PMS Shifter fitting issues

[sburrell93]

Has anyone ever had issues fitting these? I can't get the bottom of the shifter tower to line up with the linkage properly. The holes look out of line

Think my only option will be to elongate one of the holes to make it fit, which I don't really fancy doing tbh.

 

[Mash.]

Try a bit of heat and put it in a vice and bend it first

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[sburrell93]

Try a bit of heat and put it in a vice and bend it first

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Tower has been bolted and sealed in place so I'm trying to avoid removing it again if possible. Wondered if I could try and clamp it in a bit until it lined up but I don't think there will be enough of a gap to get the linkage through if I done that

 

[bloke]

is it catching on the main shaft where it comes through the horseshoe at the bottom?

 

[sburrell93]

is it catching on the main shaft where it comes through the horseshoe at the bottom?

I hadn't thought about that but yeah, the circular bit with the bearing in it is

 

[Mattty]

Could you try bending the horseshoe bit in like you said to line up the holes, then file it away slightly inside until the linkage fits ok? Never had a PMS shifter so dont know what the linkage bit is like, just going off the pictures in the thread.

 

[Mattty]

Or, if you get a slightly smaller diameter bar, put it all the way through both sides of the horseshoe and the linkage, then then feed the bolt in as you remove the smaller diameter bar, using the bar to line up the linkage/holes. Don't know if that'd work though.

 

[bloke]

I hadn't thought about that but yeah, the circular bit with the bearing in it is

am sure it's meant to be pretty much flush. don't lever it though as you'll possibly kill the bearings in the shaft.

 

[sburrell93]

am sure it's meant to be pretty much flush. don't lever it though as you'll possibly kill the bearings in the shaft.

Yeah sounds like it, had someone else say the same now too. Looks like it'll be coming back off for some grinder treatment today!

 

[Ads29]

Just had mine arrive this morning, looked to have the same issue with the bottom of the lever. The bolt won't push through but managed to get mine together by turning the bolt by hand, went straight through then

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[bloke]

it is almost an interference fit.