1. Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

cant select any more gears than 1st n 2nd ,3rd.????

Discussion in 'Vintage/Left Kickers' started by megagobby, Apr 19, 2010.

  1. megagobby Husqvarna
    B Class

    rebuilt gearbox and can select the other gears what have i assembled wrongly? please help :doh::doh::doh:
  2. megagobby Husqvarna
    B Class

    wr250 83

    wr250 83
  3. Dirtdame Administrator

    Location:
    Rock Springs Wy
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    11 WR300,13 WR125,18 FE501
    Other Motorcycles:
    17 Beta Xtrainer
    Did you already put the cases back together? I hope not. I always dump the gear cluster, drum and forks into the primary half of the center case and the roll the output shaft while turning the drum and observing the transmission. Did it shift before you took it apart, or is it something that you bought without having it run? Bent shift forks will cause it to not shift. Sometimes, you can get a fork mixed up in it's placement on the shaft or where you placed the pin in the drum. I once had an old engine that I bought a shift fork from a junkyard for. I thought that it was the right part, but it was not. I had to machine the base to get it to slide all the way to engage the gear it was supposed to. You might have a freewheeling gear in facing the wrong way on it's shaft or a slider in wrong. Hope you have some detailed diagrams to look at so you can check to see what the mistake is. If you checked before assembling the two centercases and it all turned in every gear then, but not after, check you gear shift mechanism and make sure that is assembled right.
  4. megagobby Husqvarna
    B Class

    i brought it as a complete basket case which didnt even run. i assembled to expolded diagram . but as u say i may have something round wrong way or something?? im going to disasemble engine and take a look. seems like u know what ur doing. i may be back for ur help. thanks for ur advise
  5. mr stainless Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    united kingdom
    i found when i rebuilt mine from scratch (xc 500) that it seemed a bit stiff and didnt seem to engage very well .so i put a socket on the end of a battery drill and put it on the output shaft (front sprocket) span it up and it went up and down the gearbox fine . not saying that is right but thats what i did and proved to me all was ok inside...still is at the mo ....
  6. 1Tuff500XC Husqvarna
    AA Class

    I was thinking shift drum/shift fork comes to mind first, but others have the experience. I like the idea of testing before final assembly, that's a good pointer I will use myself.