Dataway
Gold Member
I found numerous other diagrams in the service manual and the preponderance of them shows the arm in the up position...so apparently mine is correct.
Next step is to jack the rear end off the ground, remove the pedal linkage and move the arm by hand while rotating the rear wheels back and forth. Which should accomplish what you did by turning the steering wheel. I would imagine I can get a feel for what's wrong by how the arm feels. If I have to move the arm farther than allowed by the pedal to get it to lock then I can assume either the shift fork or the pedal linkages is bent. If I can't get it to lock at all I can assume the shift fork is broken, or the shaft/fork pin is broken or has some out. Would have been nice if they put a shear pin in the linkage to prevent over stressing the shift fork.
JohnnyB
Next step is to jack the rear end off the ground, remove the pedal linkage and move the arm by hand while rotating the rear wheels back and forth. Which should accomplish what you did by turning the steering wheel. I would imagine I can get a feel for what's wrong by how the arm feels. If I have to move the arm farther than allowed by the pedal to get it to lock then I can assume either the shift fork or the pedal linkages is bent. If I can't get it to lock at all I can assume the shift fork is broken, or the shaft/fork pin is broken or has some out. Would have been nice if they put a shear pin in the linkage to prevent over stressing the shift fork.
JohnnyB