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Blindhawg 09-26-2012 16:44:26 184.46.51.16 Report to Moderator	Is this a common issue w/5 sp shifter? Woodruff keyway wallowed out in top of shifter shaft. I can"t figure how to get it out of transmission w/out complete dissasembly. For 2 cents I"d weld the shift lever to the shaft and let the next owner worry about it!!! [Reply]   [No Email]
Keith Williams 09-28-2012 08:29:44 24.142.137.38 Report to Moderator	Re: 5 speed shifter in reply to Blindhawg, 09-26-2012 16:44:26   Blindhawg, People used to Braze stuff like that in the past? Would that work here?? HTH Keith [Reply]  [No Email]
Brian in MA 09-27-2012 09:05:26 155.52.208.80 Report to Moderator	Re: 5 speed shifter in reply to Blindhawg, 09-26-2012 16:44:26   I'm not familiar with that tranny, but I second your opinion if you are serious and it can work, weld it and keep using it. Had a similar issue with a shift fork on a 2120 Ford tractor. I covered what I could with wet rags and welded the shift fork inside the tranny. That was 12 years ago and it is still working fine. It would have been a double split to replace it, didn t seem worth the hassle. Weld can be ground if it needs to come apart later. [Reply]  [No Email]
DenisW 09-26-2012 19:51:02 24.23.51.61 Report to Moderator	Re: 5 speed shifter in reply to Blindhawg, 09-26-2012 16:44:26   My 5 speed was frozen. Got it freed up with 50-50 atf and acetone mixed in oil can so I could apply directly to rust spots. Drained old oil, put in 8 quarts diesel, magnet in the drain plug, drove around ranch for a bit to warm it up. Drained diesel and found woodruff key on magnet. Refiled with 80-90 gear oil. DenisW [Reply]  [No Email]
Hobo,NC 09-26-2012 17:12:55 98.17.83.160 Report to Moderator	Re: 5 speed shifter in reply to Doug (OH), 09-26-2012 16:44:26   Blindhawg said: (quoted from post at 03:44:26 09/27/12) Is this a common issue w/5 sp shifter? Woodruff keyway wallowed out in top of shifter shaft. I can"t figure how to get it out of transmission w/out complete dissasembly. For 2 cents I"d weld the shift lever to the shaft and let the next owner worry about it!!! Only after it reaches 60 years old... Trans will have to come apart :cry: That equals more worn parts to replace that you do not want to here about... This post was edited by Hobo,NC at 17:13:24 09/26/12. [Reply]  [No Email]
Blindhawg 09-26-2012 18:03:28 184.46.51.16 Report to Moderator	Re: 5 speed shifter in reply to Hobo,NC, 09-26-2012 17:12:55   Was going to replace perfectly good 4 spd to get the granny gear of the 5 spd. In your opinion, would it be worth it for bush hoggin, discing and plowing with a 600? [Reply]  [No Email]
Dean 09-26-2012 18:12:44 152.216.3.5 Report to Moderator	Re: 5 speed shifter in reply to Blindhawg, 09-26-2012 18:03:28   The lower first gear of the 5 speed is helpful for certain tasks but not slow enough for a roto-tiller. More importantly, if the 5 speed is from a x6x tractor, and you swap in all of the associated parts you will gain live PTO. Dean [Reply]  [No Email]