hello. Here's my tale. I have a K66L tranny in my 2003 Simplicity Conquest. Last summer I noticed it was leaking along part of the seam of the upper and lower shell(?). I tightened the bolts a bit, but it didn't stop the leak completely and was afraid to tighten any more. I ordered the fluid, filter, and sealant from TuffTorq with the thought of opening it, changing the filter while I'm in there, and resealing it myself. But I chickened out (I'm no mechanic) and took the tranny to the local dealer to have them do it.

When I got it back and installed it, it wouldn't move the tractor. Called the shop, they said air was inside and bring it back, so I took the whole tractor back. I got it back and it was marginally better but nowhere near right. Growls, goes forward so, so, and backwards worse or not at all if on a grade. dealer said it would get better as I used it. It has gotten a little better, but not acceptable.

The dealer has called Simplicity and TuffTorq and they offer no help other than what the dealer has already know to do.

Since I took just the tranny to the dealer, they have no way of knowing that it ran right before I gave it to them to reseal. It did run perfect prior to their working on it, but I can't blame them at all for not acting on my word.

Now to the point: do I spend $1200 on a new tranny? Do I have the dealer rebuild hoping that it works? Is there something that one of you knows about that could fix this?

Thanks in advance for any thoughts or advice.

Will