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nagypapa · Jul 7, 2015

ford 1900 speed shifter stuck in 4th

I have a Ford 1900.I put it in high gear (4th) and it will not come out. I stopped the tractor at idle, shut it off , put it in gear, rolled it a little back and forth, applied force ( not too much) pulled the shifter up and tried, pushed the shifter down, will not come out. It will go in 1,2,3,R, but in high gear.
Any help or sugestions before I pull the top plate off?
Thank you
Re: ford 1900 speed shifter stuck in 4th

I think you have a detent ball that is stuck. The balls get worn and some times get wedged. You will find the detent balls and springs under the bolts near the shifter.These are not the bolts that hold the cover on. If you search posts by JC in the newholand forum he has some detailed pics.
Bill

Re: ford 1900 speed shifter stuck in 4th

these are the post I have seen, but the pictures did not appear.

Well that was an easy fix. Thank you very much. Just went outside and removed the 2 bolts that hold the spring down and it released the shifter. Now its back to work. Thanks again!

these are the post I have seen, but the pictures did not appear.

Do I just loosen the two bolts behind the range shifter, try to move the lever and without removing the bolts??

If the lever moves re tighten the bolts and it should be fixed??

Nagypapa

JC-jetro · Jul 7, 2015

oK. I will post bunch of them tomorrow am.

JC-jetro · Jul 8, 2015

As promised. Pics are self explanatory do ask if you have question. Your problem is stuck detent ball and spring or perhaps brocken spring.

JC,

nagypapa · Jul 8, 2015

no broken spring.
removed 2 bolts, this freed obstruction and I'm able to change range now.
replaced bolts and it seems to fixed the problem

Thanks for your assistance
Nagypapa

JC-jetro · Jul 8, 2015

Cool, Glad it worked out.

nagypapa said:
no broken spring.
removed 2 bolts, this freed obstruction and I'm able to change range now.
replaced bolts and it seems to fixed the problem

Thanks for your assistance
Nagypapa

rmakarewicz · Jul 31, 2018

Which screw came with 2 springs? I don't see it called out in the drawings at messicks or new Holland?

JC-jetro · Jul 31, 2018

rmakarewicz said:
Which screw came with 2 springs? I don't see it called out in the drawings at messicks or new Holland?

Under each shifter there are two bolts and each bolts is on top of one spring totaling 4 bolts and 4 springs. On my ranger selector the left bolt had two springs.

JC,