wd 45 shifter loose

[stahlhouse2]

I have a wd 45 diesel and the shifting lever seems reel floppy. what is the common thing that wears out. is it the lever itself or what the lever goes into?

 

[cole in mo.]

Everything from the shift lever through the shift cover wears, and that equals slop, hanging in two gears and such.

 

[Bob Bancroft]

I bought a quite nice original WD45 a few years back. Except the shifter was a mess. The forks were OK. I was able to fix it with a new shift lever and over size pins. With a new shift lever, I could have bushed the housing, and used regular pins. But it was easier to grind the square part of the over size pins down, and drill out the housing.