Author Topic: Loose gear shift  (Read 1397 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline kiwikx500

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 215
Loose gear shift
« on: August 13, 2008, 04:45:36 PM »
The new gear shift loose on the spline, is there any material that can be used that goes around the spline to pack it out a bit ?

Cheerz
1990 KX 500

Offline hughes

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1,923
    • Dirt Hammers
Re: Loose gear shift
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2008, 07:56:54 AM »
The shift is a clamp style, make sure the bolt is tight on the shifter. Might be some wear on the splines of the shift shaft.
Open Class 2-Stroke Kawasaki KX500
Yamaha 2005 YZ250
Richard Hughes
Dirt Hammers - Online Off-Road Journal
hughes@dirthammers.com
http://www.dirthammers.com

Offline BDI

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1,533
Re: Loose gear shift
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2008, 07:59:20 AM »
May get lucky and just need a new shifter do to the shifter being aluminum and the shaft being steel if not the shift shaft is easy enough to change.
Smoke every cigarette like It's your last and ride like you stole something!!!

Offline KX500freak

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1,028
  • KX500 - Have a Wheelie good weekend
Re: Loose gear shift
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2008, 08:28:06 AM »
i have a simple and good solution for this.
if the shifter innersplines are good,and on the shaft also,
but still you can see /feel tiny freeplay?

take it off and splitted halves where the bolt goes through,
these halves can be grinded a mm wider with a 1 mm thick cuttingdisc.
so the split is a bit wider now, then you can tighten the bolt a bit more .
then it grabs deep and free of play in eachothers splines
did this mod on my both bikes ,never had any issues with shifters come loose :-)
Dutch Team Green 91-94-01 KX500

Offline kiwikx500

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 215
Re: Loose gear shift
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2008, 10:08:06 AM »
What a cracker of an idea, cheers.
1990 KX 500