Thanks for making a video that doesn’t have annoying music, not skipping over “obvious “ removal steps, making a bunch of questionable diagnostic comments, and just keeping it simple!

Absolutely great video and very detailed. Thank you for NOT telling a 10 minute story about everything unrelated to the project at hand..

Wish they just put a drain plug on the thing lol. Looks like I’m in for a day of work instead of a half hour. Thanks man for the video

Fantastic resource!! Really well done. I was ready to bin my D140 as the transmission replacement cost was coming in at an estimated $2500 in Australia. No way I was going to give JD any more of my money. Gave this process a crack and for $100 in oil and a couple of hours of my time it is running like new. Magic!! Only mistake i made was damaging the magnet when putting it all back together as it was stuck to the plug and smashed when I was trying to knock it in.

I just acquired a mower similar to this with 1200 hours on it and no knowledge of previous service history. This is on my to do list. Thanks, Goose

Excellent. I need to do this now - and been putting it off since some of the earlier videos made it look much harder. You work and video are excellent. Thank you.

Thank you. This video was very helpful. Serviced my D160 Today. I appreciate it.

I think it’s a good video it doesn’t get to over the top with details. It does cover it step by step with a 2 hour video.

Great job. I wish I could give you a million likes just for you cleaning that transmission to factory new. Great job on the video and the work.

Thanks for this awesome video!!! I had the same problem and I solved it with your video!!! My D170 runs like new with 216 hours on it! Time for an oil change!!!

Excellent video. Thank you. Your attention to detail is perfect. I need to do this job on a 155C

Awesome step by step coverage mate! Thank you

Just did this procedure on my L120. Mine would barely move after a short time mowing and forget reverse completely. Well, after draining the old fluid and replacing it with Castrol 5w50 Synthetic, it did make an improvement, but I haven’t completely mowed my 3 acres of grass yet, so the jury is out as to what will happen when it really heats up. It’s definitely better though and I’m happy about that. It was actually much easier than I thought it would be, so I would definitely recommend doing it to anyone who is having issues with their K46 transmission. Sure beats the cost of a replacement unit, or worse yet, having to junk the whole tractor. Thanks to you and all the others that have posted similar videos!

This is the one I recommend you kept it simple !!

All done. As u said took about 2 hrs. First time I ever did a oil change on anything haha. Watched your video step by step. All went well. Just hoping this helps with the power now...tractor has 525 hrs and was never "serviced" Thanks again. My only complaint was I left my mower deck on while working on it🙄

This is about my fourth video, and you have the best technique, especially for someone whd doesn't have a lot of fancy equipment. Didn't feel comfortable lifting the back end up so high and stepping over the back end. Took two long pieces of 2X2 lumber, drilled holes, and attached them to the frame where the transaxle bolts up. Walked off with it like a wheelbarrow. Thanks for posting.

Thanks, I recently purchased a used TL 155 and I’m certain it probably needs the gearbox oil changed so I will commence to doing that this weekend ,good video!

I have a 2004 JD 145 Automatic and after 15 minutes it’s struggling going up hills. The video is great since the local John Deere dealer is backed up for weeks. My machine has close to 200 hours. Just basic maintenance and this machine is still going strong.

You are a life saver! I have had to rebuild my LA 110's front end, Mower deck and I also am replacing all the drive components , belt pulleys and changing the oil in the transmission.

Thanks for uploading this video! Just done my machine, test ran. All sweet. Very nervous just before starting this task, after watching your video number of times, (and in between too). Thanks

Very well explained and photographed. Thank you.

Great how to video. I just wish you would have covered how to check the pulley for wear to let us know if it needs to be replaced or not. Thanks for posting. Nice c6 vette in the back ground. I have a c5 vette myself.

Thank you so much for making this video! I will be doing this service this fall as my D110 has 250 hours on it.

