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Shift shaft bottoming out on engine cover! Help!
Posted: 08:33 pm Apr 02 2022
by Ecarta
Ok has anyone ever run into thus problem.
Trying to install my engine cover on this rebuild. But the shift shaft is bottoming out on the engine cover itself (see pic).
I triple checked the orientation of that washer/collar. And it's in the proper position and everything. But the ONLY way the engine cover will install is by removing it. But that also seems wrong.
Am I missing something here?????
Re: Shift shaft bottoming out on engine cover! Help!
Posted: 08:51 pm Apr 02 2022
by SS109
Are you getting the collar seated in the shifting pawl fully?
Re: Shift shaft bottoming out on engine cover! Help!
Posted: 07:42 am Apr 04 2022
by Ecarta
SS109 wrote: 08:51 pm Apr 02 2022
Are you getting the collar seated in the shifting pawl fully?
At first I didn't understand what you meant....but after sleeping on it I put fresh eyes on it. And yes you are correct. Ya have to slide that plate back so the collar fits inside of it.
Thank you SS109!
Re: Shift shaft bottoming out on engine cover! Help!
Posted: 09:58 am Apr 04 2022
by Slick_Nick
I see that you've already figured it out, but I had this problem once too, and it was also the collar that was out of place.
Re: Shift shaft bottoming out on engine cover! Help!
Posted: 10:28 am Apr 04 2022
by SS109
Awesome! Now go ride!
Re: Shift shaft bottoming out on engine cover! Help!
Posted: 10:37 pm Apr 04 2022
by KDXGarage
Cool. thanks for the info and pics, people. I bet that could happen to all of us.
Re: Shift shaft bottoming out on engine cover! Help!
Posted: 02:47 pm Apr 05 2022
by SS109
KDXGarage wrote: 10:37 pm Apr 04 2022
I bet that could happen to all of us.
Yup. How do you think I knew to suggest making sure it was seated?

Re: Shift shaft bottoming out on engine cover! Help!
Posted: 10:24 am Apr 14 2022
by penniar
I did the same thing last year. Took me about 10min to figure out. Important thing is you took the time to ask and didn't try to force it.