Parts Question
I have an LGT2654 / 2008. Replaced transmission last year....escalated
Parts Question posted June 5, 2013 by Don Jones, last edited June 5, 2013
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Question:
I have an LGT2654 / 2008. Replaced transmission last year. Had small leak when delivered and installed. Now leaking to the point cannot drive. The dealer/service center cannot order the seal needed to repair the transmission because they were told it was now obsolete. Is this possible?
What are my options?
What are my options?
Details:
So far repairs since 2009 are:
Frame to axle/frame retrofit - $230.00 and service dealer would not pick up so had to deliver and pick up myself 2 hours one way.
New Transmission - $900.00 + purchased 2012. Now leaking and unserviceable.
Parts for Transmission - Now obsolete
Answer
The dealer/service center will not provide a part number because they do not know what the part number is because it is not listed in any manual that they carry.
Upon request I can provide serial numbers and other information regarding my product purchase and repairs information.
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Don, new axles and seals are available through Tuff-Torq at great prices. More than likely it is the hubs that Tuff Torq does not make (which are machined incorrectly) providing a stress point on the shafts. This stress rolls around the axle until it fatigues. A properly fit set of hubs will correct this problem. A new set of high strength axles (L & R) will set you back $50. Replacement requires taking the transaxle off, which is no big deal (5 bolts) but should only be performed by trained professionals... Flip the transaxle over, remove the axles and seals, install new componets and replace the fluid; button it up and you should be good to go. Install a new set of hubs if yours are the least bit loose. I borke two sets before discovering the culprit was the hubs (the part I kept putting back on to fatigue perfectly good axles). You can tell if it was the hub when the axle breaks inside the hub itself and does not shear off at the face of the hub as would be expected with a bad axle.
https://www.tufftorqservices.com/EnvEEdefault/FlatHTML/TransaxleIdentification/LT_K46.htm
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Your answer is a bit vague on the parts needed. The instructions are great, but I need to know the parts exactly that you are referring to. I did a search from your link but did not see what you were talking about. This is for a Tuff Torq K46BN with a simple oil leak. The axles are brand new and not broken. I am simply trying to stop the leak. Are there seal kits available? My service mechanic is telling me that the seals are not shown on any of the drawings for the transmission, but they are there. Do the new axles just come with these seals installed?
Perplexed.
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So what you are saying is to replace the left and right axles with the high strength axles and this will fix the oil leaking problem?
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seals at the end of each axle is tuff torq part number 19216334280 - about $5 each
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For some reason this part number did not check out. When checked it came up as a part for a snowblower cover. Are there any dashes in this part number? I will have the service provider check again to be sure. Had to hurry up and get home to mow the last acre of the three with the push mower while we still had daylight and dry conditions. Supposed to rain tomorrow.
Apologies for being bothersome on this.
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using your internet search engine: type in the part number exactly as it is to find a whole host of parts dealers/suppliers with the seal for $4.98 each - it is a standard shaft seal used on a variety of items.
you can even get the complete seal kit (1A646099140) for the whole transaxle for $50
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