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Gear Shift Shaft Broke

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I was riding this weekend and my grar shifter was torn off by a rock. When I got off my bike to inspect the damage I was horrified to see that the shaft was broken off. How hard is this to fix?
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5-16 in the manual....
Remove shift pedal
Magneto cover
Right engine cover
Clutch housing
Idle gear
Pull out external shift mechinism
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'H' and 'A' bikes:

Item 13161
PN 13161-1217 LEVER-COMP-CHANGE SHAFT

$29.40 from RonAyers.........

Might as well replace the corresponding parts at the same time. The spring is less than $6, the collars, and return spring aren't much, either.

Don't recall hearing of that shaft breaking before. I've mangled mine..and didn't suffer that misfortune.

Makes it hard to get a pair of pliers on it to 'shift' back to some gear you can ride back to your truck with..........................................

Let us know how much fun it was!

You're already 1/2 way there...you don't have to remove the shift pedal!!!

Hope it broke clean without putting a bend to it...........

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canyncarvr wrote:
You're already 1/2 way there...you don't have to remove the shift pedal!!!

I guess the glass is half full if you look at it like that. I wish that was half way. During practice I caught my shift lever (stock lever) and it got twisted under the frame. I was able to kind of straighten it out and go on. During the race I once again encountered that strange sensation of something not being where it usually is. I laid the bike down expecting to find it bent again and discovered the broken shaft. It was stuck in first so I was able to cruise back to the truck.

I tried to find 5-16 in the manual above. I guess you're laking about the official paper manual (which I don't have). Does this mean I will need to split the case? If I do that I might as well do everything in there all at once. The shifting has become stubborn, especially third, so the forks or something may be bent slightly.
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No no..... take the clutch side cover off... pull the clutch and you will see it at the bottom left hand side.
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Oh. Perhaps all is not lost. Perhaps I won't be forced to park it. I'm back bitches!
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I'll see if I can take a pic at my manual tonight and email it to you if that helps

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