I have a similar situation on a similar mower, power loss after the mower warms up on one of the transmissions. I just wanted to say thanks for the video, I was a little skeptical about reworking the transmission but after viewing your video, I realize this is baby stuff compared to the things I've worked on in the past. Thanks for uploading, God bless you.

Hey brother. I too am a follower of Christ and a pastor and a lawnmower mechanic as well. Glad I found you!

It's very important to fill and bleed the air out correctly before moving it by putting it in free wheel and running the pumps forward to neutral to reverse 10 times then shut off & unscrew the main cap and make sure it's completely filled another good idea is to add oil to each component as there being fitted together

The absolute best !!!! You did an excellent job of walking us through !

Have a 2009 with a weak left hand side transmission. Answered the question just fine. Having it picked up on Wednesday to be overhauled by someone with the tools and experience to do it. Although I'm a mechanical engineer I know when I need to bring in the experts.

Excellent video. Well done. Learned many things watching this.

Thanks for the video ! We were looking for someone who could show us backyard mechanics how to to repair one of these Hydro-Static Trans. Prayer answered God Bless

Thank you for your video and God bless you

Good job pastor Wesley and let you heart not be troubled.

Disregard I figured it out I speak blessings over ur family and ur ministry

Outstanding video! Very well done and explained.

wonderful video keep up the good work God bless...

AWESOME VIDEO!!! THANK YOU!!

Great video, thank you

I've been a mechanic for close to 50 years and I do these all the time. I admire the way you tackled this job without ever having done one before. The only negative thing I have to say about the job is you made the same mistake most amateurs make..... WAY to much and wrong type of case sealer. You're sealing a case, not icing a cake!!!! The same bead of excess RV sealer that is showing on the outside of your case when you had the unit reassembled is also showing on the inside. Those swash plate piston do not like that stuff when it breaks down, and it will break down. RV sealer is antique technology. I've been using PERMATEX GASKET ELIMINATOR exclusively since it first came over 20 years ago. The tube cap is purposely designed to lay down a bead about the thickness of a #2 pencil lead. THAT'S ALL YOU NEED. I can't even count the number of engines, transmissions, and other components I've rebuilt using this stuff over the years and I've never had a single leak. That's my tip to you.... use the good stuff and don't act like your "tagging" a railroad car, otherwise nice job.

Great job 👍. You might have used wet sand paper on the pump mettle part. But all in all you did really good.

I subscribed because of this video. Thank you.

Nice 👍 I have a Troy built rzt 50 and the right side won't work like it should I believe I'm Gona give it a shot. Thanks . God Bless.

Nice job! God Bless

Thanks brother this was a great help God bless , Evangelist Jesse DeJesus from Pennsylvania

Found your video here, you did a excellent job on this, I have Toro Timecutter and I want to replace the belt for these pumps and you really help with your video. Sub'd ya too

Interesting. I’ve never seen a right-side fail. I’ve seen several left sides. Good to see that maybe there is some symmetry to the failures

My 2009 Ariens zoom zero turn has the identical hydrostatic transmission with the same problem. I've had taken the cover off to see inside but didn't know where to begin. thanks for the info. BTW I have the same shoes.

Thanks for this video help alot

Great video! I have a Troy Bilt that is weak on both sides, guess i will have to check it out.

Great job! I have a feeling mine will need this soon. I broke a few blades off of the transmission pump fan. Ordered the replacement but haven't taken the time to pull the transmission.

Really well Made video

Well the mower works great!

I need to know what you did at 9:40 to get that pump out. I cannot seem to figure that out.

Would it be possible to replace my 54" Craftman Zero Turn Hydro Trans to Commercial Hydrostatic Trans for easier maintenance ???

Very informative

Awesome Job !!!! Amen

was it making any loud whining noises prior to the failures?

What size nut was holding down the fan pulley? I can’t seem to find the right size. Plz help. Thanks

Hey do you have a link for the rebuild kit? I have someone that needs to rebuild their mower but can't find the kit to do so. I done mine a long time ago and forgot where I got the parts!

If I can't get the fill stop with the Allen wrench can I just fill it with the other one beside it?

Good question. You can find the web address in the comments below. Best of luck with your repair

How many hours were on the transaxle and how big was the property you were mowing, were there any hills? Thanks in advance.

Where did you get rebuild kit?

Hi. Could you tell me where I can get this spare part to buy it online from my country? Thank you

Great video, Wesley. Could you post the video you mention from "last year" showing how to drain / fill one of these things?

Where did you download the repair manual from

It took me about 7 hours but works good.

Thanks for the video - I'm thinking of adding a drain plug to both hydros on my RZT - would most think that in front of the filter, near the case cover is ok? 7:40 And is the breather hole good to refill, or is that allen bolt near it good for refilling? Thanks

I have a broken cradle bearing and the manual is saying its only available with a new case, but I found the cradle bearings sold separately. Have you ever replaced those? Not sure if they just rest there in the case or if they are adhered in some kind of way.

I have a Question I have a Cub Cadet RZT-50, it will not move forward but it will move in reverse. What will cause t

My center face is ok on both sides and the pistons seems ok

After 6 years do you still have this mower? If so, how’s it running? I have a 2009 model w/o any issues and definitely used it a lot. Right now I’m sand blasting and repainting the entire thing. Funny part is I pulled the original drive belt off and it was unbelievable that it didn’t break after all this time…. Anyway, thank you for posting this video 😁

What was the name of the part you replaced thanks

DID YOU CHECK THE FACE OF THE BLOCK THAT RODE ON THE DAMAGED CENTER FACE?

