Never had to work on a 520 but when you say hydrostatic , it makes me think it's the same as all the other Bobcats , I call it a Sunstrand pump , as far as cost , on a 7 series you could sink $2500 up on a pump job , as far as doing it yourself , if you never done it before , it's a lot of time and part money that could be wasted on crank up if you don't get it right