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  • DougD
    #1

    Transmission locked in neutral

    Amigos.... Why would my transmission lock in neutral? Bike has been sitting for over a year as I rebuild this and fix that. One unverified possibly is that someone (a kid who will not be named) may have sat on the bike and shifted it, but the transmission has experienced no trauma and was clutching and shifting perfectly when parked. I have searched the Forum and have seen the related thread, but my questions are: 1) how could this happen, 2) is there an easy fix, or do I have to dive into the clutch? There is *no* play in the shift lever, quoting ? it?s as if the shaft was welded to the case. (1978 GS 550)

    As always, insight appreciated.
    Tags: gs550, locked, transmission
    • Guest
      #2
      ok, first thing, enlarge your font..my old eyes could barely read it and I'm one of the 'young' guys on this site. Have taken the bike off it's stand and rolled it ahead to try and engage it? lots of times it take rolling the bike to engage it into or out of gear.

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        • DougD
          #3
          Thanks - will try forthwith. Sorry about the font size. Cut and pasted.

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            • DougD
              #4
              No joy! As noted the lever feels like it's welded to the case; no movement at all. Rolling the bike doesn't help. So... why would this happen, and what are my next steps?

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                • tom203
                  Forum Guru
                  Past Site Supporter
                  • Aug 2010
                  • 8925
                  • Norway,Maine
                  #5
                  So it's stuck in neutral???? If so, put on centerstand, activate starter (jump starter solenoid if need be) to get engine/trans spinning briefly. does your kickstarter lever feel normal?
                  1981 gs650L

                  "We are all born ignorant, but you have to work hard to stay stupid" Ben Franklin

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                    • DougD
                      #6
                      Bike starts and runs fine - yes, it's stuck in neutral. I'll check on the kickstarter and get back.

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                        • Agemax
                          Forum Guru
                          • Apr 2008
                          • 8371
                          • plymouth uk
                          #7
                          it sounds like you need to pull the clutch cover and check the quadrant section on the end of the shifter shaft, just in behind the clutch, it may be dislodged from its correct position, or the spring has jammed or broken
                          1978 GS1085.

                          Just remember, an opinion without 3.14 is just an onion!

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                            • DougD
                              #8
                              This probem has been resolved. Thanks for all input.

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                                • Guest
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by DougD
                                  This probem has been resolved. Thanks for all input.
                                  Help someone in the future
                                  How was it resolved?

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                                    • UncleMike
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by DougD
                                      This probem has been resolved. Thanks for all input.
                                      Great! What did it end up being?

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                                        • JEEPRUSTY
                                          #11
                                          My god I read through a whole thread for the first time and I get no happy ending.

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                                            • earlfor
                                              Forum LongTimer
                                              Charter Member
                                              GSResource Superstar
                                              Past Site Supporter
                                              • May 2002
                                              • 42413
                                              • off grid cabin 1/24/26 7pm
                                              #12
                                              Probably no more than a corroded and frozen clutch cable.
                                              Komorebi-The light filtering through the trees.

                                              I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion. H.D.T.

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