Montana 4940C Shifter hung in 1St gear.

[Texasgreen]

My 2006 4940C has hung in 1st gear. It would still go forward and backwards, but I was not able to change speeds with the main gear change. Put the tractor up on jack stands and started to pull it down. I removed the main gear change assembly from the side of the transmission. The shift forks all look good and shift rails look good also. All the roll pins are good and all I can see is that the main shift rod that connects to the shift lever has a slight bend in it. The main shift rod will not travel in and out like it should. All the gears and synchronizers look good and function like they should. I have ordered a new complete main shift assembly in hopes this will fix my shifting problem. Has anybody else had this issue before?

 

[Unclebuck257]

I have had the shift linkage on my 2005 5740C hang up a number of times, but nothing to the extent that you are talking about. I sincerely hope that you are able to get it fixed with the parts that you have ordered. Good Luck

 

[Texasgreen]

Got my 4940C back up and running. Turns out the main shift rod had a slight bend in it causing it to bind up when shifting to 3-4 gears. Replaced the shift rod now it's shifting just fine.

 

[Unclebuck257]

Glad to hear that you got it back up and shifting fine.

 

[milligjg]

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[Stampeder]

Got my 4940C back up and running. Turns out the main shift rod had a slight bend in it causing it to bind up when shifting to 3-4 gears. Replaced the shift rod now it's shifting just fine.

Nice catch. Maybe it's the picture but the bend is hardly perceived. Glad to see you're back up and running.
It is sad to see a good Montana up in the air with the wheels off.... My 4940C is now over 10 years old and I haven't had much trouble except for the hydraulics, which were only minor. Great tractors.