Bye Bye Went "High Gear".....

[Mudcat21]

05' Sportsman 700..... Pulled the shack out on the lake and after we got done went to put it in "High"...nothing. It will go into "L" and "R". Did get a ton of slush and water on the machine and have to let it thaw out. Any ideas what I wrecked???

[jltimm]

Sounds like another linkage problem. Either that or some ice is in the way of the shifting mechanism so it cannot fully travel into high?

[Dave S]

I agree with jltimm. Either the linkage or some slush froze and is blocking your linkage from going into gear.

[Mudcat21]

That's what I as leaning towards. I'll find out after she's thawed out.

[Tom Linderholm]

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Either that or some ice is in the way of the shifting mechanism so it cannot fully travel into high?

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Had this problem in a 500 sportsman last year. Drilled a drain hole in the shifting well and haven't had a problem since.

[Dave]

So, the lube oil in your shifter housing isn't there any longer