installing a shifter rod

Cesar Rull · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 6:20 pm Post subject:

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Cesar Rull · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 6:20 pm Post subject:

Sanford Mitz · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 6:34 pm Post subject:

Bottom of the shift lever near the floor pan

Chris Reinhardt · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 6:53 pm Post subject:

Sam Zavaglia · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 6:54 pm Post subject:

The solidworks picture shows the shift rod is bent too much which makes the shift feel not very positive and hard to shift. Get back on that computer and straighten it up a little. Laughing

Here is a suggestion, buy a kart ready to race, make things a lot less complicated.
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Cesar Rull · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:20 pm Post subject:

ok, lets start a thread to sell mine...
on a serious note, thanks to everyone for the help.

Cesar Rull · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:31 pm Post subject:

Sanford Mitz · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:55 pm Post subject:

In neutral, the lever should be close enough to the wheel so you can get your hand past when turning the wheel.

Cesar Rull · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:06 pm Post subject:

thank you.

Brian Degulis · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:28 pm Post subject:

Cesar you do relize that the shift lever doesn't move very much right? In other words the lever selects the gear in a sequence so the lever is in the same mechanical position in second thru sixth gear. I'm not trying to be a smart ass I just can't imagine that with this little bit of movement there would be any trouble bending the rod and getting it to work.

On my Pavesi the rod is straight. On the KX it's bent up and sightly over to clear the seat.

Brian

Cesar Rull · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:31 pm Post subject:

crap man, I couldn't find your e-mail earlier. Yeah I was thinking about what you said.

So when installing the rod what is the best potion on the transmission to use?
neutral? to get good clearance on the steering wheel like sanford mentioned?

Gene Heagney · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 10:07 pm Post subject:

Does your engine have the j-arm on it (I'm assuming yes or you will have a hard time attaching the shift rod)? If so, run through the gears by hand and closely watch what the j-arm does with each subsequent shift. You should be able to figure out what you need to know by watching this.

It will show you how much throw you need to have in order to change gears (which somewhat depends on the length of the j arm). You should also notice that the j arm pops back to its original location after every shift. This will tell you what range of motion you need from your shift lever for it to work....

Cesar Rull · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 10:10 pm Post subject:

yes I do. Thank you for the help.
I need did not want to move it because the tranny is dry at the moment since the engine had to be shipped a few weeks ago.

Gene Heagney · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 10:33 pm Post subject:

Another note, make sure the j arm is as close to vertical as possible on the engine. If you're just clicking through the gears by hand, you aren't going to hurt them without fluid....
You'll see that you only need a little bit of throw either direction to get through the gears. Set your shift lever as Sanford suggested, close to the steering wheel, but not too close that it will hit before a gear is selected. Then figure out how to bend the shift rod to fit from there.... and leave some room for adjustment with the rod ends so you can shorten or lengthen the shift rod when you need to move the engine forward or backward for chain tension.