Shifter Fix
12-03-2007, 08:17 PM
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Shifter Fix
So I laid her down the other day thanks to cold roasted race take offs and cold pavement at walking speed. It was a pretty sweet spin that I almost maintained control of except it wouldn't stop so I set her down easy but it broke the **** off my shifter. I'm probably just gonna drill it, tap it, and put a bolt in it with the stock rubber piece. Anybody else try this fix?
12-04-2007, 09:13 AM
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12-04-2007, 09:55 AM
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I did this too while I was waiting for the replacement lever. It worked good. The stock item is somewhat expensive for what you get, but the bolt trick looks a little ghetto imho.
12-04-2007, 09:57 AM
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The other thing that I worry about is how strong it is. The origianl breaks off real nice like when it contacts the ground, the bolt won't. How much stuff is it going to ruin? I hope I don't have to find out.
12-04-2007, 10:05 AM
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The look of it doesn't bother me one bit, especially considering the price of a new lever. Nobody knows but me anyway.
12-08-2007, 03:19 PM
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I used an f3 shifter for a while waiting to find a good hawk unit. It is steel, a little longer, and the pivot is much wider than the hawk, so you have to use the f3 bolt.
I have found that there were 2 different hawk shifters, one with a steel adjusting rod, and one with a nice aluminum adjusting rod. I don't know which years are which, but the aluminum rig looks really sharp.
I have an extra complete spare steel rod set.
I have found that there were 2 different hawk shifters, one with a steel adjusting rod, and one with a nice aluminum adjusting rod. I don't know which years are which, but the aluminum rig looks really sharp.
I have an extra complete spare steel rod set.
12-08-2007, 10:27 PM
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12-09-2007, 02:20 AM
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If a steel higher equivalent grade bolt is used (I would use a stainless steel button head cap screw), grind a notch partially through it near where it enters the shifter lever arm on its bottom side so it snaps off there in a crash; similar to what is done with clutch and hand brake levers.
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