anyone have any suggestions on where I can go from here?

Your transaxle is a gear model and not a hydro so I can't imagine anything inside that would start "slipping" and gradually continue to get worse. I am not familiar with your tractor but I assume it being of MTD production that it's motion is belt driven. That is where I would start looking for slippage, belts and pulleys. But if you are hell bent to get into the transmission here is a link to drawing and parts list for a Peerless 1214.

http://www.elano.dk/files/documents/1200.pdf

and here is a link to your drive system

http://www.cubcadet-parts-direct.com...______________

john hall · #7 11-03-2016, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ironman

Your transaxle is a gear model and not a hydro so I can't imagine anything inside that would start "slipping" and gradually continue to get worse. I am not familiar with your tractor but I assume it being of MTD production that it's motion is belt driven.

There was some chatting about 382's in general in another thread about a week ago. I know dad's hydro is an IH machine according to the serial tag. Don't know if they continued building these after CCC came about or if it was replaced with a new model at that time. We have replaced the belt and pulley on hydro dad has. Pulley was aluminum actually. That may very well be the problem with the OP's gear drive.

ironman · #8 11-03-2016, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by john hall

There was some chatting about 382's in general in another thread about a week ago. I know dad's hydro is an IH machine according to the serial tag. Don't know if they continued building these after CCC came about or if it was replaced with a new model at that time. We have replaced the belt and pulley on hydro dad has. Pulley was aluminum actually. That may very well be the problem with the OP's gear drive.

According to TractorData.com (which I wouldn't trust as gospel), IH made the 382 from 1979 - 1981, and MTD from 1982 - 1984. I would think either way the drive systems were probably the same. The fact that it is red would lead me to think MTD, but maybe not.

http://www.tractordata.com/lawn-trac...cadet-382.html

http://www.tractordata.com/lawn-trac...cadet-382.html

BEERKEEPER · #9 11-03-2016, 11:13 PM

Thank you all, it is a gear model, so I will look at the pulleys and belt and all that when we get done picking. I am not wanting to tear apart the transmission as I have never tore one apart. I help my father in law farm so I am good enough at fixing on things, but the workings of a transmission are foreign to me. Thank you for the diagrams and part numbers. Does anyone know how to tell by serial number if it is an IH or MTD machine?

john hall · #10 11-04-2016, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by BEERKEEPER

Thank you all, it is a gear model, so I will look at the pulleys and belt and all that when we get done picking. I am not wanting to tear apart the transmission as I have never tore one apart. I help my father in law farm so I am good enough at fixing on things, but the workings of a transmission are foreign to me. Thank you for the diagrams and part numbers. Does anyone know how to tell by serial number if it is an IH or MTD machine?

Going by memory, dad's 382 has a serial tag labeled International Harvester, I think it may be on the back or under the seat. I'll try to get a pic next time I am near it.