Counter shaft problem update with pics, now what is this?

[rombi]

O.K. so I folowed some great advice and convinced my cover that it needed to come off the bike. The gear shifting problem might be worse than I thought. What do you think, can I fix the kink????

[rombi]

Another one for your enjoyment

[rombi]

never mind the grease

Do you think this can be fixed to make her shift somewhat normal again?

[psyguy]

short of replacing the shifter rod, i'd guess the answer is: no, you cant straighten that kink (and in the process of trying you may do further damage)

[BassCliff]

Hi Mr. rombi,

That thing is crookeder than Bill's Clinton.

I think replacement may be your only option. Sorry.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[NetBSD]

i wouldnt even try to fix that SOB, and im drunk as a mofo right niw

[Suzuki_Don]

What model bike are we talking about. You will not need to split the cases to replace the shaft. Just remove the clutch and shifting mechanism from clutch side of cases.

[SqDancerLynn1]

Its easy to replace BUT you need to get the dremmel out & cut the shaft off before you remove it

[rombi]

Anyone have a step by step way of getting that out. I thought I was going to have to split this open to fix, sounds like I can get it out easier. I don't want to do further damage or make it more costly.

[Suzuki_Don]

We need to know what year and model bike to give you a step by step.

[rombi]

Sorry, it is a 82 GS650E. It has about 23,000 miles on it.
I have had a ton of bikes over the years. All sportbikes and all very fast. There is something about this old GS that is more fun and I am more willing to put up with a few "projects" like this to drive it. I see guys pulling wheelies and I still feel like I want a sportbike at times. I think I am getting older and smarter. Took a long time.

[Nessism]

As Lynn said, get a dremmel tool with cut off wheel and cut the shaft off as close to the case as possible. Now remove the clutch cover on the other side of the bike. Once you get the cover off you need to remove the six screws holding the clutch plates and springs. Last thing is to get the large nut off the clutch hub. An air driven impact gun helps or you are going to have to figure a way to hold the clutch hub while the nut is removed. After you get the nut off, the clutch hub will pull free and you can get at the shaft from that side and pull it through and out.

Good luck.

[rombi]

Isn't the gears attached to this shaft? This doesn't sound like a quick job. Does anyone have a schematic of this? I appreciate the help, just want to get as much info as possible before I open this can of worms up.

[Nessism]

Isn't the gears attached to this shaft? This doesn't sound like a quick job. Does anyone have a schematic of this? I appreciate the help, just want to get as much info as possible before I open this can of worms up.

You can look up the schematic yourself by going to bikebandit.com and looking at the parts manual.

[rombi]

Cool just got the schematics. Trying to figure out how that is going work.