0Banshee1 Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 I went riddin friday, and my banshee got stuck in 1st gear. You can shift it up but it only goes into neutral. I have seen on another post up here about maybe a bent shift fork, but where are the shift forks and how do I get to them. Someone please let me know asap, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 The shift forks are buried deep within the engine cases. Id check out the shifter linkage first, its found on the clutch side of the engine. Drain the oil and antifreeze and take of the clutch cover. The shift linkage is down low and towards the rear of the engine. Find the shift shaft, its the long shaft that your shift lever bolts to, the shift shaft goes through the engine case and comes out on the clutch side of the engine, at the end of this shift shaft is your shift linkage. Refer to a shop manual to inspect your shift linkage. If the linkage checks out ok, then you could be looking at bent forks. Replacing bent shift forks is prolly the most labor intensive job you can do, like I said, they are inside your case, so you'll need to pull the engine out of the frame and split the case. Not hard, just time consuming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0Banshee1 Posted December 1, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 aight thanks meat, I hope it aint the shift forks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banshee tuner Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 GET YOURSELF A CLYMERS MANUAL,AN INPACT DRIVER,AND A LONG WEEKEND AND YOU WILL FIND THOSE SHIFT FORKS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadfoot350 Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 Check the end of the shift shaft where it makes a C shape. Either the spring on that is loose or the C shaped peice is broken. If so go to the dealer and they are 35 bucks. easy fix if thats what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Posted December 4, 2003 Report Share Posted December 4, 2003 meat where is the shift linkage, you told me to check the shift linkage before I check the shift forks. Let me know something, thanks! Ok buddy, lets look at some pictures. First of all, do you know where to find all the best Banshee pictures on the net ?? The Banshee Zone of course !! There's pictures of everything Banshee on the banshee zone somewhere amongst the pages . Ok, the shift linkage is what your looking for. This problem actually happens quite often, the shift linkage mates up with the shift star. On the shift star are little pins that the shift linkage uses to rotate the shift star. When the shift star rotates.... it changes what gear your transmission is in. 1st gear, 2nd gear, 3rd gear etc etc. The shift linkage is located at the end of your shift shaft. Your gear shift lever is attached to the shift shaft. Follow me so far ? When you move the shift lever with your toe, it moves the shift shaft, which moves the shift linkage and rotates the shift star, the rotating shift star, moves the internal parts(shift drum&forks) that change what gear your in. Ok..... so now that you have a basic understanding about how your transmission shifts through the gears, lets focus on the possible cause of your shifting troubles. What happens sometimes is the shift linkage pops off the shift star, or it gets jammed or what-have-you. Simply look at your shift linkage and compare it the pictures in this post. I always seem to have a hard time putting into words how the shift linkage is supposed to mate up to the shift star pins, so just look at the pictures and compare. Ok, so where's this shift linkage part you ask ?? Its found under the clutch cover on the right hand side of the engine. You'll need to remove your kickstarter, footpeg and coolant line. Gently wiggle off the clutch cover, there's a big ol' gasket under the cover and if your careful you can re-use this gasket. When you get the clutch cover off it should look something like this........ In this picture the clutch basket has been removed, you should see a big ol' clutch basket on your engine. Now find the shift shaft\linkage, its right under the kickstarter shaft. Here's a closup of what your looking for..... And here's a shot of the shift shaft with the shift linkage on the end, removed from the engine...... And finally here's the shift star with the shift linkage out of the way... Now im NOT gaurenteeing the shift linkage is your problem, but its a hellava lot easier to inspect than the shift forks. BTW, is your shift lever mounted onto the shift shaft securely ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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