Honda Harmony 1011 SPICER TRANSAXLE Repair

[@otahu26]

Glad I found your video.... we are on our second transmission.. and the second one was never right even though we bought it new.. it's only lasted 3 years. At a cost of 1200 Canadian. We glad we could still get one though.

[@tomcooper5188]

Bought my Harmony 1011 with Hydrostatic transmission in 1995 and it’s still going strong 25 years later!

[@tsvguy]

Excellent, I have the exact same problem. My local repair man said similar, but you nailed it. Was a bit scared to break it in half, but like you say, its not too hard. They are $1200 here

[@REVNUMANEWBERN]

Thank you for taking the time to do this, there is one locally for sale not running and was wondering what type of trans was in it

[@ezh09tnu]

there is a guy near me who describes his 1011 as not working probably due to this. if i purchase this thing. your video definiatlly makes me feel a lot better about doing this, thank you for your hard work.

[@johnnymoran1177]

Thank You for posting this. Trying to get another 25 years out of my little 1011!

[@jbt001b2]

Nice Job.. Just picked up one of these today for $40 I got it running but it wont drive.. Now Im watching vids to get repair ideas... Thanks for the vid

[@BenHuttash]

Thank you I hope you get it going for cheap. I like these mowers with there single blade, I just think they mow a little better then a dual blade setup.

[@bostonbillymac]

I most likely have same problem, just smoked a belt, new one smoking, pulley frozen, these are similar to Craftsman and AYP tractor Dana/Peerless transaxles, some have 00 oil some have grease, some you can add optional drive shaft bearings on each side, there is a spot for them. I had this issue in the USA market transaxles and I drilled and tapped a grease fitting in the top input shaft, every year I would pump grease into the input shaft fitting I installed, going to do this to my 1011 now. The grease does not go up into the input shaft bearings like it should and that's why they fail.

[@raymiles8772]

Is there any way we could communicate by phone? Is the input shaft pulley supposed to be solid or does the bottom of pulley spin? I notice there's also some play in the pulley where it goes down in the case. The symptom was, I had mowed for 30 minutes,went to put in reverse and mower wouldn't move and there was black smoke coming from under the body.. I thought it was the drive belt,but it was intact. Would appreciate your input.

[@Vfh........y]

Great video man. I have the same mower if I ever have trouble with it this was the quick and dirty video I needed

[@gt4som]

Thank you so much for your video sir! I have the exact problem and I'll be disassembling mine this weekend.

[@kevinhughes3213]

great video.. thank you.. only problem, where did you get the parts.. i am having the very same problem, but i was told i could not replace or order the bearings. i could really use the info. i need the pully and both bearings

[@recentlychanged]

The INA SEC1010 input shaft needle bearings are available from Grainger as their item #4XFH9 for $6.55 ea. Motion Industries has the needle bearings too(for a slightly higher price), but they also have the FF 703-07 bronze flange bearings with the correct thickness flange (3/32), their item no. 00008929.

[@evsnova74]

I guess the comment about these things sometimes having water in them answers my question. My granddad tried to go boating with his harmony 1011 and it spent a day or 2 submerged in water. We thought we had it all dried out and fixed up but now the transaxle won't even shift, it just feels like the shifter linkage is bending. Thanks for the pics, doesn't look to bad to split the cases.

[@johnnymoran1177]

I got lucky, my woodruff key was all wore out, so the pulley was bad, but the input shaft feels tight. The only thing that concerns me is that there seems to be a lot of slack when I turn the input shaft by hand. It takes at least an 1/4 turn forward or backwards to move the axle. Could the chain inside the transaxle be worn out? Is there even a replacement chain available?

[@BenHuttash]

On mine the input shaft bearing had seized and when it did the Woodruff key shredded the inside of my pulley. Double check it just to be sure. Because that sounds exactly like what mine did.

[@Raaaay66]

Have one of these mowers it was wot king fine yesterday today I went to use it but the transmission would not engage I jacked it up and put it in gear and the wheels did turn the clutch did seems to feel soft is there a way to adjust it to engage stronger?

