OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions On Ride On Mowers Questions On Victa Ride On Mower Frames victa 5-26 gearbox

hi, i just got an old victa 5-26 and the gearbox is playing up, it periodically jumps in and out of the forward gear, reverse is fine.i have thought about mowing in reverse but this could get painful . so i was wondering if anyone knows any tricks on how to fix it or any useful info.
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Make sure that the problem is in the box and not just the lever fouling on something stopping the gear engaging fully.


If it is internal you will need to remove the box and get into it.

Info on the box itself (i have no idea what box it would be) might help you source a replacement.


Pictures might be a big help.

Rodeobob is correct there Chum, we need some info on the machine....model and serial numbers...could be on the ID plate somewhere on the machine...try under the seat..and please post some pics...are there any numbers stamped on the gearbox? If so please post those as well as a pic of the box.

hey guys thanks for the help with the very little info i have given. i cant read the model number as its faded and scratched, but here are some pics.the gearbox has MTD stamped on it. i also rang a mower guy and he said i could take the gears out and swap them over, which i have done, and it seems to have worked, but a ball bearing fell out, that at first i thought was from something else, but after putting it all back together and trying it realised it was from the selector bit to hold it in gear. so i'll have to take it appart and hope i can find where it goes. but any other help or suggestions....or even another gearbox would be greatly appreciated.
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This is probably obvious chum, but the ball will go into a hole, with a spring behind it, and will click into a notch or groove when the gear selector is in the right place. There will be a notch or groove for each position of the gear selector. More likely than not, the grooves or notches will be in a round object and the hole for the spring and ball will be in one or more objects (called gear selectors) that slide over the round object. As the one or more selectors slide along the rod, the ball or balls will click into each gear position. The spring(s) should be strong enough to hold the selector(s) in that position when the transmission is operating. Your original problem might have been due to a spring being too weak or missing altogether, or it might have been due to the lever's motion being restricted, or it might be that the gears were worn out, causing improper meshing. While you have the transmission in pieces you should check all of these possibilities. Especially, make sure there is a strong, consistent click for each gear position, and you can account for all of the balls and springs. They have really unpleasant effects if they get stirred through the gears, which they probably will sooner or later if they are laying in the bottom of the box.

If you get stuck that looks like the same gearbox as a Rover colt uses.

I would say the same for many of the small 5 and 8 hp ride ons under a 30 inch cut.

I had one here a while back, doing the same thing. The selector rod from the lever to the box was bent and the pivot holes were worn, not allowing the correct travel to engage the detent ball in the shaft. The gearbox only has forward and reverse too.

thanks for all your help guys, i took it apart again yesterday and got the ball bearing back in and with a few other minor ajustments its all running smoothly(except reverse , but even that dosent seem as bad as when the gears were the other way round). so once again thanks for all your help and suggestions.
p.s great website guys !!!