Anyone else have a FWD Getrag? Shifting question... (Page 3/3)
Raydar JUL 16, 09:37 AM

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Originally posted by sanderson231:

My shifter is definitely a steel ball not a cylinder but either should work




Is the steel ball fixed to the shaft? Or is it able to rotate?
Seems like the cylinder would cause a substantial amount of friction. Not only does it rotate within the socket in the bellcrank, it has to slide up and down a bit, too.
Blacktree JUL 16, 10:52 AM

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Originally posted by Raydar:
So... what is everyone using for lube when you reassemble a shifter? The service manual recommends chassis grease, but I'm sure there's something much more slippery, out there.


I used high-tack silicone grease. I chose that because it'll stay where you put it, for a long time. IMO that's more important than being super slippery. But in all fairness, any decent grease should work.
sanderson231 JUL 16, 12:32 PM
Check the Rodney Dickman site. You can see pictures of original shifter with ball under shifter rebuild
Raydar JUL 16, 10:37 PM
All back together. I "clearanced" the socket in the bellcrank, and did the same with the pivot point. I also removed the rubber O-rings from the pivot shaft, since they seemed to be binding things up. (This was also, apparently, a variation on a Rodney fix.)
As I was screwing it all back together, I lubed everything with white lithium grease. It all moves much easier than before. (When I moved the select lever at the trans, before, it would stay where I moved it, and not "re-center" itself. Now, it re-centers.)
To help matters even more, I installed my normal 88 "tall" shift handle, instead of the short 84 handle I had been using. Once everything wears in, and I get a bit more used to it, I might switch back to the 84 handle, or something in between the two.

So... for purposes of this thread, I'm calling it "good". I certainly appreciate everyone's help and input.
sanderson231 JUL 18, 05:37 PM
My experience with white lithium grease in bicycles is it is great when fresh but with time it gums up.

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Raydar JUL 20, 10:25 PM

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Originally posted by sanderson231:

My experience with white lithium grease in bicycles is it is great when fresh but with time it gums up.




Thanks for that. At least now I know where to look, next time. I truly appreciate your (and everyone else's) assistance and advice.

I'm pretty self-sufficient, right up until I'm not.

[This message has been edited by Raydar (edited 07-20-2022).]