d5spykerman
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I found the culprit, but not sure how to fix it. When you select forward or reverse, the gear selector lever rotates and forces a push rod forward or backward. This push rod connects to the cylinder in the transmission that engages the gear to either forward or reverse. Where the push rod meets the cylinder, there is a piece of plastic (or hard rubber?) that the push rod "rides on", presumably to prevent bending of the rod.
This little plastic piece is the culprit. Every time I shift, I can see that little guy move further and further to the left (towards the gear selector lever...away from the transmission). When it gets all the way to where it can't move anymore, due to the cotter pin, it actually bends outward when you try to go forward, preventing the push rod from doing its job. I can reach down and re-seat it flush with the transmission, and then forward works again until it wiggles its way back out.
Is this piece supposed to move? If not, how do I affix it in place? My brain instantly turns to JBweld.
This little plastic piece is the culprit. Every time I shift, I can see that little guy move further and further to the left (towards the gear selector lever...away from the transmission). When it gets all the way to where it can't move anymore, due to the cotter pin, it actually bends outward when you try to go forward, preventing the push rod from doing its job. I can reach down and re-seat it flush with the transmission, and then forward works again until it wiggles its way back out.
Is this piece supposed to move? If not, how do I affix it in place? My brain instantly turns to JBweld.