Looks pretty straightforward! My lt160 is similar, has 700 hours on the oil I'm the 2nd owner just picked her up from a relative

Thank you for your video! I changed my transmission oil this evening, runs great again, no slippage. My belt keeper and pulley design was a bit different on my L110. The pulley was on top, above the fan, the keeper was mounted to the frame and was a piece of tin with three tabs that encompassed the pulley when the body was lowered onto the axle.

Imagine going to pick up your JD tractor at the dealer and viewing a $140.00 charge to check transmission oil. Tuff-Torque made it a pain to check and R@R. But it is one tough transmission baring the inability to check levels and purity. Another great video on this tranny can be seen at Taryl Fixes All.

Great demo. This is a fairly simple project for someone with a bit of experience to get more. I liked that you cleaned the differential after removing it. I would do that too because one rarely gets the chance to do this You make this look easy but I know from experience that it takes patience and practice and that doing it right is worth the effort. Thanks!

I have to do this to my 140 I was just trying to find out how to do it thanks for sharing I appreciate it. I also subscribed to your channel. On my way out.

My L130 has been whining and struggling until it pretty much stopped moving last Fall. Wishing I had researched this a few years ago. BUT, I dragged it out into the middle of th garage this weekend and followed the steps (a couple slight variations due to the model) and removed the backend. covered in dirt, blasted it with a hose, degreaser, etc. Drained, and refilled using 5W50. Magnet hd plenty of fine stuff but not as bad as I've seen in some videos here. Did as you did, tipping the axle up on one tire then the next, spinning the fan while holding the drive lever, etc. Topped off, put it back together and presto! Forward and reverse once again, with seemingly more power than it's had in recent years. Managed to forget to put the magnet back in but will happily pull it off again this weekend knowing that the fluid replacement seemed to do the trick. Mine's 18 or 19 years old 250 hours on it, and this is the first time the transmission has been dealt with. Was sure it was going to need a rebuild or replacement. Thanks for your video. Watching this one and a couple others made it possible for me to work on something I didn't have the know-how to do.

have done this a lot of times but your way was faster and simpler

Thank You..., made it look easy 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

I have a JD s160 with 200 hours, this video is very helpful

Excellent video! Thanks

I've got a 2015 X320 with 275 hours, and it has really been struggling on my hilly property once the transmission gets hot. If I run cold water over the transmission for a few minutes, it helps dramatically. I'm hoping I don't need a transmission replacement, so I would like to start with a trans oil change first. Hopefully it helps, I miss cruising up the hills effortlessly while mowing. Or maybe its time to move up to the X570 diesel...

for the rear trans guide bolt I used the 6mm hex with a flexible right angle adapter with my impact driver. took 5 seconds to take the stud out and reinstall.

Great video ..much better than the others !!

Awesome video!

Your video still helping. Ty

Nice, thanks for your time, good work.

Thanks. Good video. It took me a while longer than it did you. FYI: If you look on top of the belt retaining bolt you can use a 6MM allen socket to take it out an reinstall.

I watched the demo, removed the transfer case as described and noticed something unexpected on my craftsman lawn tractor. I did a lot of work not needed. The tow plate in the rear is attached by 4 easily removable bolts, remove the bolts and the rear hitch cover plate is removable! Take it off and their is the breather hose in easy to service!! Screw the breather hose off, syphon the fluid, refill and install the rear cover and your done in 1 hour..

Simple and on point with this one! Will help me out with dropping the trans. Along with other ones showing how to install tuff torq drain bolts. Essential process of changing out fluid to keep it in good working order!

Great video! I just worked on neighbor girls Sabre By John Deere .Would start slipping moving slowly when it got hot! I took the trans axle down and the pulley had already been welded to the shaft so that was one thing I was going to check for . The next thing is the oil inside looked like milky cutting fluid watered down. It was low also .I dumped it all out and cleaned the filter screen in the filler tube and filled with 20 w 50 oil ! I also ran the pump with a drill as I filled it. Runs pretty well now ! I ran it up some very steep hills and tried to get it to slip ! Seems good now ! I now know the is a Tuff Torque K - 51 Trans axle 1742b tractor! I am going to look for some used mowers on junk days ,see if I can find donor Transaxle!

