Andy58 0 #1 Posted July 30, 2020 Asking before I purchase but does a 97 269H Wheel horse have a drain plug for hydraulic oil? No owners manual to check. Thanks in advance.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,096 #2 Posted July 30, 2020 Welcome to the forum. I don't know but we have many manuals 1996 - 1998 for model 72102 and one for the Tuff Torq transmission. https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/search/?q=72102&quick=1&type=downloads_file Garry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pollack Pete 2,273 #3 Posted July 30, 2020 Plug at bottom of tranny.Takes an allen wrench.Clean the crud out of the hex so the wrench will go in all the way.Very easy to strip.When draining is complete,wrap the plug with teflon tape.Re-install. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,354 #4 Posted July 30, 2020 3 hours ago, Pollack Pete said: Plug at bottom of tranny.Takes an allen wrench.Clean the crud out of the hex so the wrench will go in all the way.Very easy to strip.When draining is complete,wrap the plug with teflon tape.Re-install. He has a 200 series lawn mower, whole different animal. The owners manual has no procedure for changing the oil, just add. There is a bolt in the bottom that might work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pollack Pete 2,273 #5 Posted July 30, 2020 2 hours ago, lynnmor said: He has a 200 series lawn mower, whole different animal. The owners manual has no procedure for changing the oil, just add. There is a bolt in the bottom that might work. You're right.My 67 yr old eyes saw 520H.Blind in one eye.......can't see out of the other one.Better days are coming. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOB ELLISON 2,981 #6 Posted July 30, 2020 I had a craftsman tractor with a tuff-torq and everything I found was you can't chang or add oil to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 9,858 #7 Posted July 31, 2020 Tuff torque transaxles are not made to change oil in as mentioned above. However, you will find some Youtube video's that show how to pull the axle, use a drain plug on the top to drain and refill it. Also some videos show a "boss" in the aluminum casting that can be drilled and tapped to drain/refill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ro-Go 76 #8 Posted July 31, 2020 Ah, the move to no drain plug. Happened in BMW diffs in mid-2000s. I'm sure plenty of other machines have gone that way. BMW has claimed they use "lifetime oil" since the 90s. What a joke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,602 #9 Posted July 31, 2020 I have a Tuff-Torq K-46 tranny in my John Deere X300. I had very little forward power. Everything about it says "sealed, do not open". There is no drain plug. However, following a you-tube video, I opened it up, drained it, cleaned the magnet that picks up steel debris, replaced the motor, pump and screen. Since there is no gasket, I had to carefully apply RTV to all the mating surfaces without getting any in places where it would block fluid flow. I replaced the old oil with full synthetic 5W50 motor oil. That's been about two years now. Runs like new. Having said that, I'm not suggesting that you do the same unless you are very mechanically inclined, and prepared for a real learning experience. Parts are not cheap. A short answer to your question is most early Tuff-Torq transmissions do not have a drain plug. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
