DiskDoctr
Platinum Member
Some time ago I read someone else had this problem and made a mental note to check it. I finally got tired of the pull, hold, and hope of reverse shifting. It was worse when tilting the steering column forward.
With all the plowing this month, lots of shifting, so about 2 weeks ago I crawled underneath the left footrest and adjusted the jambnuts.
To find the correct adjustment, (tractor off, brake set, implements to ground) I shifted the shuttle into reverse and to forward while standing beside the tractor a few times and observed the position of the shift lever on the side of the transmission. I also listened for the familiar "click-tick-clunk" of the gears fully engaging.
When shifting into reverse, without the extra tug beyond normal position, I then grabbed the shift lever on the transmission and moved it a bit and heard the expected final "click" as expected. (No gear stress or moving gears since tractor isn't running, so no clunk)
I repeated this several times to make sure the position was repeatable.
I then adjusted the jamb nuts on the mounting bracket just ahead of the transmission until taking up the slack in the cable, then just a bit more to account for cable movement and tension.
Shifted a few times reverse-neutral to check the movement of all the parts (second jamb nut wasn't yet tight, so shifting to forward wouldn't be helpful at this time).
Once satisfied with the movement, I tightened both jamb nuts and checked the full forward-neutral-reverse movement with the steering column in full forward, middle, and full back tilted positions.
I, too, thought I was just being too aggressive or fast shifting at first, or bumping it with my knee or whatever. But now that this is adjusted, the gears fully engage every time and I haven't had any grinding or jump out of reverse in nearly 35 hours of use since.
Doesn't seem like any harm was done, but with such an easy fix, wish I'd have done it sooner. Guess this was my one "don't have to work on it" piece of equipment, but now it's time to catch up
(I tried to search for the original post mentioning the problem with someone's 4110. Thought it was on this site, but couldn't find it. In any case, decided to write this as a how-to)
Hope this helps someone else.
- JC
With all the plowing this month, lots of shifting, so about 2 weeks ago I crawled underneath the left footrest and adjusted the jambnuts.
To find the correct adjustment, (tractor off, brake set, implements to ground) I shifted the shuttle into reverse and to forward while standing beside the tractor a few times and observed the position of the shift lever on the side of the transmission. I also listened for the familiar "click-tick-clunk" of the gears fully engaging.
When shifting into reverse, without the extra tug beyond normal position, I then grabbed the shift lever on the transmission and moved it a bit and heard the expected final "click" as expected. (No gear stress or moving gears since tractor isn't running, so no clunk)
I repeated this several times to make sure the position was repeatable.
I then adjusted the jamb nuts on the mounting bracket just ahead of the transmission until taking up the slack in the cable, then just a bit more to account for cable movement and tension.
Shifted a few times reverse-neutral to check the movement of all the parts (second jamb nut wasn't yet tight, so shifting to forward wouldn't be helpful at this time).
Once satisfied with the movement, I tightened both jamb nuts and checked the full forward-neutral-reverse movement with the steering column in full forward, middle, and full back tilted positions.
I, too, thought I was just being too aggressive or fast shifting at first, or bumping it with my knee or whatever. But now that this is adjusted, the gears fully engage every time and I haven't had any grinding or jump out of reverse in nearly 35 hours of use since.
Doesn't seem like any harm was done, but with such an easy fix, wish I'd have done it sooner. Guess this was my one "don't have to work on it" piece of equipment, but now it's time to catch up
(I tried to search for the original post mentioning the problem with someone's 4110. Thought it was on this site, but couldn't find it. In any case, decided to write this as a how-to)
Hope this helps someone else.
- JC
