Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi all! We have been experiencing an issue on site where threads have been missing the latest postings. The platform host Vanilla are working on this issue. A workaround that has been used by some is to navigate back from 1 to 10+ pages to re-sync the thread and this will then show the latest posts. Thanks, Mike.
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Tractor gearbox issue?

  • 15-11-2011 11:25am
    #1
    dryan
    Registered Users Posts: 501 ✭✭✭


    Have a '05 MF 5445 - stickshift model.
    Lately, i have an issue where the splitter button (red) on the gear stick stops working and the tractor will stay stuck in the low gear and not move up to the higher gear.
    The issue only seems to occur during loader or heavy work and if i have been using it for a while - i.e. when its well warmed up.

    I first noticed the problem when mowing during the summer - i would have been switching between low and high gear.
    Didnt see it again for a while.
    In the last few months, it has happened again a few times.
    Seems to be happening more frequently lately.

    i found that by stopping the tractor for around 30 seconds, then starting it again will solve the issue - but it will appear again after a bit of use.

    Tractor is serviced at regular intervals. Oil levels are fine.
    I put up around 350 hours a year.

    Any suggestions of things to check before i look into contacting a dealer?


Comments

  • #2
    vanderbadger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭vanderbadger


    dryan wrote: »
    Have a '05 MF 5445 - stickshift model.
    Lately, i have an issue where the splitter button (red) on the gear stick stops working and the tractor will stay stuck in the low gear and not move up to the higher gear.
    The issue only seems to occur during loader or heavy work and if i have been using it for a while - i.e. when its well warmed up.

    I first noticed the problem when mowing during the summer - i would have been switching between low and high gear.
    Didnt see it again for a while.
    In the last few months, it has happened again a few times.
    Seems to be happening more frequently lately.

    i found that by stopping the tractor for around 30 seconds, then starting it again will solve the issue - but it will appear again after a bit of use.

    Tractor is serviced at regular intervals. Oil levels are fine.
    I put up around 350 hours a year.

    Any suggestions of things to check before i look into contacting a dealer?
    hmm i think there are a good few known bugs with that transmission system, for example when my 5455 is stacking bales for a while and when tractor gets hot the shuttle gets very jumpy, dont know if you ever noticed that with yours. this has happened in mine since I got it, ive told the dealer several times and they always fob you off and go on about re calibrating clutch..this summer it actually became dangerous it got so jumpy and it seemed to disengage out of gear altogether. we had to park her up a few times so had to get dealer out, they took off panels under the steering and replaced a some type of clutch sensor switch. seems to have cleared up the issue and it hasnt even been jumpy since although I was practically finished with bales at that stage. think it was about 70 euro..it might be as simple as a software update to fix yours, probably a dealer job though, they will need to plug in laptop....


  • #3
    dryan
    Registered Users Posts: 501 ✭✭✭dryan


    bumping this one up to see if i can get any more info.


  • #4
    nilhg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,164 ✭✭✭nilhg


    I'm presuming that the 5455 transmission is made by GIMA and is similar to the ones in the Renault Ares, if that's the case it's 90% certain that the problem is a sensor or solenoid, unless you are very familiar with your machine I don't think that there is any way out of contacting the dealer, a few minutes with his laptop should show up the error codes.

    We had a problem with our Renault 610 where she would shift into the low gearbox but not back out of it, the problem turned out to be the processing unit, the dealer had a spare which he fitted and then sent our unit off to the UK for repairs, I think the bill eventually was close to a grand, so maybe a sensor mightn't be the worst that could happen.


Advertisement