david holdaway

I also heard a squealing noise when I engaged the drive on my husqvarna yth22v46 for the first time this season. As mentioned it sounded like surfaces rubbing together that had not been greased. After considering possible problems with the transmission I discovered that this sound was coming from 1 of the 3 pulleys that engage with the drive belt when the transmission is engaged. If the pulleys don't turn freely, either because the bushings are not oiled properly or there is debris between the belt and pulley this causes a high pitched rubbing sound. In my case the rubbing was so bad that it melted the plastic on the pulley and caused some unnecessary wear to the drive belt itself. From what I learned about the transmission on the Husqvarna website is that it is sealed and should not ever need to be lubricated.