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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by PAUL T[/i] [br]I am new to this forum so I am sorry if I have this question in the wrong forum. I was working on a friends Simplicity model 1693080 Regent 14hp Hydro with a tuff torq K-56 transaxle, she complained that it was just getting slower and would not pull even slight grades in her yard very well. I checked it out and decided to put a new drive belt in. I did and it worked fine for a little while until I started mowing on a slight grade again. I adjusted the drive pedals but it did not improve. I decided to check the transaxle fluid(10w-30)next and it was awful. In its 7 years of life it had never been changed. It looked like peanut sauce due to water getting into it somehow. So I drained it and changed it but I could not get it to engage anymore. I did some studying of the manuals and found the air purge procedure but it would only work on level ground and stop on the very slightest grade. Then someone else looked at it with me and they ask about the missing vent valve cover and sure enough it was gone, which explains where the water came from. I have not been wanting to come to the conclusion that the transaxle is toast, but I am coming to the end of my possibilities. If I replace the vent valve will it make a difference or should we look for a new mower? Thanks in advance for the responses. [/quote]   Click here to attach a photo to your post   Check here to include your profile signature.