kgibby wrote on 08/21/12 at 03:34:09:Rod is definitely bent. I just dont understand what caused it and how i can fix it.
Getting horsey with it is what caused it to bend. Either you or some one else.
You should never have to tromp on the shifter to make it shift.
If it acts like it won't go into gear, put light pressure on the shifter and ease the clutch out a bit. It will shift. Pull in the clutch and ease off on the shifter.
This usually happens when you stop and are in a high gear.
You try to shift down, it won't go, you get anxious and tromp on it.
Even if you do manage to get the rod straight, it won't be as strong as it was and will tend to bend again. Order up another one, just in case.
People around here that put in forward controls might have one you can get cheap.