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Message started by Wagslick on 09/06/08 at 14:06:32

Title: Foot gear shift went completely slack
Post by Wagslick on 09/06/08 at 14:06:32

I'm driving down the road, about to go down a very small hill and I need to downshift but my foot gear shifter has gone completely slack. Cant push it down, and if i reach really far, I pull it up with my foot, but there seems to be no connection with anything inside the bike. I had to make it the rest of the way home in 3rd gear. That makes stop and go traffic real tricky. Anyone know what might be the problem and how to fix it?

Title: Re: Foot gear shift went completely slack
Post by T Mack 1 on 09/06/08 at 14:19:18

6E585E4A55505A52390 wrote:

My GUESS... the shift linkage either broke or came off. Get on your hands & knees (or on your back/side) and look. A bright light helps, either a good flashlight or a trouble-light. A blanket or rug is also helpful to make it more comfy.....

Report back please.....

Title: Re: Foot gear shift went completely slack
Post by Jay on 09/06/08 at 19:44:11

The linkage could have vibrated loose. (Hope that's it) It's a small bar threaded on both ends. One end connects to the shifter, the other to the shift mechanism on the case. Each end features a nut to lock the bar in place. A 10mm box-end will take care of it. The nut on the shifter end is reverse threaded. Hope that's what's wrong. If so, it's an easy fix. If it's all still connected then.......... :-/

Title: Re: Foot gear shift went completely slack
Post by Wagslick on 09/06/08 at 20:45:58

Ok.... I got down on the floor and did a little investigating. Take a look at the picture. I've got some sort of broken linkage for the gear shift. I'm pretty sure I can do this repair on my own except for trackin down that part. Does anyone know the name of that part or where I can order one? Thanks for the help. I wanna get back on the road SOON! :D
http://www.wagnersonline.net/brokenbike.JPG

Title: Re: Foot gear shift went completely slack
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/06/08 at 20:55:19

I have ni idea what they call it today, but if it costs over $10.00, tomorrow, they'd call it "Welded back TEWgether"

Title: Re: Foot gear shift went completely slack
Post by verslagen1 on 09/06/08 at 21:00:52

methinks you have a heavy foot :o

Title: Re: Foot gear shift went completely slack
Post by Dj12midnit on 09/06/08 at 21:23:25

I would think it would be called a gear shift rod and it would cost you five or six bucks. I can not give more details as you did not post the year of the bike.

Title: Re: Foot gear shift went completely slack
Post by mattS40 on 09/06/08 at 22:06:36

Its called the gear shift rod and is part# 25525-21E50 according to the mrcycles parts fiche. If you order it from them it costs 5.65 plus whatever they charge you for shipping. You can check it out a mrcycles.com

Good luck and hope you can get back to riding soon,

matt

Sorry its not a link, this is my 1st post and it wouldn't let me.

Title: Re: Foot gear shift went completely slack
Post by Wagslick on 09/06/08 at 22:51:42

After much pondering, I think i figured it out. Sometimes I forget what gear i'm in and while I'm approaching a stop sign I keep downshifting until I cant downshift any more. Probably trying to downshift when I'm already in first gear puts a little extra strain on that rod.

Anyway I found a place to buy the replacement rod. http://www.mrcycles.com/fiche_section_detail.asp I hope they ship quick. Or I may even try to make my own replacement. I have a kit that helps me figure out the pitch of the threads and thread the inside or outside of a pipe. We'll see if it works.

Title: Re: seat
Post by Just learning on 09/06/08 at 23:04:01

hey wags do u kno how to fix the seat my seat is old and the vinly is coming apart p.s. if u kno how plz let me kno

Title: Re: seat
Post by Wagslick on 09/07/08 at 05:59:42

6A515B50594A5C380 wrote:

hey wags do u kno how to fix the seat my seat is old and the vinly is coming apart p.s. if u kno how plz let me kno

Apply duct tape. Other than that I'd say get a new seat.

Title: Re: Foot gear shift went completely slack
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/07/08 at 06:03:30

Try some vinyl from the same store Gramma would go to to get material for making a new apron. How to secure it? I dunno if staples are okay or if glue is all you can use, but its covered now, so it can be done.

Title: Re: Foot gear shift went completely slack
Post by eanon on 09/07/08 at 07:41:22

yup, marine vinyl and as staple gun is how I recovered mine. search seat mods in the tech section. there are a couple of good ones there.

Title: Re: Foot gear shift went completely slack
Post by Sandy Koocanusa on 09/07/08 at 07:44:21

Here's the link I knew how to locate quickly:

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1215910102

As Eanon said, there are others in the tech section you should read as well.

Title: Re: Foot gear shift went completely slack
Post by Wagslick on 09/13/08 at 17:00:50

1E282E3A25202A22490 wrote:

I need some help doing some creative thinking. I got my gear shift rod in the mail yesterday and i've tried to replace it using pliers but I cant grasp the gear shift rod. Anyone have any ideas on how to grasp the gear shift rod as to twist it out of the stationary nut where it goes into. Ideas??

Title: Re: Foot gear shift went completely slack
Post by youzguyz on 09/13/08 at 17:14:42

That nuts on each end, I believe, are lock nuts. You need to loosen those before the rod will come out of the shifter ends. Remember that one is left hand threaded! (no, I don't know which end)

Title: Re: Foot gear shift went completely slack
Post by verslagen1 on 09/13/08 at 17:25:28

Those nut you see are lock nuts.

I would think that one side is left hand thread, but don't know for sure. Take a good look at the threads.

Title: Re: Foot gear shift went completely slack
Post by Wagslick on 09/15/08 at 13:37:27

Thanks for the help. Got the shifting rod back into place.

Title: Re: Foot gear shift went completely slack
Post by UCFS40RIDER on 09/26/08 at 07:24:11

yeah, I just had the same exact problem... I let a buddy ride my bike and he wrecked into a curb which slammed the gear shift, and bent the rod to hell...
I removed it by taking off the balljoint's connection to the gearbox, and then removing the rod by loosening the lock nut on both sides... it took me a few minutes to realize that the pitch of the screw connection to the gear shift is reverse... Once I got the rod off I just bent it back straight... I just ordered a new one and I'm waiting for it to replace... First gear still feels a little spongy and I hope it's not something wrong inside the gearbox...
From the wreck, he also broke the rear right taillight and bent the uppercasing of the right rear shock... so I a bunch of repairs to do...:)

Title: Re: Foot gear shift went completely slack
Post by T Mack 1 on 09/26/08 at 19:04:39

372124315652302B262730620 wrote:

1st gear spongy... I vaguely remember reading somewhere here that that is a adjustment of rod. Try taking the foot pedal placement a little each way and see if one way helps.