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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Today I started a pretty straight forwards job on the Superdream - taking off the two footrests in readiness for eventual engine removal.

Right side footrest bolts sprayed with suitable penetrating oil, fitted socket, slight tap with fancy hammer, bolt removed in under a minute.

Left side is slightly different as the fixing bolt has the gear lever shaft integrated into the bolt end. Sprayed with penetrating oil, found my circlip pliers and removed the circlip & washer. Undid bolt on the gearbox shaft end of the linkage.

Unable to pull the gear lever itself from the shaft even though the circlip was out, sprayed some more oil onto shaft end.
I noticed that as you rotated the lever it became tight except in the horizontal position. lots of head scratching, checked the manual - no hidden retaining screw.

Tried a sort of wedge with a large screwdrive behind  the lever - it would not pull out any further becoming jammed solid.
Must be a bent shaft I thought then I noticed what looked like a woodruff key between the shaft & gear lever. It took some force with a lump hammer to knock the gear lever back where it was. Tried to pick out the metal I could see without success.

Open ended spanner was then used to undo the whole arrangement one flat at a time having to move the gear lever each time as it started to jam. Whole thing removed with the gearshift attached. In my vice I was able to put a drift into the centre and knock out the shaft from the lever.

Not a bent shaft just some wear that some PO fixed by hammering in what looks like a bent bit of spring metal to take up the slack. Said bit of metal had wedged into the centre recess to make removal a 20 minute job instead of two minutes.

Said bit of bodgery is in the photo.

gearshift bodge by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr
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Bryanj:
That is bodgery to extremes Ted

AshimotoK0:

--- Quote from: Bryanj on October 25, 2024, 01:38:47 PM ---That is bodgery to extremes Ted

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Yes agree ... makes me a bit concerned about what else you may encounter Ted. Sure you will resolve it all though.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
It looks as if after the long term owner Andrew Redman sold it on sometime after Feb 2022, the last invoice for parts from Germany is in his name - £143.77 Euros for used carbs.

It's moved from Wellingborough to the Leicester area, it's a shame that DVLA don't generally provide ownership history any more, I tried & failed with my 400.

I've  no idea how many owners it's had in the last two years Ash,might point to the bits of bodgery up until the chap I bought it from who only owned it for about a month.

Looking at the dirt, cobwebs & lack of mileage increase in those two years its not done much except been kept in the dry. The engine oil was reasonably clean.

Interestingly in the box of bits are the lower half of a pair of carbs and a gear lever.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):

--- Quote from: Bryanj on October 25, 2024, 01:38:47 PM ---That is bodgery to extremes Ted

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PTFE tape would have been an improvement. ;D ;D ;D

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