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[Midge]

Did you tension the plunger like Pete suggested? That, and centering the ratchet are the first steps and easy to do. You do have a manual I assume? Snidals is good as are the technical notes on this site. The gearbox seems a daunting beast but in reality is fairly basic once understood.

[Norm]

Hi Shane, problem there is nothing straight forward to replace on them I change parts that look identical to what I have taken out and some work and some don't. Pull the detent plunger out and see what the end of it is like it may be worn and not properly locking it into gear,Try screwing it in and listen for the click as it rotates, screw it in till it stops and then screw it out a couple of clicks. It may also be the adjuster plate needs a tweek, there is a lot of little things that can cause these problems along with slight clutch drag. I spent several days this week working on a gearbox that would drop into gear when pushing the bike and leaning it over to the left, upright it was fine. Must have had it apart a dozen times and replaced many things including pulling the motor out to replace the selector fork and finally got it sorted, but the problem is at the end of the day I didn't find what was causing the problem but it now works fine.

[Leon Novello]

If it`s a left-hand change, check the linkage underneath, my Bullet did this once; the problem was the linkage had dried out due to wet weather and me not lubricating it. Hit it with the oil can and check that it is not seized-up and not moving enough to engage the gears fully. Do the simple things first.

[Norm]

Leon, I can't believe you are still riding with a left shift Albion

[Norm]

Shane, I have just noticed 2007 is this a 5 speed box?

[Leon Novello]

Norm: It wasn`t broken; so I didn`t fix it, simples.

[Shane]

its a 2007 350 Classic, so R/H Shift. I missed the advice that Pete gave (sorry) I plan to have a look at the plunger and the other bits suggested tommo. I am very grateful for the advice offered.

Shane

[Shane]

I have had a close look at the things suggested, PeteF's initial suggestion was the one that made the big difference. I followed the method given in Snidals manual, the plunger needed to be adjusted a long way in, so I took it out to have a better look. It doesn't appear to be too worn but there are a few wear marks on it. A test ride has shown a transformed bike, now i get gear >90% of the time.

I plan to replace the plunger for a new one and have a closer look the ratchet if that doesn't make it 100%. What are the parts of the ratchet that are likely to wear?


thanks for your advice as always.

Shane

[Shane]

I have had a close look at the things suggested, PeteF's initial suggestion was the one that made the big difference. I followed the method given in Snidals manual, the plunger needed to be adjusted a long way in, so I took it out to have a better look. It doesn't appear to be too worn but there are a few wear marks on it. A test ride has shown a transformed bike, now i get gear >90% of the time.

I plan to replace the plunger for a new one and have a closer look the ratchet if that doesn't make it 100%. What are the parts of the ratchet that are likely to wear?


thanks for your advice as always.

Shane