One of our 3 HDXD Workmans has always had a shifting problem since new . I've adjusted it many times with out much success . Recently something let go completely and had to be investigated .
Here is a little trick to do so you done forget that you have the safety bar installed on ram .
Remove seats ,back pan, and seat cab to get to the shifter asm . Seats probably the worst to get off .
remove shifting cable ends and one through bolt holds ASM in .
Tearing it apart on the bench . It's pre loaded with grease so its a pretty messy job . Checking springs and pins for wear .
Some wear but couldn't see what was causing the problems . Notice the half washer in picture ?
Wasn't in parts book .Noticed it was actually the frame mount . The slotted section is wear shifter assembly locks in and through bolts goes through broken section . See the 2 long bolts, when finished reinstalling adjust them so they don’t over travel shifter cables causing gear lock up or shifting issues. Should be adjusted at end of gear lever travel on transmission end . 2022 I replaced the shift Asm and resolved the gear lock up issue I’ve had on this unit since new.
After cleaning all the parts off I decided to trim a little more rubber casing out wear it mounts .
Like so .
Next welded in the broken piece.
And reinforced the top so it can't bend and break off again . Original mount looks pretty weak for the amount of abuse it has to take in the reel world .
Getting ready to install it back into the machine . See these 2 wave washers . They where in between assembly and frame . I'm putting them on the outside against frame where I think they should have been . Now thinking this was the problem all along ! might be looking to do the same to top dresser this winter ,its also slightly finicky .
Used my claw to get wave washer in through access hole .and installed a new nylock nut . Wave washers are there to keep a little tension on shifter caseing against frame but not so much to crush assembly .
All in . Feels good . Actually feel it going into gear with out binding
