broken shifter
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Road Captain
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From: Phoenix, Az
broken shifter
went to down shift and the toe shifter went down to the floor board. it lifts back up to the stock position but wont stay. tried to tighten the bolt and it wont turn? the heal shifter is fine. unbolted it and it came right off. can not get the toe shifter off.
anyone have this problem? any sugestions? thanks, vinnie
anyone have this problem? any sugestions? thanks, vinnie
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Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Phoenix, Az
can not turn the bolt in the toe shifter? it wont move either way? also not sure if the shifter is striped or the shaft???? i really not sure what happened? its been fine. i ride every day that i can
Road Warrior
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The shifter is much softer that the shaft, so it should strip first. Are you using a good allen key socket in a ratchet? Just an allen key by hand might be hard. I would suggest removing the bolt, then running a tap thru the shifter, then a new allen in stainless with a little blue loctite.
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: New England
I've seen the shifters loosen up just enough to vibrate and wear the spindle down to a nub. It can happen over a short period of time or even pretty quickly.
The vibration may have damaged the threads in the bolt, nut, the spline, the shifter or any where in between. Its hard to say without seeing it.
Most importantly is the spline. The rest you can fix in garage easy enough. Without seeing in
I'd suggest cutting the shifter bolt.
Use a dremel tool with a cutting wheel. It will fit between the split in the shifter.
Spread the shifter with a large flat head screwdriver or wide blade cold chisel.
As long as the spline is OK, go and get yourself a new shifter. Clean and lubricate everything. I use stainless hardware (from any true value hardware store) and use a lock washer.
Good Luck
The vibration may have damaged the threads in the bolt, nut, the spline, the shifter or any where in between. Its hard to say without seeing it.
Most importantly is the spline. The rest you can fix in garage easy enough. Without seeing in
I'd suggest cutting the shifter bolt.
Use a dremel tool with a cutting wheel. It will fit between the split in the shifter.
Spread the shifter with a large flat head screwdriver or wide blade cold chisel.
As long as the spline is OK, go and get yourself a new shifter. Clean and lubricate everything. I use stainless hardware (from any true value hardware store) and use a lock washer.
Good Luck
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