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Subject: RE: Reverse Shift Linkage

Author: Keith Ruff

Date: Feb 14, 2005, 7:50 AM

Post ID: 1718388209


Thanx Greg, I sent Steve an e-mail to see if he has any more available
for a 4 speed Ambo. Will do some "creative bending" if he does.

Keith Ruff
70 Cafe Racer Ambo
Manahawkin, NJ

Greg Bender wrote:
 
Hi Keith,

John and I both use the SOB (Shift Offset Bracket) made by Stephen
Brenton. Stephen made it for the Eldo 5 speed, but it can also be made
to work on the Ambo 4 speed. The clearances are very tight between the
clutch cable and arm and the shift lever, but it does work if you do a
little creative bending with your linkage.

Keith Ruff wrote:
 
My 70 Ambo has the 1 up 3 down shift pattern - would like to reverse it
if possible. Thus far everything I have seen won't work because my
shifter arm that the clutch cable attaches to gets in the way of any
sort of arm linkage (I looked at the shift linkage on Greg Benders
site).

John Ulrich - I'm looking close at what you did in the pix of the link
you sent, but I don't see the shifter arm/clutch cable. Is your
arm/cable on the same side of this linkage and how did you make this
reverse pattern linkage fit without getting in the way of the clutch
arm? Where did you get this reverse pattern linkage?

Keith Ruff
70 Cafe Racer Ambo
Manahawkin, NJ



Regards,

Greg Bender
1971 Ambassador
2000 Quota
http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender

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