I have a 1975 ST/16 (917.25873) in great mechanical shape except that it won't go into the low gear range. There is no grinding or any other indication that anything has changed when you move the lever into low range except that you do feel it click into position through the handle. This wouldn't even matter considering the torque of these engines except that I have a bucket loader on it with dual rear wheels so the low range is very handy for pushing big piles of dirt around with more control over slipping.
It seems to me that if any gears or shafts were damaged it would make some sort of noise when put into low range but it's just as if it's shifting into neutral. My guess is that something has failed between the hi/low shift lever and the shifting fork assembly that's preventing the low-range gear from being moved into place. However, it has no problem shifting back into high range.
If you have any experience with these transaxles, I would appreciate any ideas regarding the cause this problem. Is it possible that a linkage could be bent preventing the fork from moving completely into position?
Thanks,
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It seems to me that if any gears or shafts were damaged it would make some sort of noise when put into low range but it's just as if it's shifting into neutral. My guess is that something has failed between the hi/low shift lever and the shifting fork assembly that's preventing the low-range gear from being moved into place. However, it has no problem shifting back into high range.
If you have any experience with these transaxles, I would appreciate any ideas regarding the cause this problem. Is it possible that a linkage could be bent preventing the fork from moving completely into position?
Thanks,
D