Shifter shaft
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Yes it is easy. The the shift shaft is underneath that cover on the lower left side of the engine. Remove the countershaft cover and sprocket. there are several bolts with 8mm heads a single phillips screw and a nut with a 10mm head and the neutral postion wire. The cover can be a bitch to get off, there are two little tabs on the bottom of the cover I GENTLY tapped on those to loosen the gasket (make sure you have all the bolts, screw, and nut removed). There is a description of the whole process in the service manual (the 07 is the same as the 09). Once the cover is removed remove the center allen bolt for the shift drum cover and you should be able to lift the shift shaft assy out. Be aware of the shim that is at the base of the shift shaft. Read through the manual and then have at it. Good luck.
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That sure is nice. I have owned at least one bike that required the cases to be split to replace that shaft. The XRs require the clutch side side cover to be removed along with the clutch assembly. The KLX looks to be a snap.
The very short shift shaft would also explain what seems like a lot of play in the shaft against it's axis. It's a pet peeve of mine to have a loose shift lever like when the splines wear out.
The very short shift shaft would also explain what seems like a lot of play in the shaft against it's axis. It's a pet peeve of mine to have a loose shift lever like when the splines wear out.
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That sure is nice. I have owned at least one bike that required the cases to be split to replace that shaft. The XRs require the clutch side side cover to be removed along with the clutch assembly. The KLX looks to be a snap.
The very short shift shaft would also explain what seems like a lot of play in the shaft against it's axis. It's a pet peeve of mine to have a loose shift lever like when the splines wear out.
The very short shift shaft would also explain what seems like a lot of play in the shaft against it's axis. It's a pet peeve of mine to have a loose shift lever like when the splines wear out.
Whewww glad it's not too hard/ EXPENSIVE
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Awesome, thank you
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I would but if you lay the bike over on the right side you don't have to. I drained it because 1) It's less messy and 2) I didn't want to leave the bike laying over while I waited for the parts to come in, and 3) it needed changing anyway.
