
9 Nov 2007
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Somerset, UK
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Gear lever repair
Another method of repairing stripped gear lever splines is to fit the gear lever and tighten the bolt to hold it in place then drill into the end of the gearchange lever shaft and gear lever. This effectively creates a new master spline, drill the hole slightly smaller than the bolt or rod that you are going to insert (I've used an m 5 bolt before) then undo the clamp bolt, insert the short bolt or rod, if necessary tap it home with SMALL hammer then re-tighten the clamp bolt. I did this repair on my '77' XT500 3 years ago and it hasn't moved since. If you need a photo to explain better, please e-mail and I'll send you one. Ed.
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