big foot slipping out of low gear

[steve w]

my big foot is slipping out of low gear not sure why it will in stay in hi gear fine. if i hold down on the gear shifter it will stay in low fine can any body tell me how to fix this or what causes this.

[Mike]

If you will use the search, there are a few threads on this same topic that should be helpful. Here are a couple to get you started:

http://www.6x6world.com/forums/transmissions/7203-argo-pops-out-low-gear.html

http://www.6x6world.com/forums/argo-atvs/22976-shift-gate-2000-conquest.html

[steve w]

thanks mike just wondering were i had the transmission raised to tighten up the idler chains if maybe the gear shifter is not resting low enough in the sloth could this cause this.

[Rock Doctor]

In my experience, the shifter pops out of gear for a couple reasons:
It was not positioned properly in gear to begin with. There is a spring and Ball that fits in a notch in your shaft. If the gear is not positioned correctly, the ball does not sit in the notch and the gear is free to walk away.
Gear Faces are worn with a slight crown. This promotes the "Walk Away" effect of the gears. Usually caused by not getting the shifter positioned properly to begin with, and hets worse over time.

Some guys have been building "Shift Clamps" to hold their shifter in place, not sure how well it works for them.

RD