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- From: cecil@leland.Stanford.EDU (Jonah Scheib)
- Subject: Shift lever question
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.051420.16476@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- Sender: news@leland.Stanford.EDU (Mr News)
- Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 05:14:20 GMT
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- A quick mechanical question that hopefully someone with more
- experience than I can answer:
-
- On my Yamaha 650 Special, the left foot shift lever attaches to
- the shifting mechanism by fitting over a grooved post; i.e., there
- are "teeth" on the outside of a rod that goes into the engine and
- on the inside of a circular hole at the base of the shift lever.
-
- Unfortunately, the teeth have worn somewhat, and now the shift lever
- slips instead of catching, even when the tightening/retaining bolt and
- nut are cranked all the way down (to the point of stripping). So I
- can't shift, making riding an interesting experience. Plus, I don't
- get great mileage going 65 mph in 1st gear :-), as if my '79 beater
- could do that anyway.
-
- I would greatly appreciate suggestions on how to remedy this problem
- short of a major dismanting of the motorcycle to replace the post that
- is attached to the shifting mechanism. I've already tried shims of
- aluminum foil, aluminum can (ok, so I've read _Zen etc._, so sue me),
- and paper clip (inserted the "long" ways). The first two were too
- thin or too slippery and didn't help; the last was too great in
- circumference to fit.
-
- Thanks in advance,
- cecil
- cecil@leland.stanford.edu
-