wylde
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posted December 28, 2005 10:11 AM
Shift linkage question
i had a post that said i was stuck in a gear and thought i had a problem,, but i fliped the linkage splinded doo hickey upside down,, so basically the stay bolt goes in from the front
( i had it the opposite way,,bolt going in through the rear,,so the head of the bolt was at the rear of the bike,, and it seems to have fixed the problem!!,, my question is ,, what was actually transpiring when it was on wrong,, what was happening to cause the shaft from not cycling through the gears, you guys that answered my post THANX,,but i would still like to know (from a mechanical standpoint what was actually happening. anyone?
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harryzx-12
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posted December 28, 2005 11:31 AM
You had reversed the shift pattern. I use this on all my 12's (1 up 5 down).You have to tweak the rod slightly for it to clear.
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wylde
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posted December 28, 2005 11:46 AM
Thanks dude,, i was having a heart attack,,yesterday i took it for a ride and i couldnt upshift or find nuetral,, today in the daylight i took the linkage off,,and tried to shift it with a vise on just the splined section,,and i was able to ratchet through the gears,,so it was definatly a relief that the shaft wasnt bent etc. thanx for the reply,,
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aliveagain
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posted December 28, 2005 06:17 PM
If I'm not mistaken,you shouldn't have been able to rachet thru the gears.I'm under the belief that unless the rear wheel is spinning,it will only go into nuetral or first.
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wylde
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posted December 28, 2005 09:15 PM
your probably right i know when i was on the bike trying to get to my brothers,, it was bogging so bad,, had to really rev it to get a lil speed and then it wouldnt die on me,, never thought that the shift pattern was upside down,, i was however NOT able to find nuetral,, when i put the linkage on this morning in the daylight the correct way i was a happy camper that i was able to find nuetral,,and a ray of sunshine.
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