Subject: Re: Downshifting
Author: PEHA-@aol.com
Date: May 5, 2003, 12:35 PM
Post ID: 1712873902
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In a message dated 05/05/2003 5:56:47 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
klru-@fcc.net writes:
| so the shifting arm moved towards the trans case |
There are actually three adjusting places. At the hand lever, at the
transmission lever, and within the transmission lever at the point where it
pushes in against the clutch activating rod. Pull the clutch in all the way.
Look and see. Does your transmission lever contact or interfere with the
transmission body at all? If so, you need to adjust that point within the
lever so that there is never any contact between the transmission lever and
the body. Second, many Guzzi riders simply learn to never shift down into
first gear after stopping. It is best to get to neutral while still in the
last few feet of your roll and then go down to first when the light changes.
Thirdly, alas, many older Guzzis have a heat warp in the intermediate or
floater clutch plate. The hotter it gets the worse it warps. To the point
where you can never get full clutch release without some drag. You can
envision that repair. Better to learn the technique of dropping to neutral
or all the way to first before you stop rolling.
Patrick
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 05/05/2003 5:56:47 AM Pacific Daylight Time, klru-@fcc.net writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> so the shifting arm <BR>
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There are actually three adjusting places. At the hand lever, at the transmission lever, and within the transmission lever at the point where it pushes in against the clutch activating rod. Pull the clutch in all the way. Look and see. Does your transmission lever contact or interfere with the transmission body at all? If so, you need to adjust that point within the lever so that there is never any contact between the transmission lever and the body. Second, many Guzzi riders simply learn to never shift down into first gear after stopping. It is best to get to neutral while still in the last few feet of your roll and then go down to first when the light changes. Thirdly, alas, many older Guzzis have a heat warp in the intermediate or floater clutch plate. The hotter it gets the worse it warps. To the point where you can never get full clutch release without some drag. You can envision that repair. Better to learn the technique of dropping to neutral or all the way to first before you stop rolling.<BR>
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Patrick</FONT></HTML>
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