7010 transmission stuck in gear

[GregF 0]

I was skidding logs with my 7010 over the weekend. I shut it off to hook up to a log and when I started it, put the gear shift lever into gear, and let out the brake, the tractor didn't move and the belts started to smoke. I quickly put the gear shifter in neutral and let off the brake and it started to move forward. The shift lever won't move past neutral to 1st/3rd and it seems to be locked in gear. Seems like I have seen a similar description topic before but couldn't find it. I haven't had a chance to get into it yet but wanted to see if anyone else can offer any suggestions as to what is wrong and what it takes to correct. Thanks! Greg

[MPH 12]

Might try a seach for 'bent screw driver trick' Pretty sure the is a post on here done by Kirk 'thedaddycat' What you do is remove the fill plug on the top of the tranny and I think your hooking the shift fork. Never knew just what I was hooking but I had to do it a couple time on my B-112 before I tore it down. Trouble in mine was someone replaced a retainer clip with the wrong type and the gear would slide to far. [url]http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=11763[/url] Not sure I did this cut and paste thing right so the name of the artical is Got the $50 tractor home by Kserver in tech tips and articles.

[UCD 14]

Read these topics lots of info rear end for 1971 simplicity landlord http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=48262 A-C 410 woes http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=41490 Gear Tranny problem http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=40985 AC 910 6 Speed stuck in reverse http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=37968 Thank You http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=33490 712 S Transmission http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=31857 B210 Transmission Troubles http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=26350 Allis 710 stuck in gear? http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=23624 Baron stuck in 1st gear http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=17132 Landlord 101 Tranny http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=16785 sim 3012 tranny problem http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=5179 Help!!!!!! B112 locked in 1st gear http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=3609 1972 Landlord transmission trouble http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=861 Got the $50 tractor home http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=11763

[GregF 0]

Wow! What wealth of information. I've got some reading to do! Many thanks, Greg

[thedaddycat 153]

http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=12052&SearchTerms=shift+stem

[GregF 0]

Fianlly had a chance to try the bent screwdriver trick today. Thought I would never get it. I just couldn't seem to find the right thing to push/pull on that made a difference. I could lock the transmission up, I think by engaging both shift forks, but had a hard tme finding the right one to free up both forks. I ended up removing the hi/low drive pulleys and belt guard to give myself enough room. Also ended up using an allen wrench as suggested in one of the links, I held it with a small pair of vise grips. I tried a piece of 5/16 rod first, with a variety of trial and error bends. I was trying to avoid bending a perfectly good screwdriver. I think the smaller diameter of the allen wrench that worked for me made a difference. Anyway, I was fianlly successful. Thanks for all the links. If I hadn't known that someone else had been successful with this technique, I might have given up too soon.