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Volvo L45 Won’t shift gears

Treetop ยท 2012-04-16 19:55

Hi guys, i am working on a farm that has a loader stuck in first gear. The dealer said it is the ECM or circuit board. 7,000.00 to fix. Is there anything else it could be? L45TP serial no.L4501950417 the year is 2000. Thanks for any help

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  1. #1Treetop2012-04-19 21:12

    Got it fixed! Jumper wire is better than $7000

  2. #2plant tech2012-05-21 15:04

    iam facing a more similar problem how did you go around it?

  3. #3actfd22012-06-16 11:27

    I am also facing the same problem, can you describe how you fixed it. Volvo has only offered to replace the board at a rediculous cost

  4. #4volvoterri2012-12-27 09:23

    I have no idea how to use this rediculous site. Jerry has a brand spanking new L45 with about 200 hours on it and it won't go over 1 mile per hour. Any help is appreciated.

  5. #5actfd22013-02-13 05:22

    Hello Treetop, Can you explain what circuit you jumped on the board so that I can try the same. any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks

  6. #6Treetop2013-02-14 20:07

    Actfd2 give me a call 502 680 5167

  7. #7Treetop2013-02-15 20:29

    Actfd2 any luck?

  8. #8DEREK J KIRSCH2021-11-19 12:42

    I realize this is a dead post, but my Google search brought me here. I picked up an L45B from auction recently with the same issue- the machine would not shift into 2nd gear. For anyone else who might have this problem in the future, the bypass that Treetop was referring to is the following: In plug X114, 11405 wire is power to solenoid valve Y11. With preselected gear 1: Y11 is ON, gear 2: Y11 is OFF. Cutting this wire should bring back 2nd gear In plug X116, 11602 should be hot when gear 1 is selected, 11603 should be hot when gear 2 is selected. Confirm this to reassure that the issue is in the controller. Then, you can take 11602 and connect it to the cut 11405. This will allow 1st gear to be selected and locked again.

  9. #9mg23612021-11-20 06:22

    Welcome to HEF Derek ! And thanks for the information!