Rear end locked in gear. 1973 Ford 2000

Carld

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Bought this tractor with the rear end gears engaged. Trans is in nuetral. Wonder what would cause this and how do i fix it.
 
Not sure I understand your problem. Will the tractor roll or does it slide the wheels? Both wheels slide or one. Have you checked for a stuck brake? Does it have diff lock? Do you have a way to jack it up on the rear? Way too many probabilities to give an answer without further investigation.
 

Tractor will not roll without sliding the rear tires. The gear selector is in neutral. The clutch will disengage the rear end so you can move that way. I picked the rear end off the ground and the wheels will turn with some effort, but you can tell the gears are engaged. one wheel turns the opposite direction from the other as you force it to turn.
 
If when you release the clutch you can roll the tractor around, Your problem is not in the rear end.The clutch does not disengage the rear end. It disengages the transmission.When you jack it up and one wheel turns one way and the other one the opposite, that is normal. Sounds to me like your problem is in the transmission,not the differental.
 
Thank you for your help. Would I start with maybe removing the gear selector and would that give me access to hopefully reset it properly?
 
Is it an 8 Speed with 2 shifters? If yes remove the whole top cover, watch for the detent springs under the gasket. You should be able to see if you have any major damage. Move the rails to neutral and see if the tractor will roll. If it does replace the cover and go from there.
 

It is a 4 speed trans with only 1 shifter. i can now put gear selector in all gears except 4th. Would i still need to remove the top cover to align the rails and if so, what about the springs you mentioned. is there going to be springs going everywhere that i'm not going to know where to replace them?
 

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