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Offline TysonS

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Shifter Frozen
« on: December 02, 2005, 11:10:34 AM »
Yo,
I was driving in deep water about 5 months ago and it is starting to get cold here -9C.

My tranny shifter is stuck in 1st and it can move???

I put the t case in N and let the zuk run for about 10 min and then went out there and it was shifing again?   Could there be water in the tranny that is freezing and then melting?

It is still a DD and i need to go it fixed?  Anyone have any ideas.
The only thing i can think of is water going in there and if froze.
If it is under -3C then is won't freeze.  I'm sure it is water but i don't know for sure. :-[
There is snow on the ground here if that makes a difference.

Thanks Alot guys
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Re: Shifter Frozen
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2005, 01:05:27 PM »
This isn't that uncommon a problem.The boot around the gearlever, where it goes into the box, splits and water gets in when you wade. Then it freezes and no gears. You need to  replace the boot, the problem being that they only come as a complete assembly with the gear lever itself.
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Re: Shifter Frozen
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2005, 01:31:12 PM »
Yea what he said but get the water/muck out THEN replace the boot.  ;D
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Re: Shifter Frozen
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2005, 04:50:16 PM »
Well,
I looked at that little boot and it is in new condition.  But, I can see water in there so im thinking of a way to get it out.  Evaporation?  Any other ideas?
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Re: Shifter Frozen
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2005, 07:35:12 PM »
dump the oil when the trans is warm from driving
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Re: Shifter Frozen
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2005, 04:54:59 PM »
We've had this problem before.

The Shifter doesn't go directly into the trans.  It's a remote housing.  Clean out the water, grease it up and make sure the boot is back on tight.

Then change the trans. fluid to be safe.
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Re: Shifter Frozen
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2005, 08:17:27 PM »
You need to find a way to suck the water out from the top. A shop vac with a crevice tool might work, as would a large syringe with a piece of tubing on it. Changing the oil in the tranny wont fix it, the water around the gear shifter is in a separate place, sealed from the internal oil. Just suck out as much as you can, then blast plenty of wd40 all around inside the housing, then reinstall the shifter/boot...
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Re: Shifter Frozen
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2005, 09:43:13 PM »
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Re: Shifter Frozen
« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2005, 11:44:26 PM »
Quote from: Digger on December 03, 2005, 08:17:27 PM
You need to find a way to suck the water out from the top.

I ended up drilling a 6mm hole in the bottom of the remote housing on mine, I figure with the amount of water I wheel in I may as well make it auto draining. I still keep it pretty well greased up when I have the chance to get in there. 
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Re: Shifter Frozen
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2005, 06:39:23 AM »
Umm, trick we used in the Marines to suck shit out of spark plug holes was a shop vac with a regular straw (McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, etc drink straw) taped to the end of it.  Just wrap the tape around it until it isn't moving and you have a pretty good seal.  Worked well from my past experiences.
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