Shifter stuck in reverse, 2004 RTV900W

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Fitch

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I backed up to the barn door. It's a grade. Done it several hundred times. I usually flip the lever out of reverse just as I'm stopping. I didn't this time. When I got back in and tried to get it out of reverse, it resisted. I tried all the usual tricks, none worked, then I pushed on the lever, apparently too hard because something felt like it gave a little then the thing snapped into the neutral position and wouldn't go anyplace else.

I called the service folks, they send a man over. He couldn't get it freed up either. Said they have to take it to the shop. Yuk. I hate it when things to go the shop.

I looked at the parts manual and the service manual. Looking at the parts list, D20500 Range Gear Shift Fork; it looks like I can remove a cover (D2100 Range Gear Arm) on the top that has a shaft that moves left and right, as well as another arm. There is a lot of linkage, but I can deal with that.

The parts diagram for the shift fork shows a pin that stocks down from the range gear arm that appears to slide into one of the other of a pair of shift forks. It acts like it's slipped out of the notch on one of them and can't go back. My theory is that if I take this thing off, the pin will come out, the forks can be slide into alignment, and the thing reinstalled.

Have any of you had this problem?

Have you taken this thing I'm talking about off and been able to fix it?

Thanks
Fitch
 
bordercollie said:
I think dogman had this problem .. go to community at top of page banner , choose members and look for posts made by him, if the information won't pop up under shifting fork doing a search. good luck.
Here you go.. this is just one I found.. http://www.nettractortalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11383&highlight=shifting+fork collie
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Thanks. I studied the parts diagrams and the service manual for a while - mug and a half of coffee while. Took the part off, re-alighed the forks and reinstalled it. It fixed the problem.

I need to get some sealant, remove it, clean, put in the sealant, and it will be good to go.

What bothers me is how easy it was to have the problem. That shifter finger isn't all that stiff and apparently the forks had enough play that it was able to pop out of the socket. Replacing the forks is major surgery.

Thanks again
Fitch
 
I didn't get the picture. My buddy came over, we got focused on getting it done, and so taking pictures fell off the radar.

You can figure out what's in there by looking at the parts diagram. That's what I did.

Fitch
 
No problem, I hope I don't have to mess with it. I explained how it works to my wife today so maybe we can avoid the issue.
 
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