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By Dean on Unrecorded Date: Edit

got a 1980 tb 8x8 myself I just bought,and plan on restoring.Can't seem to find a whole lot of info on them.Blacksheeps of the argo family,or what?

By jerry smith (Deerhunter) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Has anyone had a problem with the argo transmission, I have lost the high gear in my bigfoot. shift lever goes into high but I;am only getting low gear. please help....jerry

By Ray Carriere on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I have an early 80's agro 8*8 and have redone the trany.I found all my bearing and bushings at my local bearing dealer and not at the argo dealer.
The prices i was quoted were way to high.
The trany is pretty straight forward.Not complicated by any means.
As for the person looking for info on his agro,i found all of my engine information in a lawn tractor manual in my local library.
I also had the 16 hp tec. and found lots of info.
I also found clutch info under snowmobiles.
I did alot of photo copying and made my own manual.
Good luck,the information is out there.

By Attex Bob on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Jerry: No one else responded to your problem so I will give it a shot. First off, how does the lever feel when it goes in high? Does it feel loose? Does it feel normal, like gears are sliding on a shaft? I had my Argo tranny apart years ago and I don't remember much about it except it was very simple and built like it would see 500 horsepower!!!!!! I think there was a pin in the shifting coller, and I think this will be your problem. I assume you have checked the lever where it goes into the tranny to make sure that pin is ok and in place. They are very simple and very tough, so my guess will be something easy to fix. Good luck, and let us know what you find out.

By Tim O'K on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I blew out the bearing on my bigfoot tranny yesterday. It was the top back bearing on the right side of tranny. It's the bearing for the reverse gear. Can I pop a new bearing in where the old one was, without spilting the case and taken out the tranny from the machine? It still has the snap clips in the tranny, but the bearing popped out or disinigrated!

By Tim O'K on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I am going to attempt to fix it wednesday, hopefully I will be able to fix it without taken out the tranny.

By ACR on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Have An older ARGO with single speed trans reverse blew out have replacement gear on the way anybody has a exploded view of the JTSS trans. and or helpful dissasembly/assembly tips to pass along would be helpful thanks

By Tom Pike on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I have a 96 Argo Response. I bought it used and it was beaten up pretty bad, broken frame, dented front pipe, tear in the belly... I was always happy that the tranmission took me where I wanted to go but didn't like the fact it popped out of reverse constantly. I just accepted it as the only other argo I have been in did the same thing. I did notice the firewall didn't give the shifter any more movement left. Recently I decided to replace the bent nails the previous owner put in to hold the shifter in place (it has been a gradual restoration). I decided to put the transmission in reverse without the lever connected and see if it popped out while driving backwards under load. Low and behold it didn't! I couldn't see a way to moving the firewall. I didn't want to cut the firewall. So I bent the shifter slightly to give a bit more range to the left. Luckly the high gear had some extra clearence and now everything is working as it should. Thought I would post this in case somebody had another solution or the same problem.

By ACR on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I think this argo had a similar problem with the roll pin on the gear selector as the reverse was not fully engaged ,teeth on the reverse idler gear were slowly destroyed . Also the belt doesnot appear to be correct. I just purchased the machine and am not familiar with argo but with engine running the belt is always turning,and the only way to shift into gear is to shut down the eng. and restart in gear as a result the gears in trans. have seen better times from previous owner trying to force into gear. Anyway I have the parts and will assemble soon.

By norm howard on Unrecorded Date: Edit

responce to ACR. Pick up argo service manual, part # 673-00. It has all the exploded views & part numbers that you will need. It covers models from 1977 to 1986.

By David Keeso (Argomag) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I got a question for you ARGO experts- when my ARGO went down to the plant a month and a half ago, they replaced most drive chains, changed tranny fluid, new brake pads, new drive belt, bearings, flanges, seals etc. After putting about 15 hours on the ARGO since it was serviced, things were broken in like they are supposed to be- chains run smoothly, belt transferrs power smoothly etc. My problem now is that when i shift gears, it is very hard to move the gear shifter and when it gets into gear, it jumps and starts running itself slowly, but enough that you have to hold the brakes when you shift. What would cause this to happen, is the belt too tight, or is the engine idling too high? Someone told me that if i check the throttle cable routing, it may be getting pulled opened a little by something in the way, if not, adjust the screw where the cable goes onto the little piece on the engine that makes everything work (sorry, don't know the names of the parts or what they do) ? Is this really what i need to do or could it be something else.

I am leaving for the cottage this afternoon around 4 if i can get away that early so any help is greatly appreciated .

By ACR on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Sounds like you answered your question. If engine & trans are lined up & nothing broke or bent maybe the engine is running too fast.

By fred sain on Unrecorded Date: Edit

David, If your problem is not the idle, sray belt dressing on your belt, you might also lubricate the front & rear clutch.