Author Topic: Rose(or Helm) joints on gear lever  (Read 767 times)

Offline Saltydog42

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Rose(or Helm) joints on gear lever
« on: February 09, 2021, 01:53:54 PM »
The flexible joints( i believe they are called Rose joints in UK) on my 400 four  have some play in them. I can only find complete replacement of the whole gearchange lever assembly online but this is a bit extreme when only one joint needs replacing.
Has anyone done this, if so any tips and where did you get joint?

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Re: Rose(or Helm) joints on gear lever
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2021, 02:01:03 PM »
Hi Saltydog.
The gear change lever on my 400/4 also has play on the joints (there needs to be some play or the joints wouldn't articulate) It has never caused me any concerns or issues with gear change though so I've just left it alone.
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Re: Rose(or Helm) joints on gear lever
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2021, 02:17:45 PM »
I have a little Yamaha twin that had lots of wear in the gear change linkage.

I got a rose joint from Ebay to upgrade

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Re: Rose(or Helm) joints on gear lever
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2021, 07:17:55 PM »
They are called Heim joints.
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Re: Rose(or Helm) joints on gear lever
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Re: Rose(or Helm) joints on gear lever
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2021, 10:02:57 AM »
Barleycorn Engineering make them and he's a very decent chap, always at Kempton Park Autojumble and very helpful, does all his own machining.

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