AFTER SPLITTING CASE NO NEUTRAL LOCKING UP PLEASE HELP

[wadebanshee2229]

Hi All :beer: I am a new member here. I have had my drag banshee only few months from buying from e-bay... I have been real happy so far but i'm needing help being new to working on banshee motor. I melted the ball and push rod to the clutch push lever... I had to split the cases to remove the lever ( Due to being melted ) I installed new parts and put back together. After starting her up I put it in first gear and took of slow... went about 5ft and it locked up ( No noise or grinding ) I shut off and went to put in neutral but can't find it at all... I notice when in first gear i can still push down and it feels like it's still down shifting over and over... The trans is an over ride 1-5 . Is there only one way that the shifter rod goes into the shift star?? Or am I gonna have to split the cases again Please help THANKS Wade

[Bansh-eman]

the star only goes on one way. it sound like you may have a bent shift fork. can you shift up still or is it stuck only in first? make sure the shift actuator thing that turns the star is lined up properly.

[wadebanshee2229]

Yeah it shifts up and down smooth with bike off. I just put on jack stands and found neutral but very very hard to find. I looked over the shift forks before i put the cases together and they looked fine? Does the shift actuator have to be turned to neutral first or does it matter? Thanks Wade

[Wildcard2]

It doesn't matter what gear it's in when it goes back together, as bansh-eman said you may have a bent shift fork...or didn't get one of the forks into the dogs correctly. You'll have to split the cases again...sorry.

By the way, welcome to the HQ! :thumbsup: