Well, about this time, i'd be seriously considering going out and buying a better brand of tractor, and getting rid of the old one. Or, sell it for parts! Who knows what you might of done, or what else is broken, inside of the tranny. And, with so many years of use--who knows.

I repaired all the gears in trans. nothing else appeared to be broken. Thanks for your reply rusty.

Does it at least pass the bench test? What's the model #?

model no. 917.251550

The OM has an exploded view.

I don't know diddly about these though-

Thanks for the reply Bill

Starting from the top here, with the clutch depressed- the input pulley should not be spinning. That part of it would go back to an improper belt or routing. The best rule of thumb is to ensure that they shift while out and that the works turn freely. Does the low range lever do anything? Maybe the fork is not seated in the yoke and is off to 1 side. Reference the gears that you replaced and why you think they failed. Lack of lube?

Thanks Tom. I adjusted the brake and got the pulley to stop spinning with the brake applied. High/Low doesnt make a difference. The teeth were missing or wore on the gears I replaced. There were two quarts of 30w in trans when I emptied it before rebuild. I used it tonight to blow snow, only 5th gear. Cant shift into any other gear, when I move shift lever to nuetral position it stays in fifth and keeps on moving. After snow season I will take trans apart again. maybe I can find a better breakdown of trans my manual isnt a very clear picture. thanks again

There are also service manuals available for these. Likely, something is flipped or something similar. I've never replaced a gear in these. Would be nice to land a donor tractor and be done with it!