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Re: Ball Shifter High Gear Issues

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Originally Posted by Mike Marandola View Post
Thanks for the suggestion. We recently disassembled them since we suspected the issue to be wear on the plunger or gears but that was not the case. Also, I believe the majority of the force is put on the ball carrier, which is why it's steel.
I would suggest checking the distance that the shifter is pulled toward the cylinder to get to the correct part of the plunger. If it is on the edge if the hump in it it is prying the cylinder out of gear. We had this issue several times from the coupler coming loss through the season.
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