Posted by Nat 2 on October 15, 2007 at 09:19:06 from (64.80.108.53):
In Reply to: No fifth gear posted by Steve Atkins on October 15, 2007 at 08:54:24:
Before you go off replacing the entire transmission, determine WHY 5th gear doesn't work. It may be a simple matter of just replacing a couple of common wear parts, or even as simple as removing a single bolt.
What happens when you try 5th gear? Does it grind? Does it seem to go into gear, but does nothing? Will it not go into gear at all? The answers to these questions will point you in three very different directions:
If it grinds, you probably just need to replace or straighten the shifter fork. Someone tried to force it into 5th at one time and bent the fork.
If it does nothing, you probably need a new 4th-5th slider gear. 60 years of grinding has worn the gear smooth.
If it won't go in at all, remove the 5th gear lockout bolt on the platform. Tractors with steel wheels originally (not common in '47) had 5th locked out for obvious reasons.
The lockout bolt is a long shot. I don't know if any post-war tractors came with factory steel, or if the platform had the provision for the lockout bolt.
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