Great info but I am wondering I have a 05 cadet V Force 3 Z Turn and one of my hydro units started doing the same thing. My question is are mine the same and if so I heard you say where you got parts from but no part #s is it possible to get Part numbers for the items you replaced. God Bless and Thank You

Well it runs but is weak on the left side! push both handles forward and it goes off to the left!

The metal on the center piece of the pump face needs to be sanded down with sandpaper and oil!

Thanks. I would love to hire you to do the transmission in ours. :)

I am having trouble with my Hydrogear. I was wanting to rebuild it but I am having trouble finding some parts. I tried one of the links in the comments but I cannot find any parts. I appreciate you help.

Can you show how you took that bolt out with the star head on it. I’ve been trying on mine and haven’t had any luck

Great job! I am trying to get a rebuild kit for my 60" Cub Cadet ZT2800. Can't find the kit, Can you tell me where to find it? Thanks so much

So.... did it work?

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What is the part number on that center section? Mine is bad as well. Thanks for the video!

Where you horder the parts i have mustang troy bilt 50 inches i need the seal kit

Howdy.Great Video.fo ya all info.The center piece can be oil wet honed in (3) easy steps.#1 400 grit for 3 minutes using a stone wrapped in 400 gtit circular motion.Repeat same using 600grit.Repeat using 1000 grit.

my transmission seems to whine really bad and doesn't seem to pull as good as it use to and was wondering if you think the transmission needs to be rebuilt or just change the oil

Hi sir I have the same problem with my mower is like that can tell me the code of the parts you bought for the mower

You say you made a video of changing the fluid a year before this one, that's the one I want to see, but I went to your page and couldn't find it. Can you add the link or send it to me for the changing of the hydro oil? Thanks.

Where did you get the center section. I have googled this to death and I can not find this center section

wesley, can you show a video of how to purge the system also

Awesome video Sir, I really appreciate it. Would you by any chance still have the website links to both the parts, and the rebuild instructions that you used?? Seems like google just wants me to buy whole new transmision lol. Thank you.

I’m going to be doing the to mine I was wondering how long the repair lasted is it still working properly?

Well I put in a new center piece in mine and put it together but went to purge it and it just won't move. You can hear the pump running but no wheel movement. I will pull it out tomorrow and see what is up?

Pump & motor can be done using the same procedure as in my last comments.

I find your video incomplete I am in the process of rebuilding one and followed you instructions , but when I came to removing the control levers and and the pump shaft I could not find any detail showing how they were removed both have interior bearings and the shafts do not just pull out I have all the bolts loose with the shafts still in and cannot pull the pumps out. MORE DETAIL PLEASE

One more question I have for you. If you can resurface the face of one part with sand paper why couldn’t you do the same on the face of the center section?

I have a question for you sir! How did you go about getting the pulley off of that thing. I have the exact same mower and I can’t get it off.

Do you have links for the rebuild manual?

Can you do a video of adjusting the controls and the return to neutral. I can't find any good videos.

Thanks for the video, but I'm stuck. I have removed the three bolts from the center section and it won't lift out. Your video didn't show how to remove the input shaft, which is probably what I need to do to remove the center.

I have this issue with the left side of a 2008 RZT50 Cub Cadet that was given to me. It has 500 hours on it. I contacted Hydro Gear for a rebuild kit, and they told me to go to a local dealer to order the parts I need. Does that sound right? Perhaps the parts could be found on eBay, if I knew the exact parts I needed. Is it just the Center Section and Seal Kit? Thanks for the video and your help! Now I know I can do this and save a lot of money, while gaining a quality machine.

Great video 👍 anyone know what's that oil reservoir underneath the seat for ?

I rebuilt my transmission and now the mower wont move at all. Any ideas?

How long do you warranty the repair work ????90 days or 6 months ???

Where did you download the instruction manual?

So did this fix the problem or did it start to fail again after it got real hot?

I can rebuild that pump assembly for penny's the only parts I'll buy is the seals. I use high tack spray sealer on sump plate the moment it's assembly I put the 20-50 full senthetic bolt it back and ready for service

Great video! The left hydro on my Cub Cadet lzt54 was behaving the same. After watching your video (many times), I got the courage to rebuild my EZT. I replaced the center assembly only and did the purge. However, the left hydro still exhibits loss of power after running a few minutes. Any ideas as to what else would need to be replaced. I examined the pumps and didn't see any obvious need to replace them.

i changed the center section in the right side tran but it still wont move good any thawts on it

How did you get the bad part out ?

Needs a steel center section, the steel on aluminum design is planned/engineered failure. Only reason to have a hard metal spinning against a soft metal.

I found the problem. the bearing fell down when I was putting in motor and center block. it got bound up causing the wheel not to turn.

Did this fix the problem. My right side is doing the same thing.

You never showed how to purge the air out sir.

Awesome PT

Good video, but you did not film way to much stuff.

If you did not clean up the faces on the pump and motor, it will destroy that new center section as soon as you start it.

I'd rather use a paper gasket. I've seen gasket maker cause problems in something like that, in time.

Nice video too bad you totally skipped some very important parts on disassembly and reassembly of the hydraulic motor. This is totally useless to me. gotta look elsewhere.

Well done, not a christian.

This is definitely NOT a "rebuild" video, but a video of what the inside looks like... No operational details, no assembly disassembly details, no rebuilding details pretty much at all although it does have some good details on what the inside looks like calling it a rebuild video is definitely inaccurate.. Could have been a really good vid if this guy actually kept the camera rolling..