Hi folks,

 

I've got myself a small issue with my shifter in that I cannot go from 5th down into 4th, at least not before going into 3rd first.

 

There seems to be some sort of stop or gate in the way preventing the downshift.

 

Now I was wondering if anybody's heard of this sort of problem and what the fix is.

 

When trying to shift down there is no crunching of gears so i'm guesing is was the new shifter that the previous owner had on it.

 

If I was to put an original shifter back on to test what bits do i need ?

 

Cheers

 

Lee

The bushing bolt at the bottom of the shifter might be too tight. Try turning it back a turn, to give a bit more play.

...or the bolt(s) you have used to mount the shifter is too long and is catching on the linkage.

 

Have seen this before.

Edited June 15, 201015 yr by Yowser

cheers guys,

 

in the proceeds of stripping it down now to check.

Its takin me a bit longer but finnally stripped down the shifter today then reassembled.

 

Apart from feeling a bit more smoother shifting gears i still cant go directly from 5 into 4.

 

Also when dismantling the shifter i noticed that one of the bolts seems to be welded from

underneath rather than having a nut on it, is this normal ?

 

Pics below :

 

 

 

 

 

Yes its normal