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Integra99:

Before the strip down the bike ran great.. and gears were spot on (one of the better aspects) however since stripping the bike I've come to install the chain and gear selector and for some reason I've lost the spring back between gear selctions.

It will go into 1st and Neutral, but on selecting 1st, if I pull up the lever sticks in position rather than spring back to its original position. Its ok selecting down to 1st but it sticks going up. Strangely my Kickstart that worked lovely also now does not retract.

I know the gear selector spring is prone for going but odd that it was working.. could it be lack of oil as the engine has been fully drained and moved all over the place so perhaps the seal has dried up.. and it hasnt been run in gear at all?

Any ideas..before I start pulling apart?

andut:
You'll have to pull the clutch cover to see what's going on with the kick start return and gear selection control  - look's a bit messy with the various levers and cams. but it's relatively simple and just take note of where each of the bolts come from and where the various springs locate.  You;ll have to do that anyway if you're going to split the crank cases to fix the cam chain tensioner problem that you have !

Integra99:

Thanks Andut.. the Cam chain is ok.. we replaced the chain as the old one was really stretched and all seems good runs silky smooth.

Does the entire gear selector remove from the clutch side, I assume this is the case. I'll pop the cover off over the weekend and take a look, its odd considering it all worked fine previously.

Orcade-Ian:
Yes, all of the operating mech is fitted inside the right hand cover, even the long shaft that the gear lever remote attaches to comes out that way.  There a some quite strong springs which hook around various levers and solid abutments inside the case plus a fairly light hairpin spring.  I don’t think you can rearrange everything if somethings wrong without removing the clutch assembly though as it’s all behind it.

It looks complicated but breaks down into logical units if you study it.

Ian

K2-K6:
It may be worth you going through the photos on Julie's 400 rebuild thread to see if you can recognise any parts or assembly routine that differ to your own buildup.

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