What is the tolerance of the shift rod height?

[projo198]

The magic number is 7 13/64". I switched to mm to measure, and I am .5mm short (0.019685 in).

Is there a tolerance for the shift rod, or do I need to brake my lower gear case open to adjust for this .5mm. It seems pretty minimal.

 

[Idlespeedonly]

Re: What is the tolerance of the shift rod height?

Just get it as close as you can. Taking the lower apart wont help anything.

 

[projo198]

Re: What is the tolerance of the shift rod height?

Yes but it is the only way to adjust the shift rod.

 

[Idlespeedonly]

Re: What is the tolerance of the shift rod height?

Yes it is.

 

[projo198]

Re: What is the tolerance of the shift rod height?

So what I am asking is if .5mm is enough to worry about... inducing me to remove the lower gearcase in order to ADJUST the shift rod.

I wonder how much each turn of the shift rod head will extend it, may just be a waste of my time.

 

[Idlespeedonly]

Re: What is the tolerance of the shift rod height?

Ya know, I totally missed what you are asking. The shaft has a 5/16-24 thread. so every turn is .042". So if you are measuring correctly, you wont get it any closer.

 

[projo198]

Re: What is the tolerance of the shift rod height?

Ya know, I totally missed what you are asking. The shaft has a 5/16-24 thread. so every turn is .042". So if you are measuring correctly, you wont get it any closer.

That's EXACTLY what I was trying to figure out. Thanks for saving me a few hours!

 

[Boats-A-lots]

Re: What is the tolerance of the shift rod height?

Where did you measure from? I measured from the bast of where the shifter cover goes. NOT the base of the bottom. Mine is dead on 7 13/64 from the cover lip. Am I wrong?

 

[Boats-A-lots]

Re: What is the tolerance of the shift rod height?

When I took mine off I counted how many full turns to all the way tight on the rod. When I put it back together I screwed it all the way in, then counted back how many turns. But wondering now, (though I don't know how it could have) been off. If I measure from the bottom of the housing (like below the lip that holds the cover plate, I'm almost 8 inches.