No !st or Reverse
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:50 pm
So gents since I have been telling you tales of Pinz workshop woes here's a little riddle that would have saved some money.
One owner got so fed up with trying to fix his gearbox it came into the shop under his arm! Gearbox not a Pinzgauer!
The complaint was "no matter what I do, I cannot get 1st or Reverse gears! It was alright when I left it before winter set in, now it cannot back it out of the garage. Having been torn down but by this hapless soul I opened it up and took a look. Verdict every thing working fine except for signs of corrosion (water in the box).
Bin wadin have yah?--Oh sometimes came the reply.
When I put the shift tower back on I tried the gears for the last time, guess what--No Reverse or 1st. Off with the tower lets see what's going on 'er shall we!
A manual shift with a pry bar on the selectors showed all was well, so then we looked at the shift tower. On the top is a detent plug. This little bugger was corroded solid, so it wouldn't allow shifting into 1st and Rev gears. A quick change of the plug and voila worked a treat!
This would have been a five minute fix, the biggest job would have been lifting the floor plate. So beware, if you have this problem. Above all drain the gearbox oil regularly if you are a "sub mariner". Don't leave it to fester over the winter.
Dennis
lindenengineering.com
One owner got so fed up with trying to fix his gearbox it came into the shop under his arm! Gearbox not a Pinzgauer!
The complaint was "no matter what I do, I cannot get 1st or Reverse gears! It was alright when I left it before winter set in, now it cannot back it out of the garage. Having been torn down but by this hapless soul I opened it up and took a look. Verdict every thing working fine except for signs of corrosion (water in the box).
Bin wadin have yah?--Oh sometimes came the reply.
When I put the shift tower back on I tried the gears for the last time, guess what--No Reverse or 1st. Off with the tower lets see what's going on 'er shall we!
A manual shift with a pry bar on the selectors showed all was well, so then we looked at the shift tower. On the top is a detent plug. This little bugger was corroded solid, so it wouldn't allow shifting into 1st and Rev gears. A quick change of the plug and voila worked a treat!
This would have been a five minute fix, the biggest job would have been lifting the floor plate. So beware, if you have this problem. Above all drain the gearbox oil regularly if you are a "sub mariner". Don't leave it to fester over the winter.
Dennis
lindenengineering.com