6th gear disappeared!
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I bought a couple of Heim joints from McMaster-Carr.... pretty inexpensive...and I did buy a left hand thread and right hand thread. Got a piece of stainless rod and had the machine shop cut to length and thread each end and mill a small flat for a wrench. Changed all these and the shift feels much better. More of a positive and solid feel. The old ball joints were sloppy at best. You can do the same thing at home, I did not need our machine shop to do anything, but when there's another biker running a machine, and he tells you to bring stuff in and he'll take care of you....what are you supposed to do???
Regardless, I would change the old ball joints to the heim joints and be done with it. As far as your tranny..... can't help. But would be interested in what you find!
Regardless, I would change the old ball joints to the heim joints and be done with it. As far as your tranny..... can't help. But would be interested in what you find!
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Cruiser
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From: Toledo Ohio
...and the answer is...
A bent shift fork.
I asked how the heck this would happen and got the proverbial
My dealer claims they haven't seen this before. They will replace the entire guts of the transmission, and should have me ready to go again sometime next week.
("if all goes as planned")
A bent shift fork.
I asked how the heck this would happen and got the proverbial
My dealer claims they haven't seen this before. They will replace the entire guts of the transmission, and should have me ready to go again sometime next week.
("if all goes as planned")
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No problems with 5th gear? Thats the gear shifted by the other side of the fork, as I see it in the parts diagram. If its simply a bent fork, 5th should be problematic to disengage.
In any case, their replacement is a thorough fix.
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Cruiser
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From: Toledo Ohio
Brute force by the operator is the normal cause of bent shifter forks. Slamming the lever on a floor shift car/truck. Stomping the toe shifter on a bike.
No problems with 5th gear? Thats the gear shifted by the other side of the fork, as I see it in the parts diagram. If its simply a bent fork, 5th should be problematic to disengage.
In any case, their replacement is a thorough fix.
No problems with 5th gear? Thats the gear shifted by the other side of the fork, as I see it in the parts diagram. If its simply a bent fork, 5th should be problematic to disengage.
In any case, their replacement is a thorough fix.
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