[Farmall] International A shifting lever problems

[Barney Van De Weert]

I agree w/ Jim, the shifter is pretty much rectangular w/ the corners rounded 
slightly. you want the tab fully in the rail until the shifting fork is in 
neutral. When they are sloppy the shifter slips out of the rail before the ball 
is seated in the detent on the shifting fork causing the transmission to still 
be in gear when the shift lever in in the neutral slot. So squaring up and 
adding some length to the end of the shift lever should solve the problem, or at 
least be the place to start.
 Barney Van De Weert
3828 Heartwood St
Uniontown OH 44685 


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From: "ebony51 at frontiernet.net" <ebony51 at frontiernet.net>
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Sent: Sat, July 10, 2010 9:00:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] International A shifting lever problems

Jim,  That sounds about right from the parts fellow's description.  Short of 
oval shaped, he said.  Or ball-like but with the front and back sliced off---so 
it would go sidewise...as when in reverse.

Thanks

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Becker" <jim.becker at verizon.net>
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Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 5:38:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] International A shifting lever problems

I think they all started out the same.  Sounds like yours is very worn. 
>From distant memory, I would describe it more or less as rectangular with 
the front and rear ends both rounded off in a sort of spherical fashion.
Jim Becker

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From: <ebony51 at frontiernet.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 3:58 PM
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Subject: Re: [Farmall] International A shifting lever problems

> Mike, John, Jim, and Barney,  I talked with a parts fellow at Case-IH (he 
> used to be a mechanic) today, and he talked about a sort of ball at the 
> end of the shift selector.  He said is was more oval with it being flat on 
> both sides.  The idea is the lever could go side to side through the 
> runners like in neutral but could completely have to clear a runner 
> before shifting a gear.  Ummmm...my shifting lever is just a flat sort of 
> "V" at the end.  Not the end of the "V" is not completely flat.  Did they 
> make different types?
>
> Thanks
>
> Larry
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
> To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 4:40:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [Farmall] International A shifting lever problems
>
> I don't have the answer, but when I had a similar problem on my
> tractors, I just welded some material on the end and than ground it down
> until it fit nicely and worked well. I know that is a crude method, but
> it seems to work for me.
>
> Mike
>
> On 7/9/2010 9:50 PM, ebony51 at frontiernet.net wrote:
>> I am getting all too good at taking the transmission cover off on my
>> 1946 International A and unjamming the gears.  I assume the shifting
>> lever is worn, making it easy to jam the gears.  Anybody know the
>> dimensions is should be before I weld it up to a larger size?  Or is
>> there a reason to think my problem is something else.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Larry Hardesty _______________________________________________
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