bubbawuzhere
New Member
Hi,
I have an issue where my 580B (shuttle) backhoe will not shift into 1st or 2nd gear. The 3rd/4th gears shift fine.
I've taken off the upper plate of the transmission box which holds the gear shifter, rails and forks.
The 1st/2nd rail would not move. With some tapping with a hammer, to the end of the 1st/2nd rail, and a little PB Blaster, it freed up and will move to both the 1st and 2nd positions, but only by tapping it with a hammer. When I replace the upper plate, it's still too tight to shift with the shifter. I verified that the gear that the 1st/2nd fork fits on, as well as the gear that the 3rd/4th fork fits on, does move freely, by hand.
So, I want to take the rails out, clean them up, and replace the "plugs" between the rails, along with the forks. Problem is, the forks are held in place on the rails with a "spiral pin". Is there any trick to backing out these pins? My only thought is to drill them out (once I have the new ones in hand), but wanted to make sure there is not a better/correct way of removing them.
Thanks!
I have an issue where my 580B (shuttle) backhoe will not shift into 1st or 2nd gear. The 3rd/4th gears shift fine.
I've taken off the upper plate of the transmission box which holds the gear shifter, rails and forks.
The 1st/2nd rail would not move. With some tapping with a hammer, to the end of the 1st/2nd rail, and a little PB Blaster, it freed up and will move to both the 1st and 2nd positions, but only by tapping it with a hammer. When I replace the upper plate, it's still too tight to shift with the shifter. I verified that the gear that the 1st/2nd fork fits on, as well as the gear that the 3rd/4th fork fits on, does move freely, by hand.
So, I want to take the rails out, clean them up, and replace the "plugs" between the rails, along with the forks. Problem is, the forks are held in place on the rails with a "spiral pin". Is there any trick to backing out these pins? My only thought is to drill them out (once I have the new ones in hand), but wanted to make sure there is not a better/correct way of removing them.
Thanks!