[AUDIO VOLUME REALLY LOW. TRYING TO FIX THAT] -- The transmission will not disengage to allow the tractor to be pushed. On a hydrostatic transaxle tractor, it takes more than just putting the motion control into neutral because the wheels and gears are always engaged to the hydraulic motor. This is true for most if not all hydrostatic-drive tractors, especially the small ones. A lot of these release/disengagment mechanisms are flimsy and seem like they can be easily broken. My problem seems to be either a broken valve mechanism as the inside end of the bypass shaft, or a badly worn connection point betwwen the external end of this shaft and the bypass actuator arm, to which the handle with spring attaches. It could be both issues. I can see the C clip in place but there is about 30 degrees of play in the actuator bar, so it clearly has a bad connection to the shaft .. BUT .. it does feel like it is still turning the shaft even if it is very loose/worn. It feels to me like the shaft is not acting on anything internally. There is really no rotational resistance so I cannot see how any vavle is being operated internally.
