Shift Shaft and Fork Assemblies Cleaning and Inspection
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- WARNING:
Wear safety glasses to avoid injury when using compressed air or any cleaning solvent. Bodily injury may occur if fumes are inhaled or if skin is exposed to chemicals.
Clean the shift shaft and fork assembly parts (1, 2, 3, 4) with a suitable solvent. Air dry all the parts.
Inspect the shift forks, shift levers, and the shift links (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) for excessive wear, fractures or distortion.
Inspect the shift shaft lever bushings (1) for excessive wear.
Inspect the shift fork nylon inserts (1, 2) for wear.
- Replace parts that are fractured, excessively worn, or distorted.
- Replace an excessively worn or burred shift shaft.