Gear Selection - SV650.org

12-11-05, 04:58 PM

Hi,

Great site, been reading the posts for a while but this is my first, I need a bit of advice.

I have been having problems gear selection, especially changing down. The gear change lever does not engage the lower gear but the bike stays in the original gear. I stripped the gear linkage down today and found that the gear change lever was almost sized solid.
I have read all the posts about gear selection problems, oil, cluch settings and chain Thay are teh next things on the list.

The main problem at the moment is the footrest mount on which the gear lever rotates is the problem, I have had it soaking in oil for most of the day but without any change. I think it needs to be taken apart. I tried most things but it has not moved. Can anyone tell me if it’s a press fit or is there some trick to dismantling it.

Is there anything else in the gear change linkage that I should watch out for?

Cheers

JPB

14-11-05, 02:42 PM

absolutely no idea what your on about........just thought I would put you on top of the list for a bit to give yer a chance with somebody else!

Sid Squid · 14-11-05, 02:49 PM

Remove the lever again and locate the split in the fibre bush on the inner surface of the lever, now very very carefully roll the bush up a bit and remove it from the lever. The inner surface of the lever will have some corrosion on it, which expands and makes the bush grip the pivot, file/scrape/whatever the corrosion away and grease the inner surface of the lever and refit the bush, check it turns freely on the pivot before re-assembling.

Be careful with the bush - it's not supplied separately.

14-11-05, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sid Squid

Remove the lever again and locate the split in the fibre bush on the inner surface of the lever, now very very carefully roll the bush up a bit and remove it from the lever. The inner surface of the lever will have some corrosion on it, which expands and makes the bush grip the pivot, file/scrape/whatever the corrosion away and grease the inner surface of the lever and refit the bush, check it turns freely on the pivot before re-assembling.

Be careful with the bush - it's not supplied separately.

Thanks very much for the help Sid Squid. worked fine. The corrosion was so bad every thing had jammed tight. Anyway got it apart eventually and cleaned everthing up reset the clutch cable and the gear selection works ok.

cherrs

JPB

12-11-05, 04:58 PM	#1
jpb Guest Posts: n/a	Gear Selection Hi, Great site, been reading the posts for a while but this is my first, I need a bit of advice. I have been having problems gear selection, especially changing down. The gear change lever does not engage the lower gear but the bike stays in the original gear. I stripped the gear linkage down today and found that the gear change lever was almost sized solid. I have read all the posts about gear selection problems, oil, cluch settings and chain Thay are teh next things on the list. The main problem at the moment is the footrest mount on which the gear lever rotates is the problem, I have had it soaking in oil for most of the day but without any change. I think it needs to be taken apart. I tried most things but it has not moved. Can anyone tell me if it’s a press fit or is there some trick to dismantling it. Is there anything else in the gear change linkage that I should watch out for? Cheers JPB

14-11-05, 02:49 PM	#3
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Remove the lever again and locate the split in the fibre bush on the inner surface of the lever, now very very carefully roll the bush up a bit and remove it from the lever. The inner surface of the lever will have some corrosion on it, which expands and makes the bush grip the pivot, file/scrape/whatever the corrosion away and grease the inner surface of the lever and refit the bush, check it turns freely on the pivot before re-assembling. Be careful with the bush - it's not supplied separately. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

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14-11-05, 02:42 PM	#2
skidmarx Guest Posts: n/a	absolutely no idea what your on about........just thought I would put you on top of the list for a bit to give yer a chance with somebody else!