Mike's Garage: E11 - John Deere L118 Transmission Fan Replacement

John Deere L118 - Transmission Fan Replacement

[@robertderoller5815]

had same problem. fan blew up into millions pieces. although I have a LT155 they are pretty much the same. Only problem I had was with the snap ring. bought a tool but had to modify the points to fit. video very helpful and saved me money. john deere dealer wanted $75 just to look at it. thanks again.

[@rustylee9630]

Sweet, I have that to do this weekend. I'll be happy with an hour for me. Thanks for the video.

[@randylittle2120]

Thanks for the video, though. It made it really clear what basically needed to be done, and that even an engineer (me) can easily do it!

[@randylittle2120]

I just replaced my fan. It is not really necessary to remove the wheel, and I just removed the bracket and slid it forward out of the way. Total stuff to remove is one bolt and one snap ring.

[@bt1911]

The reason the belt got into the fan was because of the cheesy designed transaxle belt guide. The driver's side rod piece just slides up and down through a hole while the pax side is secured by a nut. Over time, the driver's side will push out of the hole and force the belt guide down which pushes the belt into the fan. Awful design. You can see it out of place at 2:16. Unless you put that side back in the hole and bend it up, you're gonna hear that noise again of the blades getting eaten up.

[@gregorydejesus8993]

Thank you very much for your video I have exactly the same mower ,,, can I ask you a question ? what is the average hours per year On these tractors? I bought a used one with 640 hours and I wonder if that’s a lot , Again thanks for the video

[@1963JamesT]

i have read the splines on that pulley wear out, probably should have replaced it too. gl

[@andygoodman6670]

Great video. I have a Sabre 17.542HS. Same transmission, same issue. Same issue as Robert below; Is there a trick to getting that snap ring off?

[@rigosesmas2322]

Andy Goodman just get some snap ring pliers some are to take it off and others to put back on

[@MrDrBailey]

I was mowing some rough stuff and a small tree limb cleaned off the fan blade's

[@buddylight2191]

I would have used never seize.

[@nataliefeliciano4873]

To have John Deere replace that fan cost $250.00 +

[@MikesGarageWorks]

I Hope this helped you save some money then!. Thanks for watching.