Going to tackle the shift linkage problem today,,take off outer inner primary and replace shift linkages,then install 5 finger clutch hub with ramjett retainer,and hope this fixes my sloppy shifting,,wish me luck!!

 

Goddammit,,,did all the work,changing linkage pieces,new clutch hub retainer,still jumoin around in & out of 2nd gear.shifter still sloppy too. Shifter top next???

 

Is it jumping out of gear after you think you have it firmly in gear? If so, sounds like a fork, or the shifter dogs on the gear is wore out. With everything you describe, sounds as if your tranny is wore smooth out. You are putting bandaids on all the little cuts. A rebuild is not that expensive.

 

Sloppy linkage is a given on shovels and doesn't hurt as long as the hard parts in the tranny are doing their thing correctly . Like Al said may be time to take a look see . 4 speeds are an easy & fairly cheap rebuild . Winters about there in your neck of the woods sooo ...................

 

Actually,its 22 degrees here today,rode in my shirt and vest for Vancouver Toy Run,,you guys are absolutely right about takin the tranny out though,,I was hoping it might be the shift pawl and springs next,but gotta take the lid off anyways right?

 

Dude........Clean the damn thing up, ooooorrrrrrr spring for a Baker 6!

 

Well,I got the rotary top off of tranny today,theres a big burr on the disc ,like its been pounded with a cold chisel,will post pics soon,,I'm not sure if that would be from inside tranny,or shifter top?

 

So now I got it apart,I'm not sure what to look for,seems to go thru the shift pattern ok,,real hard to move though http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0cad780c.jpg http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7f04a1d3.jpg

 

 

Every rotary top 4 speed I have had, you had to lift your foot off the peg to shift it...so you may not even have a problem... you can't pussyfoot around with them, you have to shift them hard...you will never get it to shift like a more modern transmission.