Ok, so I was driving around in my dirt bike this morning, and I fell on an icy field, and I fell on the side where the gear lever was, and when I picked my bike up, I noticed the gear lever broke off. It seems to me that the level was glued on somehow with really strong glue, because it doesn't look like the metal snapped or anything. So I was thinking, would I be able to fix it by gluing it back with superglue or would it have to be welded back on? How could I get it fixed? Please Help!!
Normally, on most bikes, the gear shift lever is held onto a shaft coming from out of the transmission gear case. The lever itself is held on with a pinch bolt which keeps the lever in place and meshed with the serrations on the end of the shaft. You simply remove the bolt completely, slide the busted shift lever off the shaft and install a new one. The shift lever can also be adjusted (higher or lower) with this setup.
If, on the other hand, some previous owner lost the pinch bolt and glued it in place then you will have to bust off the piece attached to the shaft and clean the glue off the transmission shaft serrations ...then install a new lever and pinch bolt.
I doubt seriously any glue, even JBWeld, will hold for very long on a broken lever. You could get it welded but then it would be just as easy to get a new shift lever.
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Normally, on most bikes, the gear shift lever is held onto a shaft coming from out of the transmission gear case. The lever itself is held on with a pinch bolt which keeps the lever in place and meshed with the serrations on the end of the shaft. You simply remove the bolt completely, slide the busted shift lever off the shaft and install a new one. The shift lever can also be adjusted (higher or lower) with this setup.
If, on the other hand, some previous owner lost the pinch bolt and glued it in place then you will have to bust off the piece attached to the shaft and clean the glue off the transmission shaft serrations …then install a new lever and pinch bolt.
I doubt seriously any glue, even JBWeld, will hold for very long on a broken lever. You could get it welded but then it would be just as easy to get a new shift lever.
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