Greetings brethren of the Old Iron.
I am in a pickle... I just added an I 6 to the Iron Stable, and after I'd handed over the green paper it became stuck in a gear. (Who am I kidding? I was in love and would have handed over the green even if I'd known.)
While I was falling in love with it I didn't have any problem moving the shifter and feeling the gears move around a bit. I backed my trailer up to it and prepared to roll it up for its ride to the new forever home. After working for an half hour to tease it out of gear I gave for the evening and said I'd come back the next day to get into it a little better.
Note- I am not a transmission guy... So far I haven't had to do anything with transmissions that involves more than fluids and shifting.
So I drove out a pin and lifted the stick out of it's hole to have a peek inside. "This is going to be a cinch" I think to myself. I spent 1 minute staring and convincing myself that I "got it" and then put her back together.
Nothing... I can occasionally feel a shifting gear type feeling, but I remain in gear. Screw it, I am getting this recalcitrant beast onto my trailer and getting it home where I can win it over with affection. I built a ramp system out of 4x6's and supports and started pulling with a good quality come-a-long. What happened was I moved my loaded suburban and trailer backwards the 2' until the ramps wedged in underneath the I-6's back wheels. The tires didn't turn until they finally contacted the ramp, then the gears finally gave enough for a rollercoaster of pressure release pressure release. The engine does spin ok- not stuck. "Well, this is going to be a joy." It is a good quality chain come-a-long, but the handle was cut short several years ago for a special job. Yep, I was sweating like mad 1.5 hours later when I finally had it up on the trailer ready to strap down for the ride home.
So now I have the I-6 at home but am still no nearer figuring out how and why it's stuck in gear now. I forgot to mention that pushing in the clutch doesn't seem to change anything at all. I did have the machine moving out of gear before I bought it.
When I look down in the hole that the stick normally occupies I see 3 sliding "bars" with a spot formed in each to receive the tang from the stick.
Would anyone know the "combination" I need to unlock this sweet machine?
This is my first Int'l. I have 3 Fords (660, 641, and 861) and my eye on the crown jewel... If I get it I'll post details.
I am in a pickle... I just added an I 6 to the Iron Stable, and after I'd handed over the green paper it became stuck in a gear. (Who am I kidding? I was in love and would have handed over the green even if I'd known.)
While I was falling in love with it I didn't have any problem moving the shifter and feeling the gears move around a bit. I backed my trailer up to it and prepared to roll it up for its ride to the new forever home. After working for an half hour to tease it out of gear I gave for the evening and said I'd come back the next day to get into it a little better.
Note- I am not a transmission guy... So far I haven't had to do anything with transmissions that involves more than fluids and shifting.
So I drove out a pin and lifted the stick out of it's hole to have a peek inside. "This is going to be a cinch" I think to myself. I spent 1 minute staring and convincing myself that I "got it" and then put her back together.
Nothing... I can occasionally feel a shifting gear type feeling, but I remain in gear. Screw it, I am getting this recalcitrant beast onto my trailer and getting it home where I can win it over with affection. I built a ramp system out of 4x6's and supports and started pulling with a good quality come-a-long. What happened was I moved my loaded suburban and trailer backwards the 2' until the ramps wedged in underneath the I-6's back wheels. The tires didn't turn until they finally contacted the ramp, then the gears finally gave enough for a rollercoaster of pressure release pressure release. The engine does spin ok- not stuck. "Well, this is going to be a joy." It is a good quality chain come-a-long, but the handle was cut short several years ago for a special job. Yep, I was sweating like mad 1.5 hours later when I finally had it up on the trailer ready to strap down for the ride home.
So now I have the I-6 at home but am still no nearer figuring out how and why it's stuck in gear now. I forgot to mention that pushing in the clutch doesn't seem to change anything at all. I did have the machine moving out of gear before I bought it.
When I look down in the hole that the stick normally occupies I see 3 sliding "bars" with a spot formed in each to receive the tang from the stick.
Would anyone know the "combination" I need to unlock this sweet machine?
This is my first Int'l. I have 3 Fords (660, 641, and 861) and my eye on the crown jewel... If I get it I'll post details.