Wilsons Sandbox

Made it home on back roads doing 30-35 sans shifter or vice grips. Got it welded and back on the bike, although shop was a bit reluctant. I'll keep an eye in it... Thanks, Paul Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 16, 2015, at 12:59 PM, "'GMac' gmac999@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

  BTW, tape the handle down on the vice grips after you lock them to the hub if you can. I caught mine with my boot and they went flying off at 70mph. J Greg McKinney CKCS Cavalier Rescue USA http://www.cavalierrescueusa.com/> www.cavalierrescueusa.com tnspanielrescue@... From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 12:09 PM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com; GMac Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Broken Shifter Yes, I had the vice grip thought. May see if I can round a set of vice grips up. Thanks _____ From: "'GMac' gmac999@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com; 'Paul Whatley' Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 11:57 AM Subject: RE: [DSN_KLR650] Broken Shifter Common area for them to fail, right at the weld on the hub and arm. You should have an idea how well the stock lever fit you. There s longer, more offset or just stock. You can take the hub off and have someone weld it for a temporary fix while you order one. If you have vise grip pliers, you can clip that on the hub that s left to get you home. Tricky shifting, but it gets you there. Greg McKinney CKCS Cavalier Rescue USA http://www.cavalierrescueusa.com/> www.cavalierrescueusa.com tnspanielrescue@... From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 10:45 AM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com; Eddie Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Broken Shifter Thanks Eddie As far as I can tell, the splines on the shaft are fine. The hub of the shift lever is still clamped onto the shaft. The shift lever cracked and broke free from its hub. My guess is the lever was cracked from dropping the bike. Paul _____ From: "'Eddie' edgyver40@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> To: "DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>; "pwhatfourever@..." Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 10:33 AM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Broken Shifter Are the splines on the shifter shaft coming out of the transmisson intact or at least somewhat intact? You could probably get away with a new shift lever tightened down well with a bit of Loctite on the bolt. If the shaft splines are worn off, tack welding the shifter in place would be a band-aid fix at best. Keep in mind the heat of welding could wrec --- New Outlook Express and Windows Live Mail replacement - get it here: http://www.oeclassic.com/ k the rubber seal in the engine case. -eddie .. Original Message: From: pwhatfourever@... [DSN_KLR650] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Reply-To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>, To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: 9/16/2015 11:18:00 AM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Broken Shifter Hey guys. The shifter just broke off my '06 KLR. I was noticing it was feeling soft, especially on downshifting. Before I could get out of traffic and pull over, I could no longer upshift from 1st. I was able to put it into second gear with a pair of channel locks and made it to the office. Plan to drive it home this afternoon on the backroads before rush hour. It basically peeled of the hub of the shifter which remains on the tranny shaft. Do I have it welded and if so, what type of welding? Can a muffler shop do it or do I need a specialist. OR Do I get a new shifter? Thanks! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]