gstallons

Mmmm. this is why I do what I can do myself . I am 68 yrs old and I learn new stuff daily . I do not trust anyone else unless I am watching . BTW , what part # washers are you missing ?

Are you using the Harper's parts catalog to make sure everything is there ?

Whew , I assume these people were "as green as a gourd" that took the test? IDK why but you have it or you don't .

Washers ? on the rear axle ? You need a parts diagram to see what is missing ?

I hope you got a good deal and will enjoy going back together w/it

Any time a musician can sit on a stool w/an acoustic guitar and perform solo , he has somethin' to say. Ahem , now I know why he sounds like a young Willie Nelson when he sings "Crazy" .

It must be a hard place to live where every club you walk into has a real musician playin' real music all day long and all night long ! This boy did a good job on Before You 'Cuse Me . I really thought I was hearing a young Wille singing Crazy . I will have to listen to the rest and finish my comments .

Now , did you say , you do have all the transmission and case(s) ? Also , what all is missing and I hope you have a title ?

OOOOOK

What are you doing to this ?

I guess there are worse things than a Largemouth Bass coming off the hook just about the time you go to pull it out of the water and into the boat ! Also if you say M@*%&#%&*^$r and nobody hears you , did you make a sound ?

Did Harper's give you any idea on ETA ? You know you have a crosswind as easy as those tractor/trailers went over !

That is why I waited to advise about doing anything until now .

A small amount of wear will make a large difference . You are improving the clearance only the distance you are moving the lever on the shaft. Trust me , the only repair you can make (for now) that I would trust is to drill through the lever/shift shaft and install the double roll pin . You want to do this in a drill press to make absolutely sure you have a perfect hole the correct diameter and the hole is true. If the shift shaft is 16mm or 5/8 diameter you can use a 1/4 roll pin and you will not hurt the integrity of these parts. p.s. You will want to drill this hole parallel to the pinch bolt .

If you want to "fix" it , you can drill a hole through the shaft and lever . then install a double roll pin into both parts . This will get you by until you can get the new parts. When you see a double roll pin you will see how robust it is compared to a regular roll pin . A 3/16 or 1/4 roll pin should work . You really need to chuck this up and use a drill press to get a good hole through everything . Also , get it like you want it , you only have one attempt . Also , get a whizzer (cut off tool) and open up the gap ta\that closed up where it clamps on the lever.

Good luck . Where did you locate one ? I was not proselytizing for Harper's I was giving you a price reference. There are not many Guzzi dealers in The States and this is not a normal maintenance / replacement item . It will be an accident for anyone to have one on the shelf.

Harper's Moto Guzzi shows the part SKU # 30256925 for a 2000 Quota priced at $22.08 . You will have to call them and speak to them about availability and if not in stock , when ? There are a few large Guzzi dealerships in the States you can contact and get this from .

Until you replace worn parts , you are wasting your time. # 10 in the diagram is worn out and possibly # 12. Of course $207.44 as of 5:21 AM CST is steep but that is life . i remember when the Honda CR 125 came out the aluminum shift lever was (I think) $71.00 . That was in 74-75. Until you replace # 10 you are wasting your time . There are a couple of "things" you can do but it would be stupid to do them . I am not going to describe them because I don't want you to attempt them . Anything else would be a "repair" but not a fix. No one with any mechanical knowledge would do anything but replace the worn parts . If it were my bike I would man up and order needed parts.

Thank you , brother !

I am gonna be nice and leave this alone

What failure caused the road towing ?

Same here !

Being self-employed you learn to be available and work on what you sell. The best thing to do is take a deposit before you start . If dealerships don't want to work on older bikes , that is their business.

It will be better / safer to remove the tank and work from the bottom to get this clog fixed and you can be done with it . This will give you an opportunity to turn it upside down and dump any water from the tank .