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Originally Posted by robotman
Ok the shift fork on the old shifter was a little less than about .25" longer than the new short shift modified fork. The old one also had some very thin shim washers that where broken apart. So the new fork fits in the shift housing and is held in with two roll pins, but there is allot of slop side to side because the new fork is shorter. What do i do? The new fork is the bottom picture.  |
That should be fore-aft play due to the replacement one-piece fork. As Jim points out, the later shift housings use a set screw and jam nut on the front to adjust this clearance. BTW, the orientation of the set screw in the parts illustration is off. It installs from the front in the fore-aft direction.
While the early two-piece fork is serviceable, they're just additional parts to align when reinstalling two roll pins while also inserting the max. number of spacers/shims to reduce the fore-aft play. The one-piece fork from the FSS kit as well as a late model shift housings both allow easier adjustment of this clearance. When installing the new SS fork, try to keep the pivot pin hole centered in the housing (fore-aft direction) by using the right combination of washers and adjustment of the set screw.
Don't forget the lube on all friction areas.
Here's a page from our website that explains the clearance adjustments:
Seine Systems > Blue Printing the 915 Shift Housing
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