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Title: Shift lever boot fell off, rubber and all!-Pic inside Post by: ghostface on August 11, 2009, 07:45:01 AM has anyone ever experience the shifter arm (with the rubber boot) falling out of the shift lever? It just happened to me and I thought it was bizarre. Also, if this is common, does anyone have a source for the replacement?
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o264/AgentForty-7/shifter.jpg) Title: Re: Shift lever boot fell off, rubber and all! Post by: Goat_Herder on August 11, 2009, 08:13:43 AM I have not had the shifter arm fallen off. But I did have the linkage, between the shifter arm and engine, fell off. During a downshift, either a bolt broke off or the lock nut fell off. Either way, the linkage was just dangling... I had to limp to a Home Depot in 3rd gear to find some hardware.
Title: Re: Shift lever boot fell off, rubber and all! Post by: Adam in TX on August 11, 2009, 11:08:58 AM It's happened to me... I was around 25k miles. I think they just get worn out. I had an extra layin' around on a broken lever so I just transferred it at the time.
Meh... no big whoop far as I'm concerned. Title: Re: Shift lever boot fell off, rubber and all! Post by: Adam in TX on August 11, 2009, 11:10:39 AM Wait a minute, are you talking about the rubber toe bumper sliding off (that's what I'm talking about) or the whole lever?
If it's the whole lever, well, that's not something that should happen... our bikes shake enough that you really really really need to go through and check all the nuts and bolts on a periodic basis to ensure they're properly tightened. Title: Re: Shift lever boot fell off, rubber and all! Post by: ghostface on August 11, 2009, 01:37:53 PM Wait a minute, are you talking about the rubber toe bumper sliding off (that's what I'm talking about) or the whole lever? I'm talking about the rubber toe bump thingy, and yes the entire extension rubber boot and all. I'll post my pic when I get home. Basically, I went to downshift and it was gone. I had to use the remaining arm of the lever to shift. If it's the whole lever, well, that's not something that should happen... our bikes shake enough that you really really really need to go through and check all the nuts and bolts on a periodic basis to ensure they're properly tightened. Title: Re: Shift lever boot fell off, rubber and all!-Pic inside Post by: ghostface on August 11, 2009, 04:26:39 PM Pic inside
Title: Re: Shift lever boot fell off, rubber and all!-Pic inside Post by: Speeddog on August 11, 2009, 05:19:52 PM Almost happened on my bike, luckily I was checkin' the bike over at a gas stop on a *long* ride.
Spent the rest of the way home with my toe against it so it wouldn't fall out. I countersunk the back side of the hole deeper and re-peened the 'peg'. Title: Re: Shift lever boot fell off, rubber and all!-Pic inside Post by: mstevens on August 11, 2009, 05:52:15 PM I countersunk the back side of the hole deeper and re-peened the 'peg'. I dunno... "peening the peg" sounds questionable. Worse even than "countersinking the back side." Edit: I appear to have hurtled backwards decades in terms of maturity. Oh, well. Title: Re: Shift lever boot fell off, rubber and all!-Pic inside Post by: ghostface on August 11, 2009, 06:39:32 PM Well since I have no replacement I'll look on ebay for something then weld it in. I'd hate to waste a peice of aluminum. [laugh]
Title: Re: Shift lever boot fell off, rubber and all!-Pic inside Post by: red baron on August 11, 2009, 07:43:43 PM Well since I have no replacement I'll look on ebay for something then weld it in. I'd hate to waste a peice of aluminum. [laugh] Just pm Hooligan machinist here on the board. [thumbsup] Title: Re: Shift lever boot fell off, rubber and all!-Pic inside Post by: Howie on August 11, 2009, 08:04:25 PM Until you figure out something better, a bolt of appropriate length and diameter, two nuts and some black tape will work.
Title: Re: Shift lever boot fell off, rubber and all!-Pic inside Post by: Howley on August 12, 2009, 04:38:06 AM I dunno... "peening the peg" sounds questionable. Worse even than "countersinking the back side." Edit: I appear to have hurtled backwards decades in terms of maturity. Oh, well. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! |