bd 300 bulldog shifting issues

[Dennis]

I have  a bulldog i bought from home depot in 2013.  In the last season it started refusing to shift from neutral to either forward or reverse.  I changed the trans axle fluid and made sure the cables were lubricated and free.  With a lot of coaxing, I can sometimes get it to shift.  once I start driving it, things improve until I let it set awhile.   Any suggestion on where to go from here?

[vaughn]

  Just saw this. Have you disconnected the cable from the rear end and tried to put it in gear?

[Judy]

Have a Bulldog BD300 4X2 It has forward neutral and revers it has to be in neutral to start and it is stuck in gear. How can I get it out of gear so I can get it started? Any suggestions?

[JimWil]

On 4/28/2023 at 6:44 PM, Judy said:

Have a Bulldog BD300 4X2 It has forward neutral and revers it has to be in neutral to start and it is stuck in gear. How can I get it out of gear so I can get it started? Any suggestions?

Did you figure out why your BD300 won’t move out of gear ?

Mine is in neutral and won’t go in reverse or forward

[JimWil]

My Bulldog BD300,265cc,4x2 that I purchased from Home Depot 9/2013 has same issues on the Dana Transaxle. It won’t go in reverse or forward. I can see the cables want to move the selector mechanism on the transaxle.

I haven’t removed the cables yet to see if I can move it by hand. 
Anyone figured out/resolved the issue?

[todd emard]

try this.  My wife's BD300 had same issue. I emptied the Trans case of its gear oil, 90 weight, and refilled it with 15/40  motor oil. Works like a charm now and easier to shift. Thas all started when she put alot of force on the shift lever and over time snapped the shift cable. My neighbor came over and suggested the motor oil instead of gear oil. Hes a performance boat mechanic and said that's what they do for hard to shift boats. It works.

[JimWil]

14 hours ago, todd emard said:

try this.  My wife's BD300 had same issue. I emptied the Trans case of its gear oil, 90 weight, and refilled it with 15/40  motor oil. Works like a charm now and easier to shift. Thas all started when she put alot of force on the shift lever and over time snapped the shift cable. My neighbor came over and suggested the motor oil instead of gear oil. Hes a performance boat mechanic and said that's what they do for hard to shift boats. It works.

 

[JimWil]

2 minutes ago, JimWil said:

 

I disconnected cables, took off shifter arm and sprayed PB Blaster penetrating oil on the shaft coming out of the transaxle, let it sit a while and then started working it manually with a wrench back and forth from reverse to forward . Put it all back together and now it is shifting just fine. Thanks for the input on this shifting issue.

Now I need to locate a dump bed fender, one is broken and i might need to replace the seat.

 Thanks, 

JimWil

[DannyRambo]

I have a 2015 BD-300 that won't shift at times due to an extremely high idle. The only way i can shift is to shut her down, as the engine is dying I shift, then turn switch back on. Anyone else had this problem? Any ideas for a cure? Thaks everyone!

[W B]

Have you adjusted your shift cables  as per the book?  I fought this forever because I was just adjusting the back end ( and cussing ). Finally read the instructions and followed them to a T. Everything shifting now. ZYou have t o start in the front under the hood. Read the book.

[W B]

Dennis,

Find your manual or look up one online . Find the section on adjusting shifting cables and follow them to the "T". Don't skip any steps thinking this is easy. Don't ask me how I know!