RS800 Primary pulley cleaning operation

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[@philliphall5198]

Keeping them clean is the hardest thing to do Most people don’t never clean a mower at all and leave them out side to rust away

[@themage2552]

I have the same RS800 transmission in my 2016 Craftsman T3200 (made by Husqvarna). I was having a problem with the transmission sticking in forward or reverse - would not return to neutral. I'd blown it out regularly, but no luck. I actually had to take off the seat/fender support bracket and I found some walnut halves stuck in the variator (mouse or squirrel). If you don’t have the battery under your seat (easily removable), the gas tank is not so easily removable. But you can remove just the fender support bracket to get access to the variator. It's not as easy but solved my problem.

[@GaryFi]

Thanks a lot, got my Arien’s driving properly now!

[@ericharris3379]

I was having the exact issues shown in this video. Thanks for the clear instructions. Easy fix.

[@eded9742]

Great video, transmission starting acting up this fall, waited till spring watched your video again and now its working like it did when it was new!!!

[@Brookerbass]

This video totally did the trick for me!! Thank you for posting!

[@wayned75]

Good video. Got me back up and running.

[@kurtplinke5847]

Thanks... followed your video and got my Husqvarna up and running again. I had guessed it was something much more complicated than just debris in the transmission pulley. If you can, show how you got to the point that you could see the pulley. Getting the fuel tank out was the worst part.

[@Adam20231]

This did the trick for me! Thank you so much!!!!

[@markphipps8655]

Thx for the vid. I cleaned as described and the shifter pedals work much better now. Still not as good as when new, but if I use the brake between forward and reverse shifts it is useable.

[@johns.3619]

I hope a class action lawsuit comes about

[@mwahlert]

Let me tell you how much fun it is going to be to clean this trans on my Craftsman 20390 (Twin Cyl), where the gas tank is installed above the CVT.

[@TheJruppe]

Have the same mower. Awesome trans. Dumb idea to cover it with the gas tank. I cut my tank out and mounted an aluminum 3 gallon tank off the back. Now I can blow it out easily. It would go up the side of the house if I could get traction.

[@michaelrose8878]

awesome video you are a life saver

[@danielpetrun595]

I replaced the variator belt on my neighbors Husqvarna YTA24V48 had exact same problem would not smoothly transition from forward to reverse, I had it apart three times could not figure it out...I thought the new belt was too short. This worked.

[@peterohmart5954]

EXCELLENT VIDEO. THIS DESCRIBES MY PROBLEM TO A TEE.

[@leonardnix2728]

Should u. Change the belt mine is not pulling can't find the part number for the belt

[@kurtgolden7488]

now how do you get it to shift again

[@TheCyleRitchie]

Mine makes a grinding sound when it stops pulling. I tried this and it didn't help.

[@RealKingJoe]

How about a video showing a Craftsman T3000 where you can't access the top of the RS800 transmission so easily?

[@kennjame62]

J S was just going to comment on the same thing! Did you figure out how to remove the gas tank to get to it? I have a T3000 with the same issue.

[@rcooley201]

Yes--pain in the xxx!

[@themage2552]

I have the same transmission on my Craftsman T3200. Its a PITA, but you can remove just the fender support bracket to get access to the clean out the variator. This video show that pretty well at the 12:30 mark. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpPGi5iGeJV_h9k

[@TheAmericanUhate]

Those plastic transaxles is pure garbage. Can't believe john deere and husqvarna both use that cheap trash y'all produce.

[@robertgraham7245]

Who thought requiring this service is a good idea for a consumer mower? Mine has the transmission under the fuel tank, so it's a lot harder to get at.

[@groron1]

How do you do this procedure if Husqvarna put the gas tank where your battery is?

[@MyNewUserName47]

jack it up, pull the dust covers on the axles, pull the retaining clips. slide both the tire/wheel assy off. don't loose the keys, you will need to put them back in the slots after you have the wheels back on. make note of the washers, they need to go back on in the seem place they came from. pull drive belt from the top pulley, pull the cotter pin on the clutch/brake spring. next, loosen the left support bracket bolt on the frame on the sides & toward the front of the trans, remove the support bolt on the right side. now above the axles, remove 1 trans bolt on the right side, just loosen the other trans bolt most of the way. remove the trans bolts from the left side. while supporting the transmission, remove the bolt from the left support bracket. unplug any wiring & disconnect any linkage. whils holding the trans up, remove the last trans bolt on the right side. put the trans where you can work on it. to put back in, reverse. when you put the wheels back on, USE ANTI-SEIZE on the axles where the wheels go!!!! get some in the key way slots too. do not cheap out, get good quality anti-seize. and no plain grease WILL NOT work. did you put the right washers on the axles before you put the wheels on? yeah, there are inner washers & outer washers. now rotate the wheels on the axles till the slots lineup & push the keys in. put the washes, retaining clips, & dust overs on. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXy2kGuGeNh2p9U if you did everything right & are lucky, you should be good to go. cleaning thses transmissions only seemed to work good about 1 in 10, & that is being generous. the trans needing to be cleaned like this should not be a thing to start with. good luck!

[@groron1]

@@MyNewUserName47 Thanks for the detailed instructions on removal. I got it out and on the bench. I'm going to replace the seals and clean out the accumulation of debris on the top of the trans. I had a little trouble getting the nut off the variable pully. I didn't have the special tool.

[@robertgraham7245]

@@MyNewUserName47 No fooling this should not be a thing that has to be done! Mine got stuck in reverse and I went about 10 yards down a hill before I could shut it off.

[@MyNewUserName47]

@@groron1 i had forgot about the nut on the vari-pulley, sorry. the special tool is nothing more than a thing that slids on the shaft with a groove in it to sit on the pin and you hold the tool on top with a wrench, it doesn't work very good because you have to hold a wrench on the tool & pull or push the wrench on the nut. its very unweldy trying to do it that way, doing it the way they want you to i figure is a good way to get hurt. i believe the nut is 7/8, a really deep socket with an impact will pull it right off. if you don't have a socket that will fit, i use a air hammer with a chisle bit to get them off.

[@kellirobinson299]

I followed the video, but the problems persist. Any other suggestions?

[@generaltransmissions5634]

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[@johns.3619]

@@generaltransmissions5634 Fuck these Transmissions.

[@hendyzero5789]

Why is there so much plastic on the transmission

[@MyNewUserName47]

@@josephtate168 actually, they are claimed to be made in the USA. i think most of the parts are made in china and shipped here, then the transmissions are assembled here. one of the Carolinas & also somewhere near the woodlands in Texas from what a customer told me,..he had some pictures dated just a few days before i came out. HZ, its done to cut costs, and it cuts quality too.

[@robertgraham7245]

Because they're cheap.

[@dingbop963]

To save literally two dollars.