Gear Selection Problems
 

Hoping for a bit of advice, Over the last week or so i've found it hard to get into first gear, would only go in intermittently, If I went into neutral first then I could get in every time. However this morning it now won't go into neutral or 1st gear, the lever just goes down but doesn't engage...

Any suggestions on things to check for ? I guess the linkage and oil level etc ?? :(

Clutch linkage might need adjusting.

You may want to try adjusting the rod that connects the gear shift lever and the tranny..... Ive found that i have far fewer mis-shifts on fresh oil....

Before I touch it, how does the rod adjust ? I'm thinking it is that as when I get stuck unable to gear a gear I can manipulate the rod and it'll find the gear.....

sorry if that sounds stupid... failing that i'll dig out my haynes :D

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Not quite the same problem, but maybe it will help.

You just have to play with the two nuts (one close to the shifting lever and one close to the tranny). This will make the rod slightly shorter/longer depending on which way you move it. I would try making it longer first since you are having problems with the gears engaging....

The problem is most probably the lever pivot being a bit sticky. The change mechanism isn't able to reset itself between gears, if you lift the lever with your foot between changes it should work fine.

To fix it properly:

Remove the lever from the footrest and remove the fibre bush from inside the lever *very carefully* - the bush isn't available seperately and it's easy to damage - if you look close you can see where the bush is split, gently get behind it and roll it up a little you'll be able to pull it out, if you look inside the lever you'll see where corrosion has built up behind the bush, expanded, and squeezed the lever onto the footrest pivot, causing oit to drag, if you gently scrape away the corrosion smear the area with a little grease so it doesn't corrode so easily and reassemble it should be fine.l

What was that Squidmeister?

I can't hear you!

Please repeat!

*edit* D'oh! Don't I look stoopid now! :oops:

That was bit weird wasn't it?

I only pressed the button once, got a bit of a surprise when a gazillion posts popped out.

Odd.

Thanks for the info Ian and others, Think i'll take it to the garage knowing my attempts at maintenence :lol: