WI | I bought a reman for my 3010 last winter from Abilene Machine. We had the 'ol girl in the shop over winter just fixing a couple of leaks and minor stuff. The input shaft had always dripped some, and it was getting worse- turns out there was quite a bit of play all the way around. We thought the same thing about the price to just put a re-man in. I will never think that again. My 3010 probably gets 75 hours a year on it- we have had the pump out three more times since that time. First time the seal went out- we installed the new one- thought maybe it was just a bad seal. Second time- oil gushing out the front end- again from the input shaft. Checked the seal again- seemed OK- called Abilene they reccomended that I upgrade pumps to a 4020 style. I thought- well hasn't it worked for 30+ years with this style. Either way they said probably put the seal in wrong and to put another in. I didn't- we put another in- two weeks later using it...same problem. So we pulled it out the other day- I was so angry that we took the whole pump apart on the bench- come to find out the housing from the reman pump is junk- where the pistons slide in and out one of the bores is very badly worn-piston was catching. I was 1 month out of there warranty and they had zero time for me- which I am not necessarily angry about- when I did call them the first time it was in warranty- should have made them get me a different pump. Just my .02. |