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MY honda forman shifter is not wanting to shift. (electric shift) what am i looking at to get this fixed. cant i use the manual shift on it? does this work off electric soilenoids.

You can use the manual shifter. Unless the battery is FULLY charged, the electric shifter doesn't work. The older Foreman's had a recall for a battery drain from the LED clock. There are contacts that can be freshened if the battery is not the problem. No idea on the cost but could call Steve Woodward in Clinton and he can give you a quote on what he would charge.

We had 2 of them like that go out at work at about the same time. If I remember correctly it was about $1000 each to get them fixed. I think it is a solenoid but it's inside the transmission or something. The part is cheap. The labor eats you alive. I just can't remember the details on it. Get a manual shift on your next ATV. We never have a problem out of them.

Plainsman04 wrote:We had 2 of them like that go out at work at about the same time. If I remember correctly it was about $1000 each to get them fixed. I think it is a solenoid but it's inside the transmission or something. The part is cheap. The labor eats you alive. I just can't remember the details on it. Get a manual shift on your next ATV. We never have a problem out of them.

I had my foreman es quit shifting one time. The gear indicator on the handlebars would just blink over and over and it wouldn't shift. I was quoted about 900 bucks to have it fixed at two different dealerships. I called Steve Woodward, who was previously mentioned in this thread, and he told me that they were more than likely full of bs. He works on alot of hondas and he said that he has hardly ever seen the internal shift motor or the solenoid go out on an es that he has worked on. He told me about a plastic plug on the front, bottom of the transfer/transmission case. This is where your wires from the electric shifter switch on the handlebars goes into the transmission. He said this part is more than likely what is wrong with the es shifter. It can catch on a stick or mud can cause corrosion and cause it to not make contact. Anyway, I called the parts counter at the honda dealership and bought the part for 7 bucks and fixed it myself in about 15 minutes. That was several years ago and mine has been problem free since. Steve is a good honest guy and he knows a honda inside and out. call him 601-924-3247. I'm not sayin this is whats wrong with yours or what was wrong with plainsmans or anybody elses, but for 7 bucks and 15 minutes, its worth a shot. Just sayin

die-electric grease is any persons best friend when it comes to water and electricity. Get a tube and put it in the spark plug cap, put it in plugs like the shifter plug, put it in any plug that can get submerged or dirty.

MudHog wrote:die-electric grease is any persons best friend when it comes to water and electricity. Get a tube and put it in the spark plug cap, put it in plugs like the shifter plug, put it in any plug that can get submerged or dirty.

good advice here mudhog

Definately start with what Matt said.

Thx men I will look at that and call him.