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Shifting Problems Again...

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Alright, I took my tranny apart and cleaned it, looked for signs of binding, and found nothing, it was clean. I put it back together and I got the engine tuned, it starts up so good now. But I am still having my old problem. When it gets into 2nd gear and I slow to a stop it takes like a minute for it to shift down into 1st... one time it took almost 3 minutes. Please, any ideas. I need help!

Help please...
 
As I stated in my PM, could be the tranny...the spur gear, if steel...but after thinking on it...is your engine still running at some high rpms when you come to a stop (as in idling too high and engaging the clutch bell, driving the spur, and thus keeping the tranny spun up?

Either way, the problem lies in the tranny from what I can determine. You might have your shift point set too low. If it shifts into second pretty quickly on the take off...it will also take a little to shift back into first on the slow down.

And BTW...only post one time. Any duplicate posts will be deleted. I have deleted your second post on this topic from the General NitroTalk section.
 
My engine does idle too high when I first come to a stop.
 
Does it idle high enough to engage the clutch bell? If so, this can also contribute to the problem. As I said in my PM, the tranny's clutches work off of the rpms that are input into it. As the rpms increase or stay up, the clutches engage or stay engaged.
 
I understand that high RPM's can and will engage the clutch, so it's not that because the RPM's aren't high enough to make it take off by itself or even jerk.
 
That is true, but they will also keep the clutch from shifting back to first gear.

Regardless, this is starting to look like a bunch of contributing factors pointing to the internals of the tranny case. Something is clearly not letting go when it should.
 
The shaft that the one way bearing attaches to always seem to get greasy. Could the point where the shaft connects to the engine leak by any chance?
 
The way these engines work, the fuel flows in and around that shaft at some point during the stroke of the engine. If the one way bearing is getting greasy, that is both normal and points to a leaky back plate. Make certain it is sealed, and snug. Other than that, clean the one way bearing and expect to continue doing so from time to time.

This particular problem has little to do with the shifting problem you started this thread about.
 
Well, I still haven't been able to solve the problem and I asked about the shaft anyways.
 
No problem...just making certain you weren't thinking that the messy one-way had anything to do with the problem of the non-shifting tranny.
 
All righty then...

You've been pinging me via PM and posting a ton of questions. All I have tried to do is help. No where did I say you were stupid...not once. NOR did I assume you to be so.

Based on the number of questions and the type of questions, I figured you might be a little new to this hobby. If I am wrong, my apologies.
 
Kodama said:
I'm not stupid...
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:doh: Maybe not but, you are starting to look that way! :no_commen Skymaxx is always a big help so, listen and learn :idea:
 
I was in a bad mood, and I greatly appreciate his help. I was frustrated at the time. I apologize SkyMaxx. But I know the greasy shaft has nothing to do with the shifting problems.

Sorry.
 
Turn the shift adjuster screw clockwise until it won't shift into 2nd anymore. Then back off 1/4 turn at a time until it starts to shift (should be at high RPM). This would be maximum adjustment point. See if it still sticks.

If it still sticks, then I would say take apart clutch; clean it, and maybe put new clutch spring in.

This problem should be easy. You gotta look real close at all the parts. It is only the tiniest nick or hangup that is causing this problem. Use a jeweler's loupe to look closely at tranny parts. You may have a bad tranny bearing. Make sure they are good. Look around at everything. Look carefully. You will find it.

BTW, let us know what it was, as I am confident you will fix it.
 

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