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01-31-2014, 01:39 PM | #1 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: May 2012
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Shift lever is stuck... Help!
So I just bought my new 99 EZGO TXT... text drove the crap out of it and worked perfectly. I actually got it stuck in the corner of my yard and had to go forwards and backwards like austin powers to get out of it. Ran good!
Anyways, two days later I went to take it to the storage shed at the course. and the dang thing WON'T shift out of forward. It's cold as all hell here in iowa and I don't know if that deal froze or what? but i drove it around some and nothing it WON'T BUDGE!! any thoughts... could it just froze up? The only thing i did to it was pull that battery to throw it on the tender while I was waiting to take it to the course and peaked at the air filter. Kinda freaking cuz i just bought it. Any thoughts? Help! |
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01-31-2014, 04:15 PM | #2 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Reddick IL
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Re: Shift lever is stuck... Help!
Maybe frozen cable?
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01-31-2014, 04:33 PM | #3 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: May 2012
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Re: Shift lever is stuck... Help!
I'm hoping its just frozen, but man that thing was locked up tight!!!
i did follow the cables back to the rear diff and it seems like that moved so... |
01-31-2014, 04:54 PM | #4 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Stuart, Fla
Posts: 205
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Re: Shift lever is stuck... Help!
Unhook the cables at the rearend and see if you can get it in reverse with your hand. While you have the cables off push and pull the cables to see if they are free or not.
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01-31-2014, 06:23 PM | #5 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Bunnell, Florida
Posts: 2,408
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Re: Shift lever is stuck... Help!
If you had any water in the rear transaxle, it's froze and preventing movement of the shifter. Like "Beaner" said, if you remove the cable, either the cable is stuck or the transaxle is.
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02-09-2014, 07:43 PM | #6 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Raytown, Missouri
Posts: 894
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Re: Shift lever is stuck... Help!
have some one try to shift it while some on rocks it back and forth by hand, mine did it once and this worked
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02-10-2014, 08:53 AM | #7 |
Not your usual outlaw
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Near Lake Geneva, WI
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Re: Shift lever is stuck... Help!
I ran mine in the snow before the sub zero temps came in and mine is frozen up as well. I'll stick a space heater under it later this week, thaw it out and throw some oil down the cables. I'm 99% sure that your cables are just froze up like mine.
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02-10-2014, 11:43 AM | #8 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Reddick IL
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Re: Shift lever is stuck... Help!
Stick the end of the cable in the corner of a baggy and rubber band it tight, pour in some wd40 and let it soak down the cable follow up with some silicone lube. good to go.
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02-10-2014, 01:20 PM | #9 | |
Not your usual outlaw
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Near Lake Geneva, WI
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Re: Shift lever is stuck... Help!
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I've got a cable lube tool that I've always used on the sleds. |
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02-11-2014, 10:09 AM | #10 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Juliette GA
Posts: 271
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Re: Shift lever is stuck... Help!
My choke cable has a low spot in that collects water and freezes where you can't pull the coke in cold weather, just when you need the choke..
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