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  1. 03-01-2009, 02:09 AM #1
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    any luck welding shifter lever?

    my lever is stripped, and I dont have the factory shift lever, was going to order a new one and weld it on, anybody have any luck with it or am I wasting my time?
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    i have a shifter welded on one of my 200s's it works fine...just make sure its exactly like you want it and comfortable for you the shift with befor you weld it
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    just replace the shifter shaft, its not that hard to do now.

    try to take the case off after you weld it......
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    Not a good idea. If you weld it and the lever breaks you're up creek. You can get a shift lever off ebay for very cheap. If it's a Big Red they come a dime a dozen. Maybe 20 bucks and you're in business.
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    up creek? i dont see why. a lot of trikes have a good amount of shift shaft sticking out from the motor so you should be fine. Weld the damn thing on. if you have to take the case off later on, well then your gonna have to use an angle grinder for a minute, instead of a 10mm wrench for 30 sec.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hondahaulic View Post
    up creek? i dont see why. a lot of trikes have a good amount of shift shaft sticking out from the motor so you should be fine. Weld the damn thing on. if you have to take the case off later on, well then your gonna have to use an angle grinder for a minute, instead of a 10mm wrench for 30 sec.
    Well, there's your choice. Spend 20 bucks now or buy an angle grinder a shift lever and shift shaft later. Easy choice for me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Goat View Post
    I hate people who cobble stuff together...do it once, do it right, the end....
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    Quote Originally Posted by rebel33382 View Post
    my lever is stripped, and I dont have the factory shift lever, was going to order a new one and weld it on, anybody have any luck with it or am I wasting my time?
    If you are spending the money to buy a new shifter why would you even consider welding it on? A new bolt should be fairly cheap. Just bolt it on there and be done with it.
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    the shaft coming out the case is stripped as well, and I cant find one on ebay, and an OEM one, if its avail, is 72 bucks at mrcycles
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    I would put a new shift shaft in, but if your not going to a better way to do it is a set screw. Drill it so half the hole is in the shaft and half is in the hole is in the shifter the tap it for a little set screw, it acts like a key way and you can still remove the shifter and it holds good and tight..
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    Quote Originally Posted by rebel33382 View Post
    the shaft coming out the case is stripped as well, and I cant find one on ebay, and an OEM one, if its avail, is 72 bucks at mrcycles
    What model you need the parts for? I can probably hook you up with everything needed.
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    i fixed a guy's 110 trike by welding on a peice of rod to the end of the shift shaf thtat was broken, then cut a groove where the bolt needs ot go to tighten the shift lever on and vwala! it's removeable and fairly perminate! he's been beating on it for a couple months now w/o any issues.
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    Quote Originally Posted by freaksfix View Post
    I would put a new shift shaft in, but if your not going to a better way to do it is a set screw. Drill it so half the hole is in the shaft and half is in the hole is in the shifter the tap it for a little set screw, it acts like a key way and you can still remove the shifter and it holds good and tight..
    NO, No NO! this causes the shaft to be weaker and break where you drill it! that's what happened to the guy's I fixed. it stripped, someone used that "set screw" method and then , Oh Snap! Don't drill it and do that. fix it by replaicng parts or as i mentioned welt on a peice of round metal (all thread would work too if needed) (make sure metal is small enough that shifter can slide over it with some slight effort) and grind the back facing side about 1/4 way through and your done!
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