Shuttle cable replacement.

Pharmere

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I have a M6040 4x4 with no cab. Shuttle handle was stuck and tractor wouldn’t start. Wiggled it around and ended up breaking the shuttle cable and had to order a new one.
What would be easiest way to replace it? It is very tight between the floor and fuel tank. I don’t really want to drop the fuel tank so is it possible to remove the floor (deck) of the tractor easily?
 

lugbolt

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I ain't done one of those specifically--so keep that in mind. I've done tons of ATVs side by sides and motorcycles. Latest a 2020 Polaris Ranger Northstar shift cable. What a pain in the butt! Anyway, similar situation it's tight everywhere on a Northstar. What I usually do is get the ends of the cable loose and all of the visible cable ties loose or cut if they're zip ties. Then using some electrical tape or whatever kinda tape you prefer, tape the ends of the two cables together end to end so that you can use the old cable as a guide to get the new cable in place. You can't just go yanking on the old one because you'll pull the old cable loose from the new one and then you can get just get stuck. So, what I generally do is to use the old cable to kinda pull while using the new cable to kinda push, doing this in some kind of unison makes it a lot easier than doing it the "right" way--which is to disassemble what is needed to gain access. In my case with the Northstar Ranger, it would've meant pulling the entire dash out, air conditioning stuff, heater core box, condenser, hood and all the front plastic, floorboards, basically strip it down to an engine, frame, and wiring harness. THAT--is about a 7 1/2 hour job. Or 3hr 15 min to fish the cable through. I choose to save the customer some money whenever possible regardless of what flat rate is.
 
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Pharmere

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I ain't done one of those specifically--so keep that in mind. I've done tons of ATVs side by sides and motorcycles. Latest a 2020 Polaris Ranger Northstar shift cable. What a pain in the butt! Anyway, similar situation it's tight everywhere on a Northstar. What I usually do is get the ends of the cable loose and all of the visible cable ties loose or cut if they're zip ties. Then using some electrical tape or whatever kinda tape you prefer, tape the ends of the two cables together end to end so that you can use the old cable as a guide to get the new cable in place. You can't just go yanking on the old one because you'll pull the old cable loose from the new one and then you can get just get stuck. So, what I generally do is to use the old cable to kinda pull while using the new cable to kinda push, doing this in some kind of unison makes it a lot easier than doing it the "right" way--which is to disassemble what is needed to gain access. In my case with the Northstar Ranger, it would've meant pulling the entire dash out, air conditioning stuff, heater core box, condenser, hood and all the front plastic, floorboards, basically strip it down to an engine, frame, and wiring harness. THAT--is about a 7 1/2 hour job. Or 3hr 15 min to fish the cable through. I choose to save the customer some money whenever possible regardless of what flat rate is.
Unfortunately this one has a couple of places that have nuts to cold it in place and I think you would have to be an elf to be able to get to them! I’m trying to get the floor deck off now while I wait for my part to come in.
 

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I have a M6040 4x4 with no cab. Shuttle handle was stuck and tractor wouldn’t start. Wiggled it around and ended up breaking the shuttle cable and had to order a new one.
What would be easiest way to replace it? It is very tight between the floor and fuel tank. I don’t really want to drop the fuel tank so is it possible to remove the floor (deck) of the tractor easily?
First, check your serial number compared to this chart. A change was made in the cable length (820mm to 895mm) and the routing of the shuttle cable was changed to ease the curvature, so make sure you are getting the correct cable before you install the new one.

I have replaced several of the shuttle cables but have never tried to remove the floor. It is only a 3 to 4-hour job to remove the tank, replace/reroute and adjust the cable, then reinstall the tank. If the floor can be removed I doubt you can access the cable adjusting nuts with the fuel tank on the tractor.

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