That trick with the spring was very helpful thank you and your videos are great

Man, that was a fast disassembly even with your fast forward. I don't work on tractors much and i am in awe.

Thanks Bruce, looking forward to part 2. Merry Christmas !

Big job mate. Looking forward to the next part. Have a great Christmas.

Good Job Bruce!! I think you did fantastic getting the rear end out!!!

Big job Bruce, nice work! Looking forward to how it turns out, lol. Have a great weekend and holiday! Cheers!

many thanks for your video! it was very helpful, when repairing my tractor!

Geez Bruce I couldn't help but notice how easy that pulley came off. I really like that spring removal tool that worked great. That Zippo sure has a lot of good ideas

I have done battle with those springs. Love the tie wire spring tool. Good luck with the differential. I'm going to digitally detox [not watch any youtube] for while so keep up the good work and have a Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas to u sir. Can't wait to see what u find out when u open up the differential on the mtd.

Great job Bruce.

I have to do this job. Thx for posting. You made it look easy.

My rear drive belt kept popping off the transaxle pulley and I thought it was somehow tipped forward & down, out of alignment with the other pulleys. Your video made it clear what to look for in terms of the transaxle itself - pulley was not wobbly, transaxle was not loose or broken, frame was not broken, etc. It turned out the idler pulley bracket was bent, tipping the idler forward, so the rear edge was high and too far from the transaxle pulley. Anyway, thanks again for the great video - you led me down the right path to rule out a bunch of possibilities.

Merry Christmas Bruce!

Great video! It will be interesting to see what is causing the problem. Can’t wait!

Looking forward to seeing what’s inside the diff, Merry Christmas.

Great vid as always Mon Ami ~!~! Hint for you. If you put a tire on the axle after you take the bolts off one side, then take the bolts out the other side it won't drop down so far. Hence not going back to the other side back and forth ~!~! Joyeau Noel ~!~!

Those springs all but jumped off their perch! I guess I have a decent idea once in a while eh? Curious what you end up finding out with the transaxle my good Friend! Merry Christmas to you and Mrs. Bruce! Sean~

Oh boy you made that look easy to get apart Bruce. hopefully the job goes smoothly. cliffhanger

I'm thinking of doing this to my mower since its 23 years old, just to change the fluid. I just rebuilt the Walbro carb that's no longer made, got the parts from VE Petersen

MERRY CHRISTMAS BRUCE!

Spring tool is a great Idea ...I am curious what is inside of the transaxle ..I assume this is one of the variable speed mowers that uses the pulley to change speeds ??

Getting a spring put on a zero turn deck is fun. I use a screw driver, but the wire you used looks like a good way. Getting ready to shoot my shotgun outside at midnight for the new year (Hillbilly fireworks). We are partying it up on New Years Eve on KZfaq watching videos.

i need to make one of those tools,works like a charm

wow bruce cant wait for next video on this fix i know your going to fix the noise cant wait

Buon Natale Bruce e Felice Anno Nuovo !!

I'm so happy, the wheels came off so nicely for you, the ones I work on always are fused to the shaft, I wish you luck with it but I agree with the other comment, they do run dry, or at least the oil/grease gets hard and you may have lost a tooth.

Those transaxles run dry on grease over time. I'm guessing you have a broken tooth (I think that is your noise) Surprisingly those transaxles are not hard to work on once you have them removed. Depending on the tractor sometimes it is easier to remove the transaxel with the wheels on ( that way you don't have to jack it up, but it depends on the belt routing. Looking forward to Part 2. Didn't know you have a shop in Mexico, too. Merry Xmas. Bob

Can't wait till the next video.

you're my hero

some of those rear ends can be a pain, I have a chain hoist to lift the back so I don't have anything in the way,, and some of them have a gazillion bolts holding the halves together.. and messy grease on top of that.

Is there a port that you can put gear oil in those?

Amazing your wheels came off that easy lol

Very good info. I only hope my rear end doesn't blow anytime soon!! LOL

Tractor 101, good job.

I have those Chevy wheels on my old Nissan D21!

Going to have to take mine off. The main gear that goes into the diff, that's connected to the big pulley, broke off with the housing. Do you think this steel can take a weld? Or is it aluminum? If not I'll have to find a new diff or new upper housing.

I just bought one of these. Mine is a 12.5 model 4146395. It's a 1993 7 speed gold series. Is there anyway to re-grease or change fluid without removing these?

Nice tractor I have a cub cadet 1315 with a briggs and stratton twin ii 14 hp

I can’t get the big pulley off it keeps moving I can’t get it stopped by wedging it at all

What are the torque specs for the 1/4 inch case bolts ?

Watch Taryl Fixes All. He is great. He has many videos on how to make very helpful l tools.

Mine died one on the way

what a model mtd,number please

whats the model number

Im.not impressed with these lawn tractors. At all!