Re: [lro] Anybody have this problem with the main gear shift lever?

From: Jim Hall (jimfoo@purplemountain.net)
Date: Sun Dec 15 2002 - 23:24:34 EST


The IIA has threads. Mine stripped out, although mine had a bolt in it
I think. I just tapped it out to a larger size and ground the end of the
bolt to the correct size for the slot. If the screw is loose and just
sitting there, maybe you could glue a small magnet to a small stick.

NADdMD@aol.com wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Was out today tootling around the fields, cleaning up ice damage. Now, the
> main gear shift lever pivots around abnormally, but will still shift gears if
> you know where they are.
>
> It looks like the grub screw that holds the ball in place has fallen into the
> slot in the ball! What's worse, it appears that there are no threads left in
> the hole where the screw belongs.
>
> Questions:
> 1. Did the SII gearshift lever have threads for the grub screw or were they
> just press fit?
>
> 2. Any good solutions to this mess besides removing the gearshift lever,
> disassembling it just to get the screw out and then figuring out a way to
> hold the slot in place?
>
> Jeez, This looks like a SPOT, but if it was, I've been functioning well with
> it for 6 years!
>
> Nate
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