L1500 Gear Selector

[aussiejeff]

One of the gear lever pins has 'fallen out'. After some initial investigation it seems a previous owner has 'adapted an oversize bolt' to fix the problem before, my question is before I remove the gear/pto lever selector plate to check and fix all 4 pins is there a best position for the levers/selector forks to be in at removal for an easy return after repairs? Thanks.

 

[Tooljunkie]

Havent pulled one of these apart, but many manual transmissions.
Neutral has always been my choice. Easiest to find from any gear.

 

[jhodge]

Neutral. When reassembling, it's tricky to get all forks and the PTO levers lined up. Best way I found was to start with reverse and work toward the PTO gears, holding the plate up slightly, aligning one at a time. May take a couple tries. Good luck.
Joel