--- Brad Fornal <toyman@digitex.net> wrote:
> what
> am I missing, why
> will it not move??
Brad,
I'm gonna take the liberty of posting a response that
Paul A. gave me a week or 2 ago when I had the same
problem:
> > As for the gearboxes. Several things, here. The
> > stuck in first gear is a
> > common thing when these are getting older and
worn.
> > The problem is that the
> > interlocking pin on the first gear ring is too
> > short. As the 3 pieces
> > involved wear, the output shaft the inner first
gear
> > slider and the first
> > gear ring wear, the pin doesn't grow any longer!!
As
> > a result, the detent
> > balls will start to come out and will protrude far
> > enough so you can't slide
> > the gear back. You can open up the side cover and
> > press them back with
> > screwdriver blade wile maintaining side tension on
> > the gear. will do the
> > same thing again soon, though!!! However, I
> > discovered that an old Harley
> > Davidson bearing has the same diameter pin in use
> > but it's too long. Easy
> > item to make shorter and fit all three pieces and
> > the pin as I do it. I
> > also fit a spacer on the shifter shaft so it won't
> > go too far as a backup
> > fix.
=====
Ron Soave
"I strolled all alone through a fallout zone, came out with my soul untouched."
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