Any Cub Cadet Experts here?
I have a 3165 Cub Cadet that has the shaft drive Hydrostatic Transmission.
It had a leak from the bottom of the rear axle housing and I removed the rear end cover to try to stop the leak. I put it back together with some silicone sealer and then drove it to my shed to park it. As I pulled it into the shed I noticed that the trans and power steering were acting up and I just got it pulled into the shed as it quit moving and lost power steering.
The rear was full of fluid and the only thing I could think of was that I must have sucked up a piece of silicone and it was blocking a passage somewhere in the system. I assumed I was going to need to tear the entire trans down.
I pulled the entire trans/rear out of it (took about 2.5 hours) and then pulled the rear axle cover off. No loose silicone, but I did find what was causing the problem. I apparently left a paper towel in the rear axle and it got sucked into the pump pickup. I felt like one of the Surgeons that left a sponge in a patient. The paper towel is intact so I don't think any if it went through the system, I think it was just starving the pump of oil.
I drove the tractor about 100 yards before it stopped moving and I probably left it running for another 30 to 60 seconds trying to figure out what was wrong.
DID I BURN ANYTHING UP IN THE PUMP/TRANS?
I don't want to tear the pump/trans apart if I don't need to, but by the same token, I don't want to spend 5 hours putting it back in and tearing it out again, if it is definately damaged.
Any way to test the pump without putting it back in the tractor?
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