philtyler
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Hiya all, has anyone ever had to replace the shuttle shift finger on a Foton FT404?
My tractor’s shuttle shift lever “flopped about” this Sunday passed, and left me with forward gears only. Looking at the parts book there is a roll pin that secures the external shuttle mechanism to the internal finger that moves the engaging sleeve backwards and forwards. I immediately guessed that the pin was broken or missing. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a little more serious. The internal finger has broken from its shaft, and to my surprise the shaft pulled straight out of its housing.
I guessed that (yes, another guess) when I removed the shuttle mechanism mounting plate I would see the finger resting on the engaging sleeve and I could easily remove it and fit a new one. As I am situated in country Western Australia, I ordered the needed parts from CircleD in Perth. I am not associated with CircleD in any way, but I shall give them a shout out and say they have always had Foton parts on the shelf when needed.
Although the engaging sleeve mounting plate is a decent size, sadly, when I removed it, the hole in the main casing is much smaller. Further, the finger is nowhere to be seen so I am guessing (again) that it has fallen to the bottom of the shuttle shift case.
On the opposite side of the shuttle shift is a large plate which when removed should allow me to scrape around under the gears to remove any bits in the bottom of the case. I haven’t taken it off yet.
The good news is that I ran the tractor forward to put it into the shed before I realised what the problem was and there have been no unpleasant noises. I have also removed the inspection plate on the top of the case but that really hasn’t helped me.
Has anyone fitted a new shuttle finger, and if so, how did you get it into place? Any advice will be appreciated. I am also considering buying one of those flexible inspection cameras to look inside should I not be able to locate the broken part. Regards Phil
My tractor’s shuttle shift lever “flopped about” this Sunday passed, and left me with forward gears only. Looking at the parts book there is a roll pin that secures the external shuttle mechanism to the internal finger that moves the engaging sleeve backwards and forwards. I immediately guessed that the pin was broken or missing. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a little more serious. The internal finger has broken from its shaft, and to my surprise the shaft pulled straight out of its housing.
I guessed that (yes, another guess) when I removed the shuttle mechanism mounting plate I would see the finger resting on the engaging sleeve and I could easily remove it and fit a new one. As I am situated in country Western Australia, I ordered the needed parts from CircleD in Perth. I am not associated with CircleD in any way, but I shall give them a shout out and say they have always had Foton parts on the shelf when needed.
Although the engaging sleeve mounting plate is a decent size, sadly, when I removed it, the hole in the main casing is much smaller. Further, the finger is nowhere to be seen so I am guessing (again) that it has fallen to the bottom of the shuttle shift case.
On the opposite side of the shuttle shift is a large plate which when removed should allow me to scrape around under the gears to remove any bits in the bottom of the case. I haven’t taken it off yet.
The good news is that I ran the tractor forward to put it into the shed before I realised what the problem was and there have been no unpleasant noises. I have also removed the inspection plate on the top of the case but that really hasn’t helped me.
Has anyone fitted a new shuttle finger, and if so, how did you get it into place? Any advice will be appreciated. I am also considering buying one of those flexible inspection cameras to look inside should I not be able to locate the broken part. Regards Phil
