Installed New F&R Switch 2006 TXT

[Coon Urine]

Labeled wires when hooked up to old switch. Put it on exactly like the old one and when in forward the cart goes backwards and vice versa. I switched the 2 wires on the switch (3 o clock and 9 o clock) and that worked. I did notice it goes faster in reverse than forward. Is there a way to set the switch before wiring it up, or is this the correct way. I tried rotating the linkage bracket but couldnt get it to go on. Last resort was to swap the wires around. Thanks in advance

[scottyb]

Sounds like you have it right. Faster reverse happens in some motors, it's just a timing issue, no way to take advantage of this unless you want to swap the rear end around - even then most pumpkins are not centered for a reason.

[Sir Nuke]

Originally Posted by Coon Urine

Labeled wires when hooked up to old switch. Put it on exactly like the old one and when in forward the cart goes backwards and vice versa. I switched the 2 wires on the switch (3 o clock and 9 o clock) and that worked. I did notice it goes faster in reverse than forward. Is there a way to set the switch before wiring it up, or is this the correct way. I tried rotating the linkage bracket but couldnt get it to go on. Last resort was to swap the wires around. Thanks in advance

Coon, so what your saying, that when you put the new f&r in, when you shifter is in F, it goes in R and visa versa....correct? and now that the shifter is correct, it goes faster in R then in forward? is this all correct?

What you may have done is put the shifter linkage back on 180 out where it attaches to the F&R. this would account for everything working correctly when you first hooked it back up, except for the position of the shifter lever. If you swap the 3 o clock and 9 o clock cables back AND then swap the linkage over 180 everything will be back to normal.

[Coon Urine]

Originally Posted by Sir Nuke

Coon, so what your saying, that when you put the new f&r in, when you shifter is in F, it goes in R and visa versa....correct? and now that the shifter is correct, it goes faster in R then in forward? is this all correct?

What you may have done is put the shifter linkage back on 180 out where it attaches to the F&R. this would account for everything working correctly when you first hooked it back up, except for the position of the shifter lever. If you swap the 3 o clock and 9 o clock cables back AND then swap the linkage over 180 everything will be back to normal.

Thats what i was thinking. I tried to swap the linkage over but it was a pain in the rear end, and I didnt want to bend the rod to make it line up. Is there an easier way?

[scottyb]

Originally Posted by Coon Urine

Thats what i was thinking. I tried to swap the linkage over but it was a pain in the rear end, and I didnt want to bend the rod to make it line up. Is there an easier way?

If you are doing a simple R&R of the F&R then there should be no bending of the rod needed. If you are bending the rod to make it fit you may have one of the 2 flat bracket on upside down see pic

[Coon Urine]

Originally Posted by scottyb

If you are doing a simple R&R of the F&R then there should be no bending of the rod needed. If you are bending the rod to make it fit you may have one of the 2 flat bracket on upside down see pic

Thanks Scotty. This helps. But I never removed any of the brackets. I simply took off old F&R and put new one on. I will try it again this afternoon.

[scottyb]

Originally Posted by Coon Urine

Thanks Scotty. This helps. But I never removed any of the brackets. I simply took off old F&R and put new one on. I will try it again this afternoon.

Okay - but? You cannot R&R the F&R without removing the lower bracket. A quick glance will tell if the bracket is up side down. Good luck

[Coon Urine]

Originally Posted by scottyb

Okay - but? You cannot R&R the F&R without removing the lower bracket. A quick glance will tell if the bracket is up side down. Good luck

You are correct.
Should my shift be in neutral, forward, reverse before installing or does that matter?

[scottyb]

I don't think it really matters where the switch lever is positioned.
This biggest tech tip I give my customers is to trace the F&R footprint on the cart floor before removal. Most people do not realize the F&R base bracket is slotted for shifter adjustment.
If this adjustment is off it can cause problems later on if the contacts are not making 100% contact due to misalignment in one direction. If you have partial contact you have the potential for a flow restriction resulting in a hot spot or burnt up contact later on - even though it seems to work okay initially.

So at this point try to see if you can tell where the switch was on the floor originally and put the new one in this exact footprint

[Coon Urine]

I got it Scotty. Come to find out my father in law had messed with the old one before he gave it to me. When he put the wires back on he reversed them. They are correct now. Thank you