[@Ash-gb8ey]

I believe my pulley it self is bad. Is the shaft end tapered? Or can that be changed out with spilling the trans? Is removing the trans fairly straightforward? Your full write up link doesn’t seem to work. Thanks

[@BenHuttash]

I let my website go a while back. I was too broke to renew the site. Oops. If I remember correctly the shaft is tapered and must be pulled out by splitting the case. I also struggled a bit removing the pulley but it comes off without splitting the case. Sorry I don’t have more useful insights to offer, it’s just been so long I don’t remember the project very well. I still have my mower and the transmission repair has held up.

[@Ash-gb8ey]

Thank you for the reply and info. I saw that it was an older video, and figured I would try anyway and ask 😅. Good to hear that the repair has held up. Looks like this weekends project Thanks again

[@beborodner930]

Thank you so much for this.. have the exact same issue..

[@kimberlywang1934]

Great video. I do have a question. My Dad has the same mower and I was trying to purchase new blades and a mulching kit for him as a surprise. However, every place I look online the part is obscelete. Do you know if there is another brand or universal - that would fit this riding mower? Any help or tips would be appreciated. Who knew a surprise would be so hard to locate, haha. Thanks:)

[@recentlychanged]

Those parts haven't been produced for a long time. Honda quit making those mowers years ago because, according to my dealer, "the numbers weren't there". INOW, they weren't selling enough of them to suit Honda Management. Too many people prefer to buy cheap no-name junk from the big box stores every few years instead of a high quality machine that lasts for decades (mine is 22 years old).

[@jefferysmith5280]

Which way does the input shaft come out ?

[@bert55044]

Do you have a part number for the bearing you replaced. Thanks bert55044

[@tsvguy]

ok, I am trying to split the case,,,, what do I use besides a wood chisel, i don't want to start smashing it too hard, it snaps shut. Should I use a flat air hammer?

[@recentlychanged]

If your case doesn't separate easily, you've most likely overlooked one or more case screws. Mine literally fell open when all the screws were removed.

[@joesepahrom2454]

I have a harmony 1011 ,Please show me how to take the transmission down .. thank you

[@kma039]

Can you please write me the model nr. of this transmission of Spicer? I have the same and need to find a diagram, there is a lot of similars but not these, I guess it is 4360-xx, but don't know which exactly. On mine the label is off. Thanks a lot.

[@kma039]

oh sorry, 4360-39, it's there

[@rd7264]

You SHOULD NOT mix greases. Many are not compatible.

[@petermcdermott6885]

Is this manual or hydro

[@BenHuttash]

It is a manual shift transmission.

[@quagmire94]

question can someone look at my lawn mower transmission and tell me if its suitable for alot of torque ? i want a nice lawn mower tansmission that i can spin normally geared up on the output so that i can get the speed i want without using more gas

[@recentlychanged]

Get yourself a commercial (standup) mower

[@larrykeesee1442]

I put the roller bearings in my trans.

[@tsvguy]

Excellent, I have the exact same problem. My local repair man said similar, but you nailed it. Was a bit scared to break it in half, but like you say, its not too hard. They are $1200 here

[@karlwolff8076]

Ben - I have a 1011 too and some fluid is leaking out of the left rear axle, near the tire and black frame (mounting bolts). The Honda schematic I have doesn't give any insight; I'm thinking it's either gear lubricant or hydrostatic fluid coming out. Any idea what it might be and how to address the issue? Thanks...

[@BenHuttash]

+Karl Wolff mine doesn't have a hydrostatic transmission so it only had grease in it. It is possible for the oil to separate from the grease even then I don't think it would be able to leak, not unless it got water in it and allowed it to overflow. I have a 22 inch commercial Honda walk behind with a hydrostatic dive axle that used to leak. It eventually got so bad that it would quit working on me. I lived with it for months filling it up with automatic transmission fluid to keep it going. Eventually I got tired of filling it up and went to fix the leak. Turns out it had some loose blots and after tightening them the leak stopped. Good luck with the leak.

[@karlwolff8076]

Thanks for the reply; I really appreciate it! I'll tighten the nuts (and top off the hydrostatic fluid) and see if that does the trick.