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RE: I don't wanna be another DPO

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Subject: RE: I don't wanna be another DPO
From: Gernot Vonhoegen <gernot.vonhoegen@stir.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 16:16:31 +0100


> ----------
> 
> On Tue, 28 Apr 1998, Scott Decker wrote:
> 
> > I can't figure out what I'm missing on the shifter!  It just sort of
> hangs down on the > rod.  All parts seem to be there, but there is no
> pivot
> point that would allow the
> > shifter to row thru the gears.  What am I missing? 
> 
> On Tue, 28 Apr 1998, Andy Mace replied:
> 
> >What you need is Triumph p/n 519770, the gearbox bush lever kit or
> >"anti-rattle" kit. 99.9% of the time, this kit will take care of all
> your
> >shifter problems.
> 
> > Andy
> 
> On Wed, 29 Apr, 1998, John Macartney added:
> 
> If things have got this sloppy, the lever bush kit is an essential.
> During
> re-assembly, some very sticky grease might be helpful as well, to hold
> one
> or two things in place that might otherwise go 'poing' into distant
> locations. It's highly likely too, that once you've got the kit back
> in
> place, you'll notice the lever is stiffer to operate and possibly with
> shorter throws. This is quite normal as the assembly when new, was
> inclined
> to be very notchy. Just mention this in case you think something 'has
> gone
> wrong' in the re-fitting process. Gave my GT6 the same treatment three
> years ago. On test drive it felt notchy - and then I remembered it was
> just
> the same feel as that dark November night in 1969 when I drove it for
> the
> first time.
> 
        And I added on thursday the 30 th:

        Use Ma Kawasaki's motor cycle chain lubricant in the handy spray
can. This works very well.

        Gernot

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