Tranmission return spring question - Parts WHO ?

[stogieBill]

Crooz,

If you decide to tackle the replacement. Disconnect the sensor wires and remove the shift linkage and remove the allen screws around the perimiter. DO NOT TOUCH THE ACORN NUT on the sidecase.

 

A gentleman wouldn't ask how I know this

 

 

[Crooz]

Crooz,

If you decide to tackle the replacement. Disconnect the sensor wires and remove the shift linkage and remove the allen screws around the perimiter. DO NOT TOUCH THE ACORN NUT on the sidecase.

 

A gentleman wouldn't ask how I know this

 

Well... I've never been called a gentleman, so fess up ! ????????

[stogieBill]

The acorn nut is the shift adjustment access. If you remove it, you will spend a lot of time finding the right adjustment to get your shifting back to spot on. You don't need the hassle.

[audiomick]

Because I saw that someone (a guest) was looking at this thread just now:

This gist of it is, a couple of members of this forum put rather a lot of effort into producing an alternative spring that looks like it should last pretty much forever. Jump to the later post to find out whether there are still some available.

Edited October 10 by audiomick

[Scud]

Ha... 17 year old thread has awakened. These things are like cicadas.

[activpop]

OK, now that this has awakened again, is this spring problem in every V11 year? 

[gstallons]

Mmmm . might as well say , yeah .

[Antonio]

Mine broke on the road. I had the replacement in my tool sac.

I laid the bike down on my jacket and opened the gearbox lid.

Didn't even need to drain the oil.

[activpop]

47 minutes ago, Antonio said:

Mine broke on the road. I had the replacement in my tool sac.

I laid the bike down on my jacket and opened the gearbox lid.

Didn't even need to drain the oil.

Wish I had a You Tube of that one. Good job MacGyver!