Farmall H pops out of fith gear.

Anonymous-0 · Nov 1, 2010

I just bought a Farmall H and it pops out of 5th gear. Is this a easy fix? Thanks Mark

jcwag · Nov 1, 2010

probably the gears are wore. my experiance is it is ussually 4th gear that does this, i have changed both the top and lower 4th gear on a m and a super h. im sure you will find that the gears are wore and will have to replace them.

Seth Boyer · Nov 1, 2010

I know of a lot of guys that have had great luck just bending the fork a little. Pull the belt pulley gear box and you'll have access there. I've seen guys put a lot of pressure on the fork, so much that I'd think it would break. I'd say give that a try...I think you'll be pleased with the results.

CenTex Farmall · Nov 1, 2010

It could be that the pilot bearing is going out. When it goes the mainshaft is no longer parallel with the rest and it will pop out of gear.

In any case you can do an easy visual inspection by removing the belt pulley or cover (whichever you have).

rustred · Nov 1, 2010

depends on what you call easy. need to pull trans cover off. could be bent fork, shift rail, or detent spring.

CNKS · Nov 1, 2010

Has to be pretty bad for 4th to pop out. The ones I have are worn about 30%, still work fine. 5th is not a gear, it is a splined shaft that engages another shaft--direct drive, no gear reduction. These can and do wear, but the most common cause is wear on the shift forks.

Dean Olson · Nov 3, 2010

My 52 H did the same thing. I pulled the top cover and found a worn bearing that allowed the gear assembly to drop down just enough to not stay in gear. Shift rail was also worn. I "adjusted" the shift arm with a torch and put it back together until I could afford to do it right. It has worked fine ever since. Some day maybe I'll tear it down and fix it right.

mkirsch · Nov 4, 2010

Which way do you bend the shift fork?

roger hall · Nov 4, 2010

you can pull the front shaft out of the tranns without too much trouble and get to all three bearings--two different ones in the spline and carrier bearing at the end of fifth gear

Jay Poole · Nov 5, 2010

My 44 H jumps outta 5th too... all other gears are fine. I only run in 5th once in a blue moon...so i just use a bungy cord, wrap it around the seat support and hook both ends on the shifter...no more jumping out of 5th. :wink:

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