6th Gear

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kermit the frog
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6th Gear

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im having trouble changing into 6th gear SOMETIMES. sometimes it feels like it goes in and then it pops out and i struggle to get it back in, i have to go back into to fifth and try again. sometimes it doesnt even go into 6th and i can feel the cogs catchin each other- can be scary at high speeds - ive never had it happen at low speeds by the way.
any help is grateful thanks
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Re: 6th Gear

Post by cargo »

Could be worn dogs on the gear or maybe worn selector fork.
Possibly something wrong with selector drum/ or selector shaft and or mechinism
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Re: 6th Gear

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i dont know, it happened once today but im not sure if its not just me being lazy :smt015
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Re: 6th Gear

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Adjust your gear lever slightly, might make things better :smt001
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Re: 6th Gear

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do u mean change the position of it, if so up or down???
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Re: 6th Gear

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just try adjusting the locknuts on the gear linkage bar.
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