Re-engineering the Shift Spring
Can we pool our collective experience and semi-mass produce a kit to replace the problematic shift lever spring with a coil?
I just broke my second spring and am not looking forward to the possibility of another breaking in an inconvenient location (like the Mojave Desert).
If the Indiana R&D team (Chuck and Footgoose) can figure out how to source stuff, I will contribute the pre-selector. I'll even send you a whole transmission if you think you need it. Of course, I'd like it b
Here is the problem with tab being too long. The spring in the background stays fixed against a post when the lever moves, and the little tab on our spring hits it.
Here is a chopped one, which clears it. It could even be a little shorter - the thickness of the steel is 0.15" (gosh it just seems wrong to not use metric).
And here is how my dirt-biker shop works (compare to previous images of Chuck's shop). But this little scissor clamp on a dirt bike service stand made it poss
