RTV900 slips out of M

dtreid

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New to me Kubota RTV900
If I hold the gearshift lever it will run in M gear, but as soon as I remove the pressure it slips into neutral.

Any suggestions? Hopefully ones that don't involve removing the tranny.
 

aurthuritis

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probably just needs adjusted. could be a bent shift fork a common problem. both easy to fix without removing the transmission.
 

dtreid

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The gear shift isn’t bottoming out when put in M. Does this still sound like a bent shift fork?
 

aurthuritis

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i would disconnect the shift mechanism and manually shift it into M. then i would start it and drive it to see if it stays in gear. if it slips out then i would look into the shift fork. if it stays then i would adjust the linkage.
 

dtreid

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I just can’t get the H-M shift for to slide back far enough....bent shift fork maybe?
How do I bend it back without pulling the tranny?
 

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aurthuritis

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i doubt you can bend it back most break but you can try. also could be the detent . the forks pull stright out from the top alonf with the shift assy. i think
 

bordercollie

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Did you take a look at the video and the guy popping it back in place? I never had to do that procedure but liked the video. Good luck. collie
 

dtreid

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It just seems like it's binding so that it can't slide back the last 1/4". I've used my borescope and can't see it hitting on anything....not sure what the deal is.
 

aurthuritis

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just go ahead and pull the shift fork assy and you will be able to identify if the problem is in the gears or the shift assy. you are only a few bolts away anyway.
 

dtreid

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I don’t want to remove the tranny if possible. I can’t remove the shift fork unless I do. Correct?
 

aurthuritis

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I don’t want to remove the tranny if possible. I can’t remove the shift fork unless I do. Correct?

wait a minute let me look

the shift forks slide on those polished rods. can you slide the rods to the front or rear of the transmission and lift out the fork?
 
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dtreid

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There are spring and ball detents for the rods so the tranny needs to be opened up to remove them
 

aurthuritis

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the fork is held on to the rod with a roll pin or pin. can you remove the pin and slide the shaft to the rear while keeping the detent balls captive enough to lift out the fork?
 

Col.64

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