Gergely
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| posted on 26/2/10 at 09:48 AM |
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Flatshifter setup help!
Hi, I have a Flatshifter Pro, fitted it yesterday. I have checked the functioning as in the manual - ignition on, see if by moving the gear lever, the
green and red LED's light up and beep when changing gear. At first nothing, so I have adjusted the force adjuster. The lights and beeps were
almost fine, but still too much force required - ie. the LED's were lighting up after the gearchange when pulling/pushing a bit more on the
lever. Some more adjustment done, and this time the beep was not stopping at all...
The first change seemed fine, but the beep stayed on and the LED's then did not come on after this moment...
So adjusted it the other way, the beep went away but the LEDs came on too late again...
I have a feeling that the moving parts inside are sticking, when I adjust it to the low levels of force required, the piston inside can not move back
to its correct position... could this be right?
What do you think? Should I lubricate the thing somehow? Should I touch the other two small screws on the shift rod?
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Gergely
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ginger ninja
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| posted on 26/2/10 at 01:51 PM |
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I have a flatshifter fitted, worked from staight out the box without adjustment.
Have you tried speaking to flatshifter ?.
Firstly what were you adjusting? the sensor that fits into the linkage, or the actuator box.
I've looked at the build photos, are you still using the paddle shift? you mention a gear level in the posting. How is the linkage connected to
the gearstick/ how much travel is there on the gear knob when changing gear? It may be the position where the linkage connects to the gear lever
relative to the pivot point wont generate sufficient force in the sensor.
I wiould not recommend oiling the sensor - if it is faulty send it back to Flatshifter.
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Gergely
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| posted on 26/2/10 at 04:19 PM |
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Hi Ninja!
OK, I was adjusting the center screw on the shift rod that is mounted in the linkage.
I am using a paddle shifter, I just used the word lever for the sake of simplicity...
It is a cable system, and the Flatshifter rod is mounted right before the gearbox very close to the engine. Do you think it is not the best
position?
I will now call Flatshifter...
Gergely
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ginger ninja
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| posted on 26/2/10 at 06:14 PM |
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Sorry Gergely
I'm not quite getting this
From your description and the photos, correct me if I'm wrong but the gear change cable connects to the