uh-oh...DK45s won't shift out of neutral

[ON84]

This may not be the same problem, but it may be related. The
gear shift on my 45S was getting a little stiff and squeaking.
We found the squeak, and lubricated. Smooth and quiet again.

 

[buyerjohn]

just a quick follow up ... thanks for all the help...I sprayed lubricant onto the vertical rod leading from the forward/reverse lever into the tranny ... I let the lubricant drip down the rod, through the floor, and downwards. This did the trick, it freed up with two or three hard pulls/pushes...gotta tell you that I had to use way more force than was comfortable to get it moving again but I've had no more problems since.

John.

 

[crankin76]

just brought my dk45 to dealer only 60 hrs on it and got stuck in reverse... the dealer said they make a beefier rod that goes down in the tranny so he took care of it , but it must be a known issue

 

[kio_d]

I too have the same issue w/ the forward/ reverse lever. I've never cursed so much when I was doing some FEL work this past weekend(lots of forward and reverse frustration). I hope I didn't damage anything other than my shoulder. Thanks to everyone for all the great suggestions. I'll work on it tonight after work.