Subject: Re: My transmission
Author: Greg Field
Date: May 17, 2005, 9:43 AM
Post ID: 1718879775
On the left sode of the tranny, there'll be what looks like a big bolt
head with a hole in the middle or a bolt head with a hose nipple. Under
that is a spring that loads a plunger that indexes with notches in the
shift drum when you shift gears.
Pull the bolt head thing and spring and pull out the plunger with a
small screwdriver or whatever works.
It will have a semicircular shape to its tip. File or grind the tip to
a flatter profile (or pay $60 for the updated plunger). This makes it
so that it doesn't stick as deeply into the notches in the shift drum.
This reduces shifting effort.
I know nothing about the shift offset brackets, so someone else will
have to answer that one.
GF
On Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at 07:38 AM, Ted Ward wrote:
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Thanks Greg, I was thinking an air powered rattle gun would work, but
wasn't
sure if there would be enough resistance.
What exactly is a detent plunger? (if its in the manual I'll look it
up when
I get home)
And, as Greg B. pointed out I already removed my offset shift
adjuster, is
there a way to reinsert it and adjust it without opening the
transmission?
Ted
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Field" <gre-@gregfield.com>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
The best way to remove that nut is with a 27mm deep, thinwall socket
and a rattle gun, either air or electric. Electric ones can be gotten
from Harbor Freight for about $30 on sale. With a rattle gun, you do
not need to hold the input.
For some reason, a lot of these 5-speeds have been grenading in Seattle
lately, so I've been getting lots of experience at this.
As for shimming, it works but is not worth a teardown just for it. More
effective and simpler is to pull out the detent plunger and flatten the
profile of the tip.
GFI thought about holding the transmission input gear, but was afraid
that
would hurt the internals. I guess they must be pretty tough to drive
the
bike in the first place.
I guess you made the decision for me. That was the offset shift
adjuster
(though it has a bolt top not a screwdriver tip). Does Pete's article
detail
how to reinstall that item?
I guess I was a little daunted by the 9 pages of instructions on how
to shim
the transmission. After looking it over I realized Pete goes into a
lot of
detail.
Ted Ward
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Bender" <gr-@thisoldtractor.com>
Hi Ted,
Here are my thoughts:
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