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430U shift lever replacement

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thekarz

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I have a late s/n 430U (5 speed) I'm
currently steward of, and I'm not sure if
its a design flaw or just bad metal on
the original part but contact with the
shift guide over the years has slowly
been wearing a groove in the shift lever
shaft to the extent I'm afraid it'll snap
off this winter during plow duties.

I got a replacement shaft and new bushing
and snap ring, and also a OEM service
manual, and from the somewhat vague
manual description it READS like it may
not be necessary to remove the trans
cover and pull out the forks in order to
just replace the lever...just put the
trans in neutral position, pop the ring,
pull out the old lever and drop in the
new one.

My concern is the service manual shows
doing all this with the cover/fork assy
removed, and I'd hate to try
pulling/replacing the lever with the
cover in place as-is and hear various
detent balls, springs and other bits go
rattling down past the gear set into the
depths of the transmission. Does anyone
know the truth on this? Thanks for any
sage guidance!
 
Just remove the snap ring and pull it out.It's a one piece lever.I usually just weld them up and reinstall them.
 
Thank you sir! I knew it was a single piece
as I have the new one, but what wasn't clear from the manual was whether pulling it out alone, given that ball on the lower end, would release parts held in place with springs or allow some socket the ball might fit into to spin on a shaft and wind up upside down so it could not be refitted from the outside. I really appreciate your quick reply and advice! Does anyone have any tricks to keep the guide from wearing the shaft? I've thought of leaving the guide spring out so as not to keep tension on the shaft, but it may be just as bad to have it flop around in the guide as pulled against the right side...but at least may distribute the wear to both sides.
 
Just grease it good and put it back together like it was. Weld up the old one to match the new and put it up. 50 years from now you can do it again. No point in reinventing the wheel when it lasts over half a century. Jmo
 
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