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4th gear issue
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Wed May 05, 2021 8:55 pmby shane BBoys
Evening.
I finally got a chance to take the S2 for her maiden run: I couldn’t get 4th any ideas? There seams plenty of room between the rear and the gear selector arm!
Cheers Shane.
Re: 4th gear issue
Posted:
Thu May 06, 2021 9:36 amby al pushpak
2/3/4th gear cable too tight ?
Re: 4th gear issue
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Thu May 06, 2021 10:12 amby bookertmgs1
Have you checked that the gear arm is on the shaft on the correct spline ? Should level up to the side case stud when in 2nd gear. I had same issue and found out I was a spline out when I started to investigate. Was certain it was correct when I assembled the engine.
Assume that the gear housing had free movement at headset when assembled.
Checked back brake cable routing
Re: 4th gear issue
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Thu May 06, 2021 12:31 pmby missing lynx
Have you used a new tie rod? As some are the wrong length eye to eye
Re: 4th gear issue
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Thu May 06, 2021 2:07 pmby shane BBoys
missing lynx wrote:Have you used a new tie rod? As some are the wrong length eye to eye
Yes it is a new 1 I’ll check the length.
Cheers Shane.
Re: 4th gear issue
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Thu May 06, 2021 2:08 pmby shane BBoys
bookertmgs1 wrote:Have you checked that the gear arm is on the shaft on the correct spline ? Should level up to the side case stud when in 2nd gear. I had same issue and found out I was a spline out when I started to investigate. Was certain it was correct when I assembled the engine.
Assume that the gear housing had free movement at headset when assembled.
Checked back brake cable routing
I’ll check all the above.
Cheers Shane.
Re: 4th gear issue
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Thu May 06, 2021 2:09 pmby shane BBoys
al pushpak wrote:2/3/4th gear cable too tight ?
Thanks I’ll check.
Cheers Shane.
Re: 4th gear issue
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Thu May 06, 2021 7:54 pmby Toddy
Try selecting the gears without cables connected by hand see if you can get them all
Re: 4th gear issue
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Thu May 06, 2021 8:54 pmby Covboy
I had this once . I had thought I’d selected neutral between 1st and second when setting up the cables / handle bar selector, but I’d found a false neutral between 2nd and 3rd. When I thought I was in first , it was actually 2nd and I couldn’t get as far as 4th .
Re: 4th gear issue
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Fri May 07, 2021 5:57 pmby shane BBoys
Today’s findings:
The selector arm was 2mm in difference, so I removed the coating from with the trunnion hole, I removed the rear wheel and while the bike was on the engine prop I gingerly kicked her over, it stayed pretty firm so I pulled the clutch in with the left and operated the gear arm with the right, and found all the gears, I popped her in neutral and put the wheel back on and re- cabled the selector, I’ll try over the weekend hopefully all your answers have got me where I need to be.
Muchos