[AT] Re: OT-- Roadranger transmission Followup

[charlie hill]

Good going Cecil.  Glad you found it.

Charlie

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Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 11:55 PM
Subject: [AT] Re: OT-- Roadranger transmission Followup


> I am sure that some of you wondered what was wrong with the RT613
> transmission I had in the Fire Truck that I drove from NJ to OK  in
January.    The first
> 3 gears would not engage, in fact the first 5 would not engage.
>
> Last weekend we had some great weather, and after sawing some 8 inch cedar
> timbers into a ramp so that I could get under the truck, (I am a man of
> considerable Girth) I removed the hoses that controlled the engagement
ofthe lower
> range, and then removed the shifter piston housing.  I could find nothing
wrong
> with it, but is was somewhat turned in the trans housing.  I applied a
little
> silicone to the broken gasket and reinstalled it and paid some attention
to
> alignment of the little air passage holes..   IT WORKED!!!!!!  Shifted it
about
> 20 times back and forth while running from the barn to the road...  CAn't
say
> what happened, but it works now......
>
> Thanks to Mister K for sending a service manual and a troubleshooting
manual
> to me.....
>
> This truck is the most manueverable and easiest driving truck on the
place.
> It is going to be around here a while.  I have a 60K Tulsa Winch to
install
> next....  As soon as I get rid of the fire truck bed...
>
> Thanks to all for the suggestions and help.
>
> Cecil in OKla
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