Scooterotica

Oh woe is me ...thrice woe .
For I have committed the cardinal sin of '...if it ain't broke don't f**k with it '

Fitting the gear selector fork and shaft and adjusting the end float etc I carefully operated the gear shift arm for the umpteenth time to check everything was working smoothly after shimming the shaft and...........

Yep you guessed it ....I pushed the selector arm a bit too far and into reverse gear and me balls flew out

I just cannot face removing the layshaft and reinstalling it again so I'm prepared to listen to any hair-brained scheme however ridiculous that might enable me to put me balls back in ....with the layshaft installed in the case.

get someone to push it on while you hold the two balls and spring in place with two small flat screwdrivers you must have a frend or wife

thanks garry.
it sounds easy but I just can't get my fingers down their and there is no way you could get 2x screwdrivers down there inside the case.

I've filed a slight ramp to the cursor but its clearly not enough. I think the answer is to grind a big chamfer to the cursor so it will squeeze the balls in as I press down on the cursor otherwise I'm going to have to remove the layshaft and refit it .
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What a idiot am i !

Saying that you've given me an idea. I might be able to fit a jubilee clip around the layshaft over the balls and squeeze that in . Then if I bang the cursor onto the layshaft it should dislodge the jubilee clip leaving the balls in place .

take it apart again- its easier in the long run.

garry inglis wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2017 6:11 pm you must have a frend or wife

Haha, no and no but luckily I've always had strong hands and have never had difficulty squeezing the balls in, tiz a bitch though I once lost one on a very small and clean garage floor and spent what must have been a couple of hours on my hands and knees but never did find the bugger.

i think most of us have done that before, ive got a stock of spare balls just in case any get lost.

The jubilee clip should do it, it's the way I fit mine albeit with the shaft out. I slide the jubilee clip up tom the cursor and then slip a small screw driver blade in between the clip and the ball to depress them and push on the cursor. Should slid over easily

I've done it on my own, screwdriver each hand holding the balls in place and nutted (head butted)the sliding dug into place.


Edit ; was obviously out the engine t the time!

psychedelicropcircle wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2017 11:48 pm I've done it on my own, screwdriver each hand holding the balls in place and nutted (head butted)the sliding dug into place.


Edit ; was obviously out the engine t the time!

Ha ha did you have a four prong imprint on your forehead head butted in place ha ha I bet that tip isent in sticks book

@ coaster thanks for the confirmation i'll give it a go tonight.
@ psyche thanks for the larf buddy I needed one today.