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Message started by fire dog on 04/21/10 at 15:06:53

Title: broken shift linkage
Post by fire dog on 04/21/10 at 15:06:53

Well i was riding home from Philly to Allentown on I-76 in rush hour not fun to begin with. Tried to down shift and my linkage snapped in two. Had to limp up the off ramp and blew the clutch in doing so seeing as i was stuck in 5th gear. My loving wife drove down to pick me up. So i am stuck in a cage until the dealer can get her purring again!!!

Title: Re: broken shift linkage
Post by babyhog on 04/22/10 at 06:35:50

What year bike, and how many miles on it?

Title: Re: broken shift linkage
Post by Routy on 04/22/10 at 07:08:34

3A242121242C203E2E3E7F7D78794D0 wrote:

Dealer ?? Why ? Don't you have a 10mm wrench ?

Title: Re: broken shift linkage
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 04/23/10 at 10:48:21

Gonna need more than a 10mm to get the clutch, but the $$$ for the tools is a lot less than the $$$ for the labor. & having the tools means the next job you need to do will save even more.

Title: Re: broken shift linkage
Post by fire dog on 04/25/10 at 11:26:48

Yes I have a 10mm wrench but i do not have the time to change out the clutch. in addition i wanted to get the state inspection done. and i wanted them to just do a general look over on the bike. i am putting on 120 miles a day and don't want something to happen like this any time soon!!!!

Title: Re: broken shift linkage
Post by Stimpy on 04/26/10 at 04:41:28

Yup, they break allright!

My "under-rod" once broke; fixed and reforced mine
(w/2nd paralell rod) with a thin SOLDERING ROD,
a pair of jumper cables and a large 12v battery
(ford f350 truck), has held well for over 3 years.

Title: Re: broken shift linkage
Post by Routy on 04/26/10 at 08:06:31

Good golly, how hard do you have to "STOMP" on them to break them ?
Otherwise how long is mine going to last w/ a FC 6 inch extention added to it ? It seemed to be perdy rigid when I did it.
Where exactly do they break ? Is it the long horizontal link, or the ball arm ends ?

Title: Re: broken shift linkage
Post by Stimpy on 04/26/10 at 08:34:13

mine broke at the long horizontal link,
didn`t stomp it, one day it just broke in half ::)

Title: Re: broken shift linkage
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 04/26/10 at 09:22:49

These "Shifter Broke" threads, where it is said there was no abuse, make me spand a minute or 2 once in a while having a look at mine. Its oil change time, IUll give it a look when it gets oil.

Title: Re: broken shift linkage
Post by fire dog on 04/26/10 at 09:40:04

By the way it is a 1997 savage and has 12500 miles on it. I did not stomp it that hard and it broke in the middle. I have the tools and the Clymer just not the time to do it.

Title: Re: broken shift linkage
Post by Routy on 04/26/10 at 13:38:38

Well if they break, it means they are flexing a bit, and fatigue will set in over that many miles and years. Must not be a common problem or it would have been improved by now ?.....or should have been.
It is unusual for a link that is a straight push-pull to be flexing,......if it was perfectly straight in the first place.
My 6 inch extension is made from 5/16 solid round bar, so would be the last thing to break I would think.

Title: Re: broken shift linkage
Post by fire dog on 05/03/10 at 07:04:32

well all said and done. $375 at the dealer with new clutch and spark plug and state inspection. Not too bad

Title: Re: broken shift linkage
Post by bill67 on 05/03/10 at 09:17:10

I think why there is so many shift lever broke is everyone is wanting to get in a higher gear and their already in high gear.

Title: Re: broken shift linkage
Post by Routy on 05/03/10 at 09:27:31

2F2421217B7A4D0 wrote:

I think why there is so many shift lever broke is everyone is wanting to get in a higher gear and their already in high gear.

Thats why I keep tellin ya I need a tach, but no one believes me :-[

Title: Re: broken shift linkage
Post by Routy on 05/03/10 at 09:31:12

48565353565E524C5C4C0D0F0A0B3F0 wrote:

well all said and done. $375 at the dealer with new clutch and spark plug and state inspection. Not too bad

And the new shift linkage I hope ?? :o

Title: Re: broken shift linkage
Post by fire dog on 05/04/10 at 15:57:48

Yup $6.00 for a shift linkage