Gear changes
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Could be a few things
1. Your linkage likely just need resetting, pretty easy i did mine a few weeks ago and its MUCH smoother
2. Shifter slop aka bushings inside shifter in the cabin
3. Gearbox needs attention, oil or something
edit: Mine has a short shifter but was really notchy and sometimes if shifting fast i'd miss gears, resetting the linkage fixed it for me 98%
1. Your linkage likely just need resetting, pretty easy i did mine a few weeks ago and its MUCH smoother
2. Shifter slop aka bushings inside shifter in the cabin
3. Gearbox needs attention, oil or something
edit: Mine has a short shifter but was really notchy and sometimes if shifting fast i'd miss gears, resetting the linkage fixed it for me 98%
Yeah I’ll look tomorrow. I’ve also noticed when in first or 3rd (only gears I’ve paid attention) if I prod at tw throttle I can feel the knob move back and forth!? Someone said possible engine mounts?
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not a clue, tbh i'd look at the bushes first as mine looked pretty good still. But when i broke the linkage grabber thing i could see wear which would lead to the linkage slowly coming out of alignment over time.
For the love of god dont drop the bit inside the gearbox , i bought a pack of 5mm nails and bent the top like he did in the video(stops it from falling through). it was a snug fit but the more snug it is, the more accurate the adjustment.
Make sure you do it in this order:
Unlock the adjuster rings on the gearbox > then lock the gearbox selector out > then lock the shifter knob out.
then you just have to snap the rings back in place, its good to pull a little slack out of it here. and unlock the selector and shifter knob.
Dog bone.
Ive got 2 spare if you need one.
One febi, used for a week
One original with brand new black edition bushes.
This 100%. The 'thunk' on pull was cured by polybushing the dogbone.
but if you're talking about that tiny gearknob movement when you come on n off pedal, i get that too.
What? I didn’t see him bend anythin. But I was battling my daughter to be allowed to watch it
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He doesnt do it in the video, but he uses a nail with a bend in the top to clear the gaitor and prevent it falling through, as the hole goes straight through, so if you used a 4mm drill bit it'd just fall straight through into somewhere under the shifter assembly lol.
It should be.
2 bolts into the bottom of the gearbox and 2 into the subframe.
Some people have issues with the 2 in the subframe but mine came out without any problems.
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