FergusonTO20
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I searched the forums but could not find any discussion of this problem. That surprises me, because the round nubbin on the bottom of the gear shift lever -- the part that actually shifts the rails -- seems vulnerable to eventual breakage after 60 or so years.
Anyway, mine broke after the brush hog hit a three-inch oak branch hidden in the brush and locked up, locking the transmission. It was quite a job getting the tractor moving again but -- get this -- the gear shift worked fine in getting me out of the jam, but then
simply broke after I had moved about 100 yards, even though I wasn't doing anything with it. So I pulled off the transmission top cover and cleaned it up. I had to build a wooden jig to hold everything firmly while I worked on removing the gear shift lever from the
transmission top cover. There's a small exploded diagram of the assembly here on yesterdaystractors.com; I have placed its link here.
My problem is that I cannot remove the gear shift lever from the transmission top cover. I was able, by dint of generous application of carefully selected swear words, to get the C-clip and spring free, but the gear shift lever is still retained by a ball joint, which in
turn is held in with a pin (#5 in the attached diagram) which appears to be unremovable.
Can anybody suggest how I might remove the gear shift lever so that I can replace it with a new one purchased here at yesterdaystractors.com?
Anyway, mine broke after the brush hog hit a three-inch oak branch hidden in the brush and locked up, locking the transmission. It was quite a job getting the tractor moving again but -- get this -- the gear shift worked fine in getting me out of the jam, but then
simply broke after I had moved about 100 yards, even though I wasn't doing anything with it. So I pulled off the transmission top cover and cleaned it up. I had to build a wooden jig to hold everything firmly while I worked on removing the gear shift lever from the
transmission top cover. There's a small exploded diagram of the assembly here on yesterdaystractors.com; I have placed its link here.
My problem is that I cannot remove the gear shift lever from the transmission top cover. I was able, by dint of generous application of carefully selected swear words, to get the C-clip and spring free, but the gear shift lever is still retained by a ball joint, which in
turn is held in with a pin (#5 in the attached diagram) which appears to be unremovable.
Can anybody suggest how I might remove the gear shift lever so that I can replace it with a new one purchased here at yesterdaystractors.com?