Another ES Issue Thread! 350 Rancher

I have a 2002 Rancher that since I’ve had it gets hard to shift in the winter.

Reading the stickies I see the grease solution, and performed it with moderate success. It still would randomly stick in between gears so I ordered a new angle sensor which is on the way now.

Tonight though I noticed another problem that I’m not sure how long its been occurring. It got going and seemed to have a really hard time upshifting (which were by far the most reliable). I noticed in the cold, dark, with my glove on, that the button just didn’t feel right. Sure enough its not returning fully out, so I think the transmission is ignoring the next inputs. As I rode it got worse to the point I had to pull it out so I could downshift.

Is that shift box with the buttons serviceable to correct this? I hope so, although I’m not adverse to just buying a new one if need be.

Thanks?

As an aside, how stout are the transmissions? I’ve put off getting a plow as I don’t really want to tax a 13 year old machine, but I sure could use it.