"Jeff Strickland" > wrote:
>
> "Seahag" > wrote:
>>
>> "Jeff Strickland" > wrote:
>> >
>> > The LO Range gears are not syncronized, so you should
>> > be
>> > moving slowly,
>> > walking speed is usually good, when going into 4LO.
>> > Coming
>> > out of 4LO into
>> > 4HI is a bit easier and can be done <carefully> without
>> > stopping, but the
>> > gears will still grind.
>> >
>> > Usually, you'll be tooling along in 4HI and get stuck
>> > on a
>> > rock or
>> > something, and for any number of reasons you might
>> > decide
>> > to use 4LO, but
>> > because you are now stopped you may find that the gears
>> > collide and the
>> > shifter won't move into 4LO very easily. If this
>> > happens,
>> > you can let the
>> > clutch out so the gears turn a bit, then push the
>> > clutch
>> > back in as you pull
>> > the lever into 4LO. The vehicle may jump a bit, so be
>> > sure
>> > there isn't
>> > anybody standing near the tires. Once you get 4LO
>> > selected, then you can
>> > proceed in the apporpriate manner.
>>
>> I think part of my problem was that the manual mentioned
>> something about not stopping in Neurtal while you shift
>> to
>> 4LO. So I just kinda grabbed the handle and went for it!
>> It didn't grind badly, just surprised me not having done
>> it
>> before. Thanks for the tips, just wish it was something
>> I
>> could practice! Seems there are very few ORV trails in
>> Maryland.
>>
>
> The reason you don't want to stop is because the gears
> grind.
>
> The gears grind because there are no synch rings, and
> because there are no
> synch rings AND the gears are relatively fat, they can
> strike on edge if
> they are not moving. You won't hurt anything if you shift
> into LO while at a
> standing stop, but if the gears strike each other on edge
> and the lever
> won't physically move into position. The recovery from
> this is to let the
> clutch out partially while moving the lever at the same
> time, the gears will
> move out of each other's way, and the lever will slip into
> position. I have
> found that I need to do this while the transmission is in
> gear, not Neutral.
> If you are moving when you shift into LO, then the gears
> will also slip into
> position, but they will grind first.

Thanks, that clears up some of the mystery!

Seahag