Freightliner Century 07 DD60 with Meritor 10 speed.

Very interesting thank you

 

Haha a way of life.

 

Update.

Ok so my lash up got me to Hammond, IN and I was able to make the delivery. I then went to forum member Nasriz and waited for a little while to get my turn.
Nas diagnosed the new selector as defective. He told me that he had wrestled with this problem in the past and on a previous nightmare he had 3 defective handles in a row. At which point he came up with a bypass.
Inside the gear change handle there is a tiny printed circuit board with a micro relay. It is made by Panasonic and is double pole double throw. For anyone interested it is a TX2-L2-12V it is rated at 12v at 2 amps. Inside there are 2 switches and 2 coils operating those switches. At rest the switch should make contact and then when voltage is applied the switch will close. Depending where the range selector switch is will dictate the micro relay action.
Last night I did some research on the micro relay. On the Digi Key website they give the internal circuit of the relay. Sure enough one switch was completely open circuit in the rest position. As far as I can tell that is wrong.
So that proves that Nasriz is correct. Freightliner are selling defective range selector handles at god know how much money a go.
Unfortunately I have been having steadily increasing problems with my range selector despite the work around. I am now stuck. I had to drop 2 loads. I cannot reliably change range anymore. At one point yesterday I completely blocked a road because I could not get either top or bottom range.
I wish I knew more about the reason FL are using this micro relay. It seems pointless and the circuit is a simple one just as Nasriz says. 2 solenoids operated by 12 volts switched in and out as needed.
I am praying that there is nothing else going on and that I have not destroyed my gearbox with all this stuff. I don't see how this could happen but who knows.
Anyway I shall check Nas's soldering today and hope for the best.
Also for some reason my photos have been taken down.