Suzuki MT50 Service & Parts Manual page 151

9-17-3. Gear shifting shaft
A. Inspecting
Gear shifting shaft:
1.
Check the rivet calking of the shaft and arm
joint to see if it is not loose.
shaft complete if its rivet calking is loose.
Gear shifting shaft return spring:
2.
A gear shifting shaft return spring which has
lost its tension can't make the gear shiftin g
lever re turn to its normal position when the
lever is released
Check and replace the gear shifting shaft re­
turn spring if it is defective.
Gear shifting pawl re turn spring:
3.
excessively s tretched gear shifting pawl
An
return spring makes g ear shifting d ifficu it.
Check the free length
pawl re turn spring with vernier calipers.
Standard free length
B. Tips on installing
Fit the g ear shifting shaft return sprin g with
the lessbent side down to the shaft.
Rtght
Fig. 9-17-16
Replace the
after shifting the
of the gear shifting
22 mm (0.87 in)
Fittin g direction of g ear shifting shaft re­
turn sprin g .
p awl return
\Spring
Fi g . 9-17-14 Gear shiftin g shaft and
relative parts
gears.
Fig. 9-17-15 Measuring free length of
gear shifting pawl retur n spring
Wron g
Fig. 9-17-17
Shaft return
Spring
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