1175 shift levers

First thanks to everyone for the knowledge they bring here. Being new I've read many post going back. Also I want to be upfront. I can be a bit blunt sometimes. And offend me without meaning to do so. So if I appear rude it's not my intention and feel free to address it to me if I do.

The shift levers have lots of slack on the old 1175. All 4 levers are available from Case. I haven't removed them. But I'm assuming the lever wears due to it being cast iron, it appears, but the rod is harden steel and likely isn't worn. Has anybody replaced them with newer levers?And if maybe they have improved? I have considered drilling them and inserting grade 5 bolts. Then buying the pins and clevis's. I may not use it enough in my lifetime to wear them again. But these wore bad fast. Since the hour meter quit when I was a teen I'd estimate 8000-10000 hours on this tractor. The shifter plate is bent on each end because the hand shift lever travels so far.

Hate I can't edit. Offend others. Not me.

Could be just the bushings are wore out, might be a cheap fix. I can post pictures from the parts book if you want.

(quoted from post at 09:51:48 02/01/17) Could be just the bushings are wore out, might be a cheap fix. I can post pictures from the parts book if you want.

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No bushings on the parts diagrams I have. And I make a mistake about the levers being available new. messicks makes it appear they are. But when you order it says they may not be available. So I got the pins and clevis's new. Found some used levers cheap so I'll try them. Dealing with cattle and no large amounts of dust getting in the lever splines they should last. If they have slack I'll drill and add a bolt.
The levers I mean are the ones attached to the the splined rod going into the transmission. The shifting forks attach to it in the transmission. Not the hand levers. I fixed the slack there by adding washers to the rod running through the quadrants and hand levers.

You need to determine if the rotational slack is coming from the inside of the transmission or the outside of the transmission at the 4 levers.

First, check if there is rotational slack in the four splines on the outside. This will require taking the two outer levers off by removing the snap ring from each of the outer levers.

This gives access to observe any rotational slack in the INNER two splines of the two INNER levers. Look closely for rotational slack AT THE SLINE. Try to wobble the inner levers. If the INNER lever splines are snug fit but there is rotational slack in the inner levers, that means the rotational slack is inside the transmission.

Next, slip the outer levers onto their splines and repeat the process described above.

There are 5 places inside the transmission that might cause rotational slack. (1) There is a spline inside on each of the four shafts that may have rotational slack. (2) The four levers inside may have slot slack at there other ends which will allow rotational slack. (3) The shifter forks may have slot slack at the grooves in the gears which will allow rotational slack at the outer levers. (4) The shifter forks may be loose on their sliding shaft. (5) Detents inside the transmission may be worn. Worn detents will allow rotational slack at the outer levers.

Adding washers will do nothing to cure rotational slack. Washers remove end play which is a different kind of slack. End play at the four lower levers would not be detected at the hand levers in the cab.

It's clearly the levers outside the tranny. Shaft to the transmission does move but the lever will quite a bit. New clevis's and pins came in today. That will halo a lot. Oval holes in the Levi's and worn pins. Used levers will be here Monday. Hopefully in good shape.

Though after replacing that I could find more in the tranny. But there is a half inch of slack in the lever splines, clevis's, pin all together before the shaft even begins to rotate.

Sounds like you found the problem. I have a 1170. For what it is worth, here are some pictures out of my parts book of the tranny shift mechanisms. If you need part numbers let me know. Not much changed between the 1170 and the 1175.

Thanks for the offer. I have the Case parts app on mi IPhone to take care of that. Plus the IT manual. And now a Service manual ordered and on the way.