Loose shifter? Weld it up!

[Nessism]

Yes, makes sense now. Those studs get loose and wobble around. I've tightened them up before by using a punch with a point to flare them out a little but the welding idea is a good one.

Those little heim joint boots fall apart after awhile and Suzuki discontinued the GS version, but the Bandit version fit nicely on the GS shift linkage.

[madbikebreaker]

Sorry for the confusion. But didn't think of the diagram. Thanks Steve. On the 550 I have done so far, the little arm was ready fall out. Suzuki still sells them but for $33 a pop. I know a lot people say you can't well this type of metal, but this litte harbor freight flux core jobber seems to weld anything I throw at it. Not sure how long it will last, but I would have had to replace it anyway. Also greased up the ball joints well with bearing grease.

[madbikebreaker]

Another though?

The actual shift arm part #35 is loose on the shaft. Has anyone tried to drill it out a bit and put like a brass bushing in there? Was thinking of that as the next logical step.

[gearhead13]

This had me worried a bit at first, I came across a few MX bikes that had their shifters welded on, so it would be a bugger to take the cases apart. People need to remember to tighten the little bolt properly that holds onto the splines so they dont get stripped