midlifecrisis Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Simple as the title states.......Im having no luck shifting the bike out of 3rd. Happened while riding, new transmission in it a few months ago, incl gears, selector forks and shift star. It never seemed to shift quite right, even from day 1. If the bike is running, cant shift it, and if the bike is turned off, cant shift it. I know theyre ornary getting them into neutral at the best of times, but this has puzzled me. Any help would be great. Ive got an ad up in the wanted section for a set of gears etc.....if anyone knows of a good straight set, as I suspect thats the issue.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
do-work-son Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Is your shift shaft adjusted right on the shift star ? Will it go down but not up? Kinda a basic walk thru on what I'm talking about http://bansheehq.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=144807 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedder Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Is your shift shaft adjusted right? For sure would be the first thing I'd check. Been down that road myself. Had one loosen up on my air shifted drag bike and it drove me nuts as it would spin back and forth sometimes shifting and some time not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheerider11 Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 A loose/ worn eccentric, a sloppy/ mis adjusted shift shaft, big goofy feet/ shifter in wrong spot, bad clutch(cable)/ adjustment. There are a few things to double check. Then check again. I chased shifting issues for a long time. You a happy medium on all things to get the bike to shift perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadgod211 Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 I have a pro mod trans in my 4mill and it shifts good I thought until I rode a stock shee the other day and it was like butter....im thinking it must be were mine has way more power then the stocker...i was jealous of how smooth it was what kind of hp are you making???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Guns Racing Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 A loose/ worn eccentric, a sloppy/ mis adjusted shift shaft, big goofy feet/ shifter in wrong spot, bad clutch(cable)/ adjustment. There are a few things to double check. Then check again. I chased shifting issues for a long time. You a happy medium on all things to get the bike to shift perfect x2 That mis adjusted/worn shift shaft can be a nightmare! My pro mod trans shifted like butter until recently, upon teardown mine came loose! Ive got some further investigations to do because in N she started trying to find 1st i think i may have worn a shift fork. Anyhow these situations arnt all that bad, remain calm and use ur head! good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbanshee8 Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Mine was shifting like shit, until I replaced the worn eccentric adjuster. Now it shifts great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech AS Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Hope this isnt the case, but I had something similar happen to me last year. I couldn't shift out of 4th at all after a hard ride on spare parts banshee I had just bought. Turns out one of the gears welded itself to the shift shaft. Good thing is trannys arent too pricey on BHQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midlifecrisis Posted November 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Alright guys, Im gonna order a new complete tranny from Nasty, and see what I can discover in the meantime. Never hurts to have a spare kicking around. Ill start with the basics, and go from there. Thanks for the responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickedcarbine Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Get the new one modded before you toss it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camatv Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 proper modded shift very nice. HP DOES make a HUGE difference on how they shift due to the way they are designed.. a 40-45 hp stock banshee will shift pretty good still not great but ok. fresh oil thats a really good quality makes a difference also. it sound to me like either one of the gears is welded to the shaft, broken shift fork OR the end of the shift shaft has rotated and is stuck inside the shift star.. the design of the shift shaft shifting mech is horrible. i'm working on a stronger shift shaft now.... and also DO NOT USE ATF!!!!!!! use a real motorcycle bottom end oil or a good quality MC gear oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevota84 Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 When mine was hanging it turned out to be the shift shaft bushing was loose and it had ovaled out the other side as well. I got a new shaft and machined out the holes for bushings on both sides. Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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