jimmyfab
Plastic
- Joined
- Jan 15, 2014
- Location
- Quakertown, PA
Hi Everyone.....Ive been battling a shifting issue in our 2002 VF2 for some time now. I have replaced the solenoids, rebuilt the gear box, installed a new plunger assembly, etc.....pretty much everything I could think of and I still cannot get it to shift from low to high.....high to low is no problem because of gravity. I gave up awhile back and just manually popped it into high gear and disabled gear changing. I ran it like that for about 6 months but just recently the spindle motor bearings started to go bad so I just pulled the motor out and sent it off to a local shop to have new bearings installed. I figured while the motor was out I would take another stab at this gear box issue.
I guess my main question is for anyone with experience tearing down these gearboxes, do you know if the gear change shaft should be able to move up and down freely by hand without a burst of air? I can easily move it from high gear to low gear by hand because gravity is on its side but when trying to push it up from low gear to high gear I cannot do it by hand...I have to take a mallet or something and use a little force. This leads me to believe the shaft might be slightly bent or might have burrs or something. Any input is appreciated. Ill see if I can post a video or something.
I guess my main question is for anyone with experience tearing down these gearboxes, do you know if the gear change shaft should be able to move up and down freely by hand without a burst of air? I can easily move it from high gear to low gear by hand because gravity is on its side but when trying to push it up from low gear to high gear I cannot do it by hand...I have to take a mallet or something and use a little force. This leads me to believe the shaft might be slightly bent or might have burrs or something. Any input is appreciated. Ill see if I can post a video or something.