Guest Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Right, let's get this organised so I don't have any problems with this sprocket fitting on Sunday...I'm comfortable with actually changing the thing, but... how am I getting the god damn gear selector rod out of the way? Went to clean the front sprocket last weekend and cover was all ready to be removed but couldn't fathom how to get the rod out. So far managed to take it off where it sits on the gear knob but can't get the cover off without more access from the rod...Anyone with more experience going to tell me what's probably really easy to do and I'm just being rubbish...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastanglianbiker Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 which rod do you mean the selector rod that passes t hrough the case or the one that connects to it ...pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeman Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 upload some pics so we can see what you mean.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I'll get something up tomorrow. It's just the gear selector rod that is across the sprocket cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_stu Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Previous experience is it can be a fiddly bugger to get the angle right but it will come off eventually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Ok here we go... As you can see, the sprocket cover is immovable unless I get the gear rod out of the way... which is a bit more tricky apparently than I would have thought... How does one take off that little bar steward!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 That pesky thing unscrews, it adjusts the lever height relative to the foot peg.Referring to your last picture, undo the lock nut and unscrew the actual rod, this is how it worked on my old SV and RR which had similar shift rods. Just when you put it back on make sure you like the lever position and move its position on the thread relative to that. Otherwise it might be too low or high! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeman Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 looks like the ball joints will pop off if you get a lever behind them. cant see anything holding them on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 So... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeman Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Thats a lock nut. so with the fiddly bit removed, slacken off the lock nut, then hold the shift linkage and unscrew the balljoint from the end of the shaft.The shaft has flat spots on, so you should be able to get a spanner on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Sound right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeman Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 yep, and count the number of turns off, so that you can turn it back on the same number of turns!also make sure you get the linkage back on the same splines.. so mark with a marker pen before you remove (if not too late!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Ok good stuff, cheers mate. I'll get this all done on Sunday then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Remove the foot peg hanger and slide it all back That should give you enough access to get the sprocket cover off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fro Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Sounds like hassle! I'd do it the other way round - i.e. take the hanger off - only works if you can release the foot selector from the rest of the hanger though. Whatever works though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeman Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 is it just the single bolt at the top holding it on?with that removed, the cover might just slip down behind the shift linkage.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 is it just the single bolt at the top holding it on?with that removed, the cover might just slip down behind the shift linkage..It won't - the cover is deep and the shift rod needs to come off. Actually just had a look at my service manual which corroborated this. Annoyingly, it doesn't tell you how to take off the shift rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fq-craigus Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Big screwdriver and pop the ball joint off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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