3-Point Hitch 3616 transmission problem

Bill Edwards · Aug 23, 2013

My 3616 shuttle with less than 200 hours has a transmission problem. The gear selector is hung in the neutral location, but the transmission is "locked" in 4th gear. Two speed selector and shuttle (forward/reverse) works fine, so I have a two speed (High and low). Has anyone else heard about this problem?

MtnViewRanch · Aug 23, 2013

Bill, look at the other thread. Dave of Dave's tractor gave you a fix for this.

arrow · Aug 23, 2013

Bill Edwards said:
My 3616 shuttle with less than 200 hours has a transmission problem. The gear selector is hung in the neutral location, but the transmission is "locked" in 4th gear. Two speed selector and shuttle (forward/reverse) works fine, so I have a two speed (High and low). Has anyone else heard about this problem?

You really do not have a transmission problem. You have a shifter problem which is easily remedied. Mine did the same thing at 6 hrs. Selector locked between gears while tractor was in 4th. Get under the tractor and where you see the "knuckle" for the upper shift rod, grab it ( the knuckle) and twist it forward. This will unlock the gear selector. Afterwards take a file and take off about a 64th" worth of metal at the shift detent "teeth" on both sides of the upper shift detents so it slips in and out of the shift "notches" more smoothly. WD40 or some other kinds of lube at the detents also helps

DavesTractor · Aug 24, 2013

Here is a copy of the post I made for you on the other thread yesterday:

Bill, this is a 30 second fix on an open station, 5 minutes on a cab. It is just an external linkage issue. Your 4-speed shifter, like most Japanese and some Korean models, is made to shift in an H pattern. If you sort of go in an X pattern quickly, you can sometimes engage two gears. If you try to do it, you can't make it happen....but we get this call about twice a year and it is an easy fix. I've posted a solution before, but if you are like me you can't use the search function well enough to find old threads!

Under the seat, below your left cheek is a metal cover with 4 10mm (I think) bolt heads. It is sort of rectangular, and just inboard of the shifter. Take this off. Wiggle the 4-speed shifter a little and you can see how this works. You will see the sideways H shaped part of the mechanism and that you have got this in a jam. The H engages one or the other of the shift levers. When you pull it to the left, it does 1st or 2nd. When you pull it towards your hip and then fore or aft, it does 3rd and 4th. You can see how that works. Now take a Crescent wrench or pliers and put these levers back into position and all is well. Spray a little WD40 on it while you are there.

Let us know that this worked.

DavesTractor · Aug 24, 2013

MtnViewRanch said:
Bill, look at the other thread. Dave of Dave's tractor gave you a fix for this.

Thanks Brian, you are on top of things! Arrow has it figured out as well.

Let's hope for a good report from Bill Edwards.

arrow · Aug 25, 2013

DavesTractor said:
Here is a copy of the post I made for you on the other thread yesterday:

Bill, this is a 30 second fix on an open station, 5 minutes on a cab. It is just an external linkage issue. Your 4-speed shifter, like most Japanese and some Korean models, is made to shift in an H pattern. If you sort of go in an X pattern quickly, you can sometimes engage two gears. If you try to do it, you can't make it happen....but we get this call about twice a year and it is an easy fix. I've posted a solution before, but if you are like me you can't use the search function well enough to find old threads!

Under the seat, below your left cheek is a metal cover with 4 10mm (I think) bolt heads. It is sort of rectangular, and just inboard of the shifter. Take this off. Wiggle the 4-speed shifter a little and you can see how this works. You will see the sideways H shaped part of the mechanism and that you have got this in a jam. The H engages one or the other of the shift levers. When you pull it to the left, it does 1st or 2nd. When you pull it towards your hip and then fore or aft, it does 3rd and 4th. You can see how that works. Now take a Crescent wrench or pliers and put these levers back into position and all is well. Spray a little WD40 on it while you are there.

Let us know that this worked.

Dave, my 3016 did not have a covering at the upper gear detents. I see the screw holes for it but there is paint in them as if nothing was ever there. Do some come through with no cover?

DavesTractor · Aug 25, 2013

arrow said:
Dave, my 3016 did not have a covering at the upper gear detents. I see the screw holes for it but there is paint in them as if nothing was ever there. Do some come through with no cover?

Thanks for asking, the cover is just on the cab models to keep the heat and A/C in and the dust out.