My anvil is broken. :( ('09 te310 wont shift)

This bike has been anvil reliable for me for 5 years. I've beat it, I've crashed it, it's fallen off cliffs and had plenty of trailside naps. I've also babied it, pampered it, changed its fluids and filters, plastics and fuels through the years.

Last week while on vacation in CO after 30 miles of particularly nasty singletrack, it just decided that it wasn't going to shift anymore.

I can shift 1-N-2 and that's it. Nothing more. We were 40 miles out from home base so we towed in using my dads txc250.

Changed the oil in the hotel parking lot out of desperation (we had 3 more days of riding to do) with no change in shifting.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Nate

Also. After having a HELL of a time finding a clutch a few years ago, I'm wondering if this may just be the time to retire the old gal. Seems parts are getting very difficult to find.

Something is worn, bent or broken in your transmission. My first step would be to take the RH side cover off and see if you can find what's jamming. You might need to split the cases if it's internal.

On the bright side, if you do a full rebuild you'll have a fresh engine and won't need to touch it for another 9 years or so!

Have you tried Halls Cycles for parts?

https://halls-cycles.dealerspikepar...b67b96287a8661e880079fd/transmission-shifter#

Check the shift star first.

well well well. Stupid bolt wasnt tight.

Good job you found it. That would have made a real mess if it fell out completely.
Make sure you clean it and put some mid strength loctite on the bolt when you put it back in.