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wrote:
Hi Everyone,

Have this old motor for a short while, Last week it lost its forward
function but backward is still ok. Could someone point me to the right
direction as what could happened and how to fix it ??

Thanks for the help
H.

Need more info.

What happened when forward went out?
Did the gears make chunking sounds first?
Were you shifting it fast or slow with the black lever?
Were you bringing it down all the way to idle with the red lever before
shifting with the black lever?
Does it idle & make progress forward, but overspeed when pushing the red
lever forward?
Is there a considerable amount of "slop" in the linkage?

Rob