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- posted July 8, 2013 in Husqvarna: Ask & Answer > Riding Lawn Mowers
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https://www.tufftorqservices.com/EnvEEdefault/FlatHTML/TransaxleIdentification/LT_K46.htm
seals at the end of each axle is tuff torq part number 19216334280 - about $5 each
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
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 components 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 broke 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.
- posted June 7, 2013 in Husqvarna: Ask & Answer > Riding Lawn Mowers
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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
- posted June 6, 2013 in Husqvarna: Ask & Answer > Riding Lawn Mowers
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seals at the end of each axle is tuff torq part number 19216334280 - about $5 each
- posted June 5, 2013 in Husqvarna: Ask & Answer > Riding Lawn Mowers
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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
- posted July 25, 2011 in Husqvarna: Ask & Answer > Riding Lawn Mowers
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I know, I've done it twice now. Your rear axle is under-rated; it is not rated for the horsepower (26), or the deck size (54) or the tire size (22). If you go to a genuine dealership and not to a LOWES store you can see the real transaxle assembly that should have been in your LGT as original equipment. If you notice the little tubes around your axles, they are there to fool the consumer into believing that the axle size is 1" and not the actual 3/4". Also, your transaxle has spacers to get it to the frame; again, the real transaxle doesn't require these to fit (it is bigger and mounts direct to the frame). In short, LOWES puts the blame on Husqvarna, who codes the overall tractor assembly as a custom build for LOWES, basically saying - we built it to their specifications. The curious thing is that they would both like to sell you impliments/add-ons which put even more strain on an already undersized unit. The transaxle that meets the HP rating, deck and tire size is a Hydro Gear 331-3000. You'll be glad to know it comes on the smaller tractor which is only 25 HP and has a 48" deck. Look in the dictionary under misrepresentation, or fraud, there should be a picture of an LGT2654.