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Melbourne Richter
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Username: Melrichter
Post Number: 1
Registered: 05-2006
Posted From: 66.199.118.2
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 04:24 pm: | 
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The left side of the transmission on my MaxII has quit working. Any ideas?
Details as follows:
Everything was working fine, after about an hour of driving, I drove it into a trailer and transported it about a mile. When I started it up to unload, only the right wheels had power. The left side acts like its in permanent neutral. No foreward, reverse, or braking. All control levers appear to be working properly.
Thanks,
Mel |
Fred Sowerwine, Montana's Max dealer
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Username: Fred4dot
Post Number: 161
Registered: 01-2005
Posted From: 216.166.168.53
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 04:44 pm: |
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Mel, sounds like you have broken the nub off your left hand shifter. You can pull the diamond shifter off (the piece the linkage hooks to on the tranny) and make sure. It could be a broken left side output sprocket or a broken chain to the left side of the jackshaft. A broken band would affect forward drive and reverse brake or reverse drive and forward brake and the lateral would go all the way to the dash or all the way to the seat.
If the nub is gone, check the grove in the shift collar to make sure there aren't any chunks out of it. If the shift collar is damaged, the tranny will have to be torn down to fix it (the shifter can be replaced without going into the tranny). |
Mel Richter
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Username: Melrichter
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Registered: 05-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 07:15 pm: |
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Never been into these trannies before but I'm not afraid to try. Just wondering, though, is this nub you're talking about something that will need to be fished out of the tranny if it broke off? Also, it's not a chain or sprocket issue because there is no movement at the transmission sprocket.
Mel |
Fred Sowerwine, Montana's Max dealer
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Username: Fred4dot
Post Number: 162
Registered: 01-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 12, 2006 - 01:27 am: |
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Mel, If the nub is gone, you do NOT need to fish it out. Clean the area real well and blow it off with compressed air so you don't get dirt in the tranny. Remove the plate holding the diamond shifter piece in (two bolts) and lift it straight up. You might need to gently pry it loose. Use lots of Vaseline on and around the o ring when you put it back together. I leave a glob of Vaseline on top of the shifter so gunk doesn't get in the groove on the outer edge.
If the shifter is broken, you can put it in gear using a small screw driver by CAREFULLY sliding the shift collar in place. Put the broken shifter back in so foreign matter does not get in the tranny (or oil splash out). |
Mel Richter
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Username: Melrichter
Post Number: 3
Registered: 05-2006
Posted From: 65.100.231.207
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 12, 2006 - 07:58 pm: |
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Fred,
I pulled the shifter out and it is indeed a sheared pin. Half of the pin remained in the shifter and the other half is lost in the tranny. I'd assume Richard has these pins available -- will check on Monday. Thanks for the help figuring this out. Just curious, though, where would a 1/4" dia. shifter pin encounter enough force to shear it off like that?
Thanks,
Mel |
Fred Sowerwine, Montana's Max dealer
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Username: Fred4dot
Post Number: 163
Registered: 01-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 12, 2006 - 08:27 pm: |
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Mel, That pin is the weak link in the tranny - the shifter is the easiest to get to, to repair, and the cheapest. There is a lot more stress on that pin than one realizes, especially with hard shifting. Hard shifting (try to force the tranny in gear) is the sole cause of shifter failure. One should always shift easily and rock the machine with body weight if it will not go in.
I don't know if you can just replace the pin or will have to buy a whole shifter. RI sells just the whole part (to the best of my knowledge). I do not know how Richard handles it.
Glad to be of help. |
Derek Hubbard
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Username: Justmax
Post Number: 23
Registered: 02-2005
Posted From: 71.64.127.199
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 01:05 pm: |
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Hey Mel :
To add to what Fred said; Richard also sell those eazy shifter kits |
Mel Richter
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Username: Melrichter
Post Number: 4
Registered: 05-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 22, 2006 - 09:13 pm: |
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Thanks for the help. I ended up fixing it with a new $.40 steel pin from my local hardware store. (Plus $15 for the snap ring pliers to get the shifter out) |
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