STUCK IN LOW!

[Jonah D'Avella]

My shift pedal is having a tendency to stick in low, what is the problem and what do I do?

[Jim Sims]

Try tightening the low band some. It may be going too close to the floor and passing the cam.

[TonyB]

If the transmission was working ok and this sticking has started to occur recently, then the advice above is probably correct. It’s fairly easy to adjust as the low band is adjusted by the external adjustment on the right side of the hogs head.
I find the adjustment is best accomplished with a 9/16 wrench in the bolt and my left hand on the pedal. Tighten the bolt about half a turn at a time and test the pedal. It should move 2-3 inches such that it no longer will touch the floor boards.
Don’t forget that once the adjustment is complete, tighten the lock nut with a 15/16 wrench.
Most likely this procedure will fix your problem but if not then you need to do a more through analysis, preferably with a knowledgeable person or a written text in your hand.

[babychadwick]

Common issue, they make new springs that are heavier than the originals to assist as well. Between tightening the band and replacing the spring your pedal will come back to you. FYI each time I do bands I replace all the springs with the new ones.

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[speedytinc]

If the transmission was working ok and this sticking has started to occur recently, then the advice above is probably correct. It’s fairly easy to adjust as the low band is adjusted by the external adjustment on the right side of the hogs head.
I find the adjustment is best accomplished with a 9/16 wrench in the bolt and my left hand on the pedal. Tighten the bolt about half a turn at a time and test the pedal. It should move 2-3 inches such that it no longer will touch the floor boards.
Don’t forget that once the adjustment is complete, tighten the lock nut with a 15/16 wrench.
Most likely this procedure will fix your problem but if not then you need to do a more through analysis, preferably with a knowledgeable person or a written text in your hand.

To set low pedal adjustment, loosen the lock nut. Start up & run @ idle. Tighten adjusting screw in until you hear the tripple gears start to grumble. Back off 1/2 turn. Lock the jam nut. You are now at the perfect maximum adjustment.

[DanTreace]

After you get low band tightened, check setting for ‘free neutral’ if needed. And sometimes low pedal can stick if band lining is very worn too which requires tightening the low band adjustment screw.

[CudaMan]

It has been a while since this has been posted:

[Norman Kling]

Dan Treece wrote ^start the engine and with the engine running" If you try to adjust the low while the engine is running, be sure to jack up the rear wheels because, if you should get the adjustment too tight the car might start to move with you leaning over the transmission and before you can stop it, you might get run over or the car might crash! So if you do it with the engine running, be sure to block the front wheels and jack up the rear wheels!
Norm

[speedytinc]

Dan Treece wrote ^start the engine and with the engine running" If you try to adjust the low while the engine is running, be sure to jack up the rear wheels because, if you should get the adjustment too tight the car might start to move with you leaning over the transmission and before you can stop it, you might get run over or the car might crash! So if you do it with the engine running, be sure to block the front wheels and jack up the rear wheels!
Norm

Common sense. Parking brake on &blocked wheels. Adjustment is done slowly until the slightest friction in heard. Lifting the rear isnt necessary, but, if you feel safer , good on ya.

[babychadwick]

The problem was the low pedal staying down not adjusting neutral. Theres a good chance neutral is just fine and if he starts messing with those adjustments there will be further topics started on how to correct the "new problems"

[Allan]

The car can be stuck in low if the linkage between the pedal and the clutch shaft goes over centre. Adjusting the bands may stop this. If not attention needs to be paid to the pedal/shaft linkage. If going over centre is the cause of the car staying in low gear, the diagnosis is pulling the pedal back up to see if it disengages. Replacing the spring on the pedal shaft will have no effect if this is the problem.

Hope this helps,
Allan from down under.

[babychadwick]

Well shoot. I replaced the spring on the pedal shaft and it solved the problem. A problem my mom had tried dealing with for a very long time when she had the car.