Main Gear Shift Wobbles

[JC2398]

Hello all

I have a 2019 NX5510 and the main gear shift has gone wobbly. I was bush hogging some heavy brush (downed saplings).

I was using the shuttle shift lever mainly, but then happened to check the main gear shift lever. It had gone all wobbly and wouldn’t stay in any position.

Fortunately it appeared to be stuck in gear (second I think). The shuttle shift worked okay in all positions. I haven’t seen any fluid leaking. The range selector seems to be fine also.

I got back to the barn and tried to look things over. I pulled the gear shift boot off and looked through the hole.

It appears that the shift lever has become detached from the shift linkage. I could see the end of it moving freely. I didn’t see or feel any broken surfaces. I did feel a small spring hanging loose in there somewhere.

The bottom of the shifter seems to have a hole for a ball & socket type joint. Is it possible that this could have just popped loose from the linkage?

Thanks for any advice.

 

[Robin Veerman]

What’s the status of your warranty?

 

[JC2398]

What’s the status of your warranty?

I’ll have to check, but I think it’s expired. I am the original owner and I think it was a 36month drivetrain warranty when purchased in 2019.

Either way, I’d like to troubleshoot it a little more first because the local dealer has gotten pretty slow on service.

 

[ArchonOSX]

Is your NX an HST or a manual transmission? The reason I ask is I have an NX5010 and this just happened to me. I have an HST with just the main gear shift lever for low, medium, and high. The gear shift lever started giving me rouble going into high and then it became completely disengaged.
The gear shift lever has a roll pin at the bottom of it to attach it to the shaft going horizontally. The roll pin was backed out almost all the way and enough so it was no longer rotating the horizontal gear shift shaft.
It took me a while to figure it out and then use a series of socket extensions to reach in there under the left rear fender far enough to get it positioned and drive the roll pin back in with a hammer on the end of the length of extensions. I had to index the lever with a roofing nail before driving the pin in.
I am not pleased that my tractor, with less than 160 hours, has parts falling off because they weren't installed properly at the factory.
Attached are photos of the empty roll pin hole seen from the front and the filled hole after I drove it back in.