This all part of the ongoing 1st/2nd gear selection problem. Yesterday I did about 40 miles and twice 2nd would not engage when changing up from 1st to 2nd. And as usual after reselecting 1st and then changing back up, 2nd engaged perfectly. The rest of the time the gearbox behaved perfectly normally. I have no real mechanical aptitude, or mechanical diagnostics ability for that matter either. Muskrat suggested that the problem was probably due to a worn or bent gearshift selector fork, and the Haynes book says pretty much the same. I no nothing about gearboxes, and I have no insight into how they work, but I am pretty well convinced that the gearshift selector fork is the source of the problem. The box has no other faults. It does not jump out of gear for example in any gear. 3rd and 4th are never any problem. So, this is why I am looking for gear shift selector forks, and here is the rub. John I would be interested in the used ones that you have, but I do not want to take everything apart only to find that the replacements are no better. Like I said I really do not know how to assess or compare the serviceability of these parts. It may be strikingly obvious when the old one comes out. For some reason there seems to be plenty of the early gear shift selector forks about. All I know is that there is persistent, but intermittent problem, and it needs fixing. Bent would of course be obvious, but wear? How do you assess that? I don’t have a clue what to look for, that is why I was looking out for new ones, but I would be happy with used if they were serviceable.
John
