LTX 1045 Hydrostatic won't move

[garrynok]

For what it's worth my lt1050 had 300 hours on it when the belt and fan went bad on mine. I replaced it myself along with some idlers and it was a pain. You got a good deal for $110. This is a pretty common failure on these, along with the junk plastic bushings in the front wheels and the mile and a half of slop in the steering. This is what led me to rebuild a 782.

[r2papa]

Originally Posted by cubntn

1-brakes locked up, they'll grease those.Said it was common on this model.Just thought you guys would want to know.

After reading this i greased the brakes on my LTX1045 and it takes off like a charm. it would always groan and chatter after i set the parking break. it was really easy after i found the disk brake and pads.

[Luv2Cruz49]

I mowed grass last week with my 20 month old Cub Cadet LTX 1045 with less 15 hours, (46 inch deck) and parked it in the shed. This week I started it, and when attempting to pull out using reverse it groan making loud sound. Did the same in forward. I shut it off and pulled out the “freewheel” rod. Tractor only would rock inches.
No debris or anything I could see. I called customer service # at cub cadet office, speaking to a woman. Her answer was to check level of the transmission, jack it up and try running it. If that didn’t work take it to a service center. Service center is 25 miles one-way, my expense. So much for a 3 year warranty.

Pulling the right back tire, you can see the “brake” assembly on side of transmission. Trying to move the rod was difficult. There is a disc and a pad like on a car, just smaller.
I pulled the brake assembly apart, sprayed it with WD40 to clean it, than greased the pins with a never freeze grease. Replaced the assembly and tractor runs great.

[J-Mech]

Originally Posted by Luv2Cruz49

Replaced the assembly and tractor runs great.

SO..... you fixed it??

It probably won't matter too much on a lawn mower, but anti-seize doesn't last long on brake components. Should have used a synthetic grease. Anti-seize will lose all the oil, and just have whatever the base of it left. (Different types of anti-seize use different base compounds.)