As John C said suction leaks can be a real pain. Get a couple cans of shaving cream. Smear the shaving cream around the joints on the suction side of the pump and start the machine. If it sucks the shaving cream in then you might have found your problem. If not you are only out a few dollars.
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Problem with TD15C Transmission
- Thread starter duramax2004
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duramax2004
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Great thinking! I put shaving cream on all the visible connections I could get too. Mine has the filters underneath the floor panel. I couldn't see anything being sucked in from what was visible. There is a big hose that comes off the suction side and I will probably have to take a belly pan off to follow it back.....can't really see where it goes too. It's a very large older hose.....could be an issue? I can't give up on her yet.....she's been a good one! Where are you located Bam? I'm in North Alabama....small town named Arab....just south of Huntsville.
In gear, stopped, pressure gauge in the green, pull both steering clutches. Driveshaft should spin as the transmission output is now essentially freewheeling. If driveshaft spins, release either steering clutch. Driveshaft stops again? Problem is ahead of the driveshaft. YMMV
likable1905
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Steve136
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What did you finally determine to be the problem? I’m having the same issue on my TD 15c. Thanks
Steve136
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I’m thinking about going to a 40 wt hydraulic oil to see if this helps stop the converter from stalling? I’m using 20 wt now. Steve
tctractors
Senior Member
If I recall the TD15C has no steering clutch packs but brake pads that put a gear group to act, I have rebuilt these transmissions and they are some work to tackle, 1 transmission I did had the filters under the floor plates, the other had the filters etc in the side near the shift lever, I can recall that there was 100 in total plates in the packs that I had supplied to me from a company in the U.K. that were shipped in from Germany, the clutch pack seals that seemed larger than the drum I also had Lathe cut for me in Germany, the cost was around a 1/4 of the cost from the U.S. to get the transmission out involved removing all the hydraulic set up for the blade, the transmission is bolted in with only a few bolts but they are pigs to get at some of them, there is a multi control valve block bolted to the top of it that has all the pipes going to the hand control, the transmission itself has a simple 2 speed mechanical section and I think its built by Rockford? I might have posted pictures of the job in Shop Talk, look for my name on removing sprockets.