825i Shifting Problem - Thank You Forum!!!

[Milezone]

Actuallly it more gets stuck in drive than anything, going in gear is not bad, getting it out of gear is

[duling]

I may jinx myself but mine shifts very easily. My 4year old has no trouble shifting it

[JL825i]

I have the first year model the 825i were made. The first week I had it. I noticed that their was a rating noise coming from the front and it was hard to shift. I carried it back to the dealership and they looked at it and could not find any problems with it. I join this forum and reviewed post of others having similar problems. Thank you to the one who posted an official letter with problem code and solution code on how to fix it.
I contacted another dealership and they were aware of it and changed out the front drive shaft and replaced the clutch and belt. I have not had any problems with it since until last week. I got the opportunity to drive it up to 33 mph. Before we have never driven it over 24 mph. I carried to the dealership and they said I need to drive at variable speeds. Since I have not for the last two years and did the other day. They said the belt is probably stuck. It was hard to shift and when I cranked it up it acted like it was already in gear. I called them today and they said that they had changed the clutch and belt out again.

I was wondering if others are having the same problems. I don't want to have to drive the gator at various speeds to keep this from happening all the time. I am a big fan of John Deere and waited years for them to make a gator like the one they make today before I bought an utv. Obviously their is a problem. I wished John Deere will step up to the plate an take care of this problem. I asked another dealership about the clutches and they said that all the gators have the same clutch including the new gator and gators with diesel engines. I think they are going to make me pay for all of this because the warranty has ran out.

Is anyone having these problems and what has John Deere done for you to help with this problem.

Thanks to all who make comment back.

[tjudgejr]

I had the same problem and had to pay for a new belt and clutch out of warranty and only 60 hrs on it!

[purplewg]

Mine is in for the 3rd time. They claimed to have changed the clutch before but I suspect not. Fortunately I bought the extended warranty. I will be trading mine on something when it is "fixed" this time.

[jman]

I have a 2013 825i gator with gear shifting issues. It will be ~ stuck quickly and will not shift again after starting it up and driving Unless I turn it off first. Once off for about 3 seconds I can easily shift back to neutral, restart and go in either forward or reverse easily. However within seconds of driving, the gear shift becomes stuck again.. until I repeat the turn off/ on process.

seems like the repaired transmission wasn't installed correctly.. or is it a clutch problem or some sort of vapor or hydraulic locking?

[Bunky]

My clutch behaved somewhat like that. When warm it would refused to shift out of gear unless I turned it off.

[pville]

they are suppose to slip in and out of gear with ease... its probably your primary clutch. Griffin can modify them to never have this problem again. They are also setup to your specs for your specific machine.

[gatorgreen]

Mine had that problem before. Only got worse as time went by. 13 months later, the problem was to the point that i was afraid of damaging the transmission. Called John Deere. They stated it was one month out of warranty. Sorry. So...... removed the belt cover. Started the engine and rev'ed it up then let it idle. The belt never stopped turning. Killed the engine and pulled on the outer side of the clutch and it popped out a quarter of an inch. Removed the belt and cycled this a few more times with the same result. Long story short, with a small block of wood wedged in holding the primary clutch in the "closed" position, (bear with me, i don't know all the names of the items that make up the clutch) I could see where the center sliding part of the clutch was binding on the main clutch housing. With a small piece of medium grit sand paper wrapped around a short wooden paint paddle, i sanded the slider portion of the clutch housing where the center part slides in and out, making the pulley part narrow or wide. i did this two different times after the first time wasn't enough. I cleaned the clutch with carb cleaner, reinstalled the belt, and now when the engine idles down, the belt stops turning. I think some of the clutches are machined a little too tight. When i drive a very long time and the clutch heats up, it still takes a little longer for the belt to stop, but nothing like it was originally. Just what worked for me.

[bradhill]

Gatorgreen... Doesn't JD have a ongoing program to address clutch issues ??


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