I got the steering in the tractor and it works real well with that new steering upgrade kit. Acts like power steering almost as other say it does. Like it. Keeping an eye on the cam follower.
Issue today is transmission. Something went when I was mowing. First off this is a 124 with a creeper gear. Yesterday I had the mower belt go bad. It jumped off the front guide pulley under the PTO. Hence it eat it up rather quickly. I replace the belt and got back to work today.
I got back to mowing some ground that was a bit tall. I has mowed it in high setting the other day and wanted to trim it down lower. Got it almost done and the creeper gear wouldn't go into gear. It went in after a bit of clutching and back and forth with the creeper. Finished up what I needed to mow. Put it hi on the creeper and when to another place to mow. Got there and again another place I needed to be in lo on the creeper. It didn't do anything. No forward no back. HI or Lo nothing.
I took off the mower deck and got underneath the tractor to have a look. I see that the creeper is covered with dirt and oil. It's been there and like that for some time. Can't see it leaking anywhere but know it has at some time. I see a spot that looks like a place you test for fluid but can't see where you could fill it.
I'm lost as to what it could be. If I put it into gear and push it, it free wheels like it isn't in gear. The tractor runs great otherwise. Am I looking at a creeper gear rebuild? If so what does that entail? What else if I have to get deep into this repair should I be also looking to correct? Where do I start to diagnose this issue?
Help guys I have more to mow.
