Shift Rod Removal
Long story short. My shift linkage at the transaxle was ceased up. I took it out and rebuild it. But my mistake was installing it wrong. (shaft from the shifter rod should have been down, but I installed it with it on the top) Needless to say, everything was binding on the frame and I wasn't able to get the linkage assembly back out easily. Lower the transaxle an inch or so, just to I'd have a bit of working room. I got it removed from where it goes into the transaxle, but in trying to get everything apart, it seems I damaged the shaft and or end of the shift rod, as it's just stuck in there and I'm unable to get it out. I think I'm going to have to take the shift rod out to repair it, but not sure what all is involved. I suspect at minimum the transaxle needs to come out. Any insight from the experts?
I'm trying to follow what happened here...
Which piece of the shifter linkage was installed upside down? And what part is now damaged/stuck as a result?
Posting some pictures of your setup may help or you can reference the below diagram.
Which piece of the shifter linkage was installed upside down? And what part is now damaged/stuck as a result?
Posting some pictures of your setup may help or you can reference the below diagram.
- shift.jpg (162.07 KiB) Viewed 17 times
Assembly 18 was installed wrong. I did end up getting everything removed with a lot of effort and maybe a bit of swearing, but all good now. Basically when I reinstalled the 2 way nylon bushing, I has it backwards. The shaft that goes into the shifter rod was in the upper position instead of being down. I should have realized something was wrong when it was difficult to reinstall, but I mess up and just did it. (unfortunately)NC944er wrote: Wed Jul 15, 2026 8:09 am I'm trying to follow what happened here...
Which piece of the shifter linkage was installed upside down? And what part is now damaged/stuck as a result?
Posting some pictures of your setup may help or you can reference the below diagram.
shift.jpg