[Farmall] Farmall M transmission locked up

[Mike Sloane]

Oops, I had my 560 and the M mixed up - on the M you have to knock out a 
cross pin to remove the shifter. But it isn't a big deal and should not 
be difficult to remove with a hammer and pin punch.

Mike

Mike Sloane wrote:
> This is actually a pretty normal situation. What happens is that the end 
> of the shift lever gets worn and permits it to slip between two of the 
> shift "forks". what you need to do is remove the three bolts holding the 
> shifter in place on top of the transmission. It comes straight out. Then 
> you need to use a large screwdriver or small crow bar to force the three 
> forks to be lined up in a row (that is the neutral position). then you 
> just stick the shifter back in and bolt it up. '
> 
> The problem is that you need to restore the proper profile to the end of 
> the shifter -  a flat taper that is wider at the bottom than the top. 
> Unless you have another tractor's good shifter for a pattern, it is hard 
> to guess at the shape. So what I have done in a similar situation is to 
> use the welder to build up the end some and then test fit the shifter. I 
> use a bench grinder to remove and shape any excess material. It is only 
> the very end of the taper that gets worn, so you don't need a lot of 
> material. Unfortunately, the new material won't be all that hard (unless 
> you heat it up with a torch and quench it in oil), so it will wear down 
> again.
> 
> Mike
> 
> Bill Boyd wrote:
> 
>> My neighbor has gotten their Farmall M transmission lock up.
>> Any hints or tricks to fixing it?
>> I haven't looked at it yet. Probably will tomorrow.
>> Thanks for any help.
>>
>> BillinNETX
>>
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