Man great video you make it look like second nature must have did a lot!

I would have taken it a few steps further while the axle was out and popped off the lower pan, cleaned it, drill a hole in it, tap it, and add a drain plug. That’s too much effort to keep going through every couple of hundred hours just for an oil change. Alternatively, I would look into the possibility of just pumping out the old fluid through the fill hole with a 12 volt fluid pump. Otherwise, nice work! It’s good to see someone taking care of his tractor! They sure don’t give them away when you need a new one!

Having an old 185 hydro where both the trans and diff oils can be changed without removing the rear assembly, was almost in disbelief watching this and wondering why there’s no drain plug, and why the filler is a thin press-in versus something stronger and threaded. It wouldn’t cost much at all for Deere to make these upgrades in production so what gives? I guess this is part of why the 185 is still going strong 35 years later and the new light riders seem to be disposable.

Awesome video well done simple explanation no BS. THANKS FOR THE INFO!!!

Thanks for a great video!

Another awesome video

thanks fixed my tractor for $70. do prime the transmission, long story short I didn't and had run it for 2 minutes pulled the transmission out a second time and the oil dropped about 1 inch, below the magnet. Lucky I had a problem. I used Mobil 1 5w50 as it was the only 5w50 I could get.

Thank you for the great video.... I’m going to replace the drive belt and rear end fluid.... the tractor I’m working on has a lot of play in the steering.... do you have a video for that issue...???

Oil Level after priming the Pump & motor should be down 22mm 25mm from the top edge of the filler cap.

Great video! Are there any current production lawn tractors that do have a proper drain/fill plug? I hear Cub Cadet XT1 does, or did, but I am not sure.

Thank you. Having watched this I have no reluctance to tackle a fluid change. You did not omit a single step. Appreciated. I have a low hours JD 160 and since I mow straight up some very steep hills I expect my transaxle will benefit from a switch to full synthetic and regular changes. I have 40 hours on the tractor now. Should I do the first fluid change at 50 hours?

Great video!! Thanks so much!

Good mechanic. Hard to do that and film too without jerkin that camera around. Bravo man.

Very good!

Thanks so much for this great video. I don't think I have ever saw any one do as many replies as you have. My JD LA 145 is VERY SLOW going up hill. It has about 425 hours on it and the transmission oil has never been changed. There is also whining noise which may be coming from the tyranny...(not sure). Which oil, 5W50 or 20W50 do you recommend? I'm in Va. so the mower is used in, some what, colder temperatures. Thanks again!

My D170 is really struggling to go up hill after about an hour of mowing, never knew about changing the oil. My manual says no owner maintenance on transmission - go figure! Going to get some oil today and change oil, hope it helps.

How about if John Deere just put a drain plug on the bottom??

Good video.

Know we went back and forth not trying to find those comments lol. But taking the time today to do this right this video while doing it almost takes no time to do I expected this to take WAY longer. Thanks for the video will update you on noise once it’s drained cleaned and out back together

Thank you very much for the time producing this video, well done and lot's of good educational information! Seems this is a lot of labor for a simple drain/fill procedure. Is there an aftermarket and/or new version of the oil pan with a drain plug or would removing the bottom of the transmission pan to drain then fluid, reinstall pan with new gasket, then refill the transmission as an other option to avoid the labor and time to remove the transmission axle?

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OUTSTANDING! THX

thanks for saving me $4000!

What happened to older models where you just pull the drain plug on the bottom and let it drain . Manufacturers and dealers are making it to complicated to work on so they can rip YOU OFF ....

Is there no way to lift up the seat and maybe drill a hole to get access to that filler cap? Seems like it would be a lot easier.

Impressive

I use a over head hoist and it’s pretty fast and easy to drop rear end and replace it

Will be using Amzoil Hydrostatic zero turn 20w-50 oil with a preferred price less than $10 a qt. This oil can take the heat and maintain its viscosity for a longer period!

good video, I have a John deere 110, with 425 hours, I have never serviced the differential, it sounds very dry, I think it needs an urgent oil change.

How much trans fluid does it take? Trying to order ahead of doing the job. Also, I'm thinking of synthetic 20w50 hydrostatic fluid as I don't use in winter. Anyone foresee issues with that?

My LT166 is a 2002 and has never had the trans fluid changed. I called the dealer about it and he asked "is it slipping"? No, it has never slipped or done anything out of the ordinary. He said just leave it alone then. Well that is what I did and it is still working perfectly so ????

Good job

I like the way they make those so it's almost impossible for the regular owner to change that fluid. Thankfully I'm a mechanic and do things myself. Most people don't ever change their trans mission fluid for the life of their mower. Too bad.

What are some symptoms of needing to change out this fluid?

Two other magnets and a filter just saying if you tear it down that far might as well clean the filter or replace it and clean the other two magnets

Yes, great video

I have a JD 190C with the tuff torq k62. My question is it says it has two separate drain and fill points (one for the hydro stat the other for the trans axle) and I have to prime it as it does not self prime. But you just dumped yours over and filled back up. Am I missing something?

Good info.

i cant tell what hydro fluid i need for my john deere 190C 25hp? is there an amsoil product i can put in there i want the best of the best? thank you on the video i am going to take my trans out tomorrow and look at things

Bought my l120 used last year with almost 700 hours on it. Did good for few months. But by the end of season it was sluggish going up hills. How often should the fluid be changed?

I have a tuff torq t40 should i use the original 10w30 that is calls for or somthing thicker i have a power problem after a year of use. I have changed all the pulleys and the drive belt on my JD and still nada as far as fixing.

I changed oil in my 145 jd. put in 30wt. oil it would not do but about 5 min . and would not pull ..nothing like it did before quit pulling now I will have to put in hd. oil and try it

My machine (D125) leaked a fair amount of transmission fluid while in the garage for the winter. Watched your video and dropped the rear axle. Mine appears to be leaking from around the other cap that is on top of the transmission, not the flat fill cap. I can't seem to figure out what this cap is called to order a replacement. Any idea?

My L110 doesn't have the fan

Very informative. But a question for yah. I have a 2015 CUB CADET XT2 LX46 with no manual. Would you know what transaxle normally comes with it? In not, how do I go to find out the easiest way? Thx much.

Great video. I have oil coming out the left hub and a grinding noise. I guess a bad seal. Can it be saved?

I have a D130. Can this be done on the D130 also?

How often do you need to change the oil on a lawn tractor

simply great

I have a John Deere gt245. I sent it to you the repair shop to replace the transmission drive belt and when I got it back the transmission itself is leaking whether running or sitting. It seems like it's coming both out of the overflow bottle and from somewhere else. Thoughts?

I seen you used the JD fluid. If I wanted to change to Amsoil 5W50 do you think it would be a problem?

lucky you said it is quick way to change it. lolll :) thanks for the video. it will help.

i am getting ready to strip one of these l130s down and what is the wire that runs to the rearend? i see yours has a wire hooked to it.. mine dont care to answer? thank you

I let my tenant use my JD LA120 and they reported it quick working. I'm 400 miles away and can only work on it in snippets. I replaced the lever arm from the PTO handle to make the blades function again but when I tried to move it there is no tarns action. Unit has 800 hours on it. I wondered if they had pushed or pulled it and broken the trans. The neutral rod was pushed in so trans was engaged. Don't know if that could break the trans. I pushed the neutral rod in and out a few times. No luck. The trans drive belt is still there. Mostly wanting to know if the unit was pushed or pulled hard in-gear can that break the trans. TIA

Oh man that is way more than you need to do, just drill a tap for drain plug in the bottom of trans and then you can change it easy. It took me maybe 20 minutes to install a drain plug in mine.

Can i use normal 32 hydraulick oil,,,or normal tractor motor oil 10 w 30,,,,,,,or what oil should use to fill ,,,,,..???

My magnetic was just a magnetic. Circular, I wonder if it’s missing the holder like yours. Mine is d140