1997 Xplorer 300 4X4.
So after having flu like symptoms for the past 2 weeks through the holidays, I was finally getting over this crude and getting a bit of cabin fever. So yesterday was the first day it was sunny in over a week instead of gloomy and cloudy so put on some insulated coveralls, gloves and my Russian Ushanka to do some work outside. Despite it was below freezing.
I decided to get my ATV out to have a bit of fun. Actually the main reason was to move it from my storage building to my garage to hook a trickle charger to the battery and all of my other cars and lawnmower in case these subfreezing temperatures ruined the batteries. Which I normally do anything through winter. I also wanted to do a few things to it.
I really didn't think it would even start at 18F but I think I had been using the wrong cold starting technique. But after a few seconds of cranking, it fired right up to my amazement.
I normally leave my ATV in neutral with the parking brake off. So I proceeded to put it into reverse and the gear shiftier wouldn't move!
So I linked up a couple of extension cords and grabbed an old hair dryer. After about 10 minutes of heating the shiftier box, it finally started to free up. Once it broke loose, it shifted fine even in low range.
Any of you guys ever had this happen before?
Could there be water in the shifter or could someone have used a thicker oil? Or no oil at all? I replaced most of the fluids and greased everything I could find on this thing but that is one thing I have not checked.
When I got this ATV, the shifter boot was busted. I replaced the boot and used some nylon ties as clamps so no water should have gotten into the shifter mechanism last time I was on the trail busting through some mud puddles back in October.
Unless there was water in it before I installed the new boot and it never dried out. Is this the item that requires something like a couple of ounces of 0W30 motor oil?
So what's the technique used to fill it? Remove the shift knob and the star head bolts and pull the top half off and fill the box that way and try to see what's in it first?
So after having flu like symptoms for the past 2 weeks through the holidays, I was finally getting over this crude and getting a bit of cabin fever. So yesterday was the first day it was sunny in over a week instead of gloomy and cloudy so put on some insulated coveralls, gloves and my Russian Ushanka to do some work outside. Despite it was below freezing.
I decided to get my ATV out to have a bit of fun. Actually the main reason was to move it from my storage building to my garage to hook a trickle charger to the battery and all of my other cars and lawnmower in case these subfreezing temperatures ruined the batteries. Which I normally do anything through winter. I also wanted to do a few things to it.
I really didn't think it would even start at 18F but I think I had been using the wrong cold starting technique. But after a few seconds of cranking, it fired right up to my amazement.
I normally leave my ATV in neutral with the parking brake off. So I proceeded to put it into reverse and the gear shiftier wouldn't move!
So I linked up a couple of extension cords and grabbed an old hair dryer. After about 10 minutes of heating the shiftier box, it finally started to free up. Once it broke loose, it shifted fine even in low range.
Any of you guys ever had this happen before?
Could there be water in the shifter or could someone have used a thicker oil? Or no oil at all? I replaced most of the fluids and greased everything I could find on this thing but that is one thing I have not checked.
When I got this ATV, the shifter boot was busted. I replaced the boot and used some nylon ties as clamps so no water should have gotten into the shifter mechanism last time I was on the trail busting through some mud puddles back in October.
Unless there was water in it before I installed the new boot and it never dried out. Is this the item that requires something like a couple of ounces of 0W30 motor oil?
So what's the technique used to fill it? Remove the shift knob and the star head bolts and pull the top half off and fill the box that way and try to see what's in it first?
