What can I use to tighten a loose gear shift?
Remove the bolts and nuts that secure the center console around the gear shifter with a 1/4-inch drive ratchet, a metric socket and a Phillips head screwdriver. This will expose the rubber boot. Pull back any carpet as needed to make room for the rubber boot to be pulled over the gear shifter.
How do you adjust the gear shift on a motorcycle?
Once you’re happy with the shifter position (try a range of settings to see how they affect your ability to shift), check to make sure that plenty of threads remain engaged in the ball joints (if not, you may have to change the shift linkage’s location on the shift shaft’s splines by rotating it a tooth), and be sure to tighten the lock nuts.
Where can I find a gear shifter bushing?
The bushing for the gear shifter lever can be found at most all auto parts stores. Do not shift the gear shifter in an aggressive manner to prevent looseness and slack within the gear shift. Fix a loose gear shifter lever as soon as possible to prevent the gear shifter lever from breaking in half.
Why do I have slack in my gear shifter?
Aggressive gear changing can cause damage to the bushing on the bottom of the gear shifter lever. Once the bushing is damaged, it will cause slack in the gear shifter.
Remove the bolts and nuts that secure the center console around the gear shifter with a 1/4-inch drive ratchet, a metric socket and a Phillips head screwdriver. This will expose the rubber boot. Pull back any carpet as needed to make room for the rubber boot to be pulled over the gear shifter.
Is it possible to change gears without the shift lever?
Having the shifter in the proper position makes it possible to change gears with the minimum foot movement possible. Also, in some instances, without the proper adjustment shifting is almost impossible. We’ve seen cruisers with the shifter so far out of adjustment for the forward controls that it felt like we needed an additional ankle joint.
How do you adjust the gear shift on a bike?
Loosen the lock nut at top and bottom, and then use a wrench to adjust the length of the shifter rod until the shifter is in the right position for you. Feel free to sit and test your reach, just be careful about bumping things out of position by too much.
The bushing for the gear shifter lever can be found at most all auto parts stores. Do not shift the gear shifter in an aggressive manner to prevent looseness and slack within the gear shift. Fix a loose gear shifter lever as soon as possible to prevent the gear shifter lever from breaking in half.
How do you adjust the gear shifter on a triumph?
I found it easier to adjust it when the rearset was removed, which is just two bolts by the way. Once the rearset is removed pop the rod off the output shaft lever and pull it through the hole from right to left. Make the adjustment then reinstall.
Why is my shifter not working on my Triumph Bonneville?
For example, there’s a spring in the shifter that keeps its arm against the shifter detent. When functioning properly, the detent engages in preparing for the next shift. If this return spring is broken, the detent spins without engaging, and the shifter shaft would not be able to rotate the shifter drum.
I found it easier to adjust it when the rearset was removed, which is just two bolts by the way. Once the rearset is removed pop the rod off the output shaft lever and pull it through the hole from right to left. Make the adjustment then reinstall.
How do you adjust the length of a gear shifter?
That needs to be left in place. To adjust the length, you need to remove the rod from the output shaft lever and use the nuts on the shaft to adjust the length. I just reread that .