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no second gear

petepilot · 2020-08-24 18:59

JLG8042 telehandler 06 i believe has no response at all when shifted into second gear all others work `makes no noise. bad relay or bad shift switch?

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  1. #1tractormech2020-08-24 20:39

    You may have a bad proximity switch locking out second gear. What's the serial number of the machine? Ill look at a schematic and see what's there. Don't condemn the shifter yet. Does the frame tilt move very slowly? Regardless of if the boom is under 20 degrees or not?

  2. #2petepilot2020-08-24 22:00

    0160033895. this is an auction buy i have not done a lot of checking yet` but tilt does seem a little slow and the tracking is a little wonky. showing roughly 4700 hrs.

  3. #3tractormech2020-08-25 01:54

    Okay-just to verify-It's an 8042 JLG. Not Skytrak ,Correct? Just want to be certain I'm looking at the right thing.Thanks.

  4. #4tractormech2020-08-25 10:47

    Okay-I verified the S/N. It's an 08 Legacy model. Boom angle switch doesn't appear to lock out the shifter. No forward or reverse in second gear?

  5. #5petepilot2020-08-25 15:42

    none either way, and it is skytrak

  6. #6tractormech2020-08-25 18:50

    Okay. Skytrak it is. I'll look at some things.

  7. #7petepilot2020-08-25 18:59

    been poking around in this thing all afternoon`found 4th gear a little finiky also . swapped out the shift switch with another did not make a difference. i have the panels all off now and am checking all fuses and relays not sure what i`ll find . as for forth gear it will go in and start to move but will drop out if letup on accell.

  8. #8Vetech632020-08-25 21:28

    Do you have a transmission model and serial number?

  9. #9petepilot2020-08-26 10:48

    not yet will do more digging today.

  10. #10tractormech2020-08-27 00:31

    I did some checking. The boom angle switch does not lock out any gear in the transmission. You can go to the JLG website and download the service manual-it has schematics for the transmission. You'll need to check voltage from the shifter at the solenoids on the transmission. You said you swapped shifters and had the same problem.If voltage is at the solenoids being applied make sure there's a ground for all as well. You may be able to ohm each solenoid to see if you have a bad one.Then maybe swap some around and see if second gear starts working.You'll have to do some digging to find the issue.

  11. #11petepilot2020-08-27 23:55

    appreciate your help . im going to download the parts of the manual i need and see what i can find there .from just looking i don`t see any interchangable sels. only 4 wires going in from a 9 wire switch. something tells me we have more than an electrical problem

  12. #12tractormech2020-08-28 01:18

    Let us know how its going and if we can help. Good luck!

  13. #13petepilot2020-08-28 21:31

    found another group of wires going into trans. but everything is sealed where the shifter valves &solenoids are located i`m going to let someone who knows what he`s looking at go in there.`more than i want to tackle

  14. #14petepilot2020-08-28 21:38

    this trans. has a barcoded sticker on it 3 separate groups of #s anything i quoted as a serial # would be only be a guess

  15. #15Vetech632020-08-28 23:23

    Can you get a few decent pics of it? Maybe someone might recognize it.

  16. #16petepilot2020-08-28 23:49

    have to get a better camera under there for that phone does`nt cut it may try that tomorrow

  17. #17Vetech632020-08-28 23:50

    Take a pic of the transmission shifter also. I’m wondering if it is a ZF or Carraro tranny.

  18. #18petepilot2020-08-29 00:12

    will do. no mfg. name on it that i could see

  19. #19tractormech2020-08-29 10:05

    The manual says it's a 4WG98 ZF