2018 Hisun Sector 250 Gear Shift hard to engage

[Mac250]

Just purchased a 2018 Hisun Sector 250. The gear shift is hard to engage. Tried depressing the brake pedal, no change. Tried with the engine running and turned off, no change. The gear shift cable, from the dash to the trans seems to be grinding. With my hand on the cable I can feel it grinding, vibrating, as the gear shift is moved up or down. Can this cable be removed and greased or does it just need to be replaced?

[Travis]

It's not in the cable grinding but in the transmission most likely.

I do not know a whole lot about transmission inner workings

[Mac250]

Didn't think it was the trans. The vibration and grinding is felt even when the engine is off.  I think my next move is to take the cable off at the trans and see if the problem is still there.

[Travis]

that would be the smart thing to do

[kenfain]

There's products made specifically for cable lubrication. But once there's a noticeable problem. None of that stuff really works. Maybe its okay for maintenance, but it won't fix a bad cable. A new cable isn't exactly expensive. So that's the only way to go here. 

Sometimes fishing that cable, or trying to duplicate the routing. Especially after removing the old cable, can be a problem. I'd probably try to tape the leading end of the new one, to the trailing end of the old one. Then work it through. That way it'll go over what its supposed to, and under, or through the rest. Hopefully leaving it positioned just as it's supposed to be. Might work, might not, but it's worth a try. Don't forget that its likely clamped down in a place or two. Good luck.

[Wild child 911]

I have the same problem with my 450 sector. What i find works is to give a quick blip on throttle and as revs drop engage the gear. Don't rev to high as gears could be damaged. Do the same if you need to remove from gear to neutral position.

[Mac250]

Discovered and repaired the shifting problem.  After removing the shift cable from the trans, found out the shift was still hard. replaced the cable, all's well now. Turns out the cable was up against the exhaust pipe and it melted the casing. Moved the new cable away as much as you can but will install some heat shields to prevent another recurrence. 

[kenfain]

Glad to hear you have it going again. That heat shield ought to work, to keep it from happening again.

[Frustrated]

2020 Hisun Sector 250 will not shift in reverse. Anyone know what?Approximately 8 hours on the UTV. 

[DaveHenry211]

On 6/21/2021 at 10:56 PM, Frustrated said:

2020 Hisun Sector 250 will not shift in reverse. Anyone know what?Approximately 8 hours on the UTV. 

We have the same issue and has about 20 miles on it maybe 4 hours of driving. Tried everything