b115 gearbox problem

[ken woolford 0]

Advice please. Aquired a B-115 cheaply, bit of a basket case with four flats, but more importantly cannot select neutral. Gear lever moves freely throught range, and on jacking machine up appears all gears work, wheels turn, but cannot select neutral which makes it very difficult to push. Suggestions?

[stevasaurus 22,872]

Welcome to Red Square.  You should have a Peerless transmission.  The reason you got it cheap is because it is a vertical shaft horse.  I am going to suggest that you type   B-115   in the search box above.  A few very good threads about your horse and trans will show up.  Take a look, it is some good information. 

[meadowfield 2,595]

the transmission should be a peerless 800 if I recall - no manual at the moment. They are the same transmission as a westwood W8-W11 or gazelle. 

 

Not getting neutral sounds odd, does reverse work ok?  its more common that the selector itself breaks as they do allow shift on the go.

 

They aren't hard to split and take a look inside - just don't lose the gear detent ball and spring in all that bentonite

[ken woolford 0]

Jacked up the rear, and everything seems to work apart from can't select neutral. Probably why it ended up cheap on ebay - his missus wanted it gone! Thanks for alternatve machines, might look out for a Gazelle as a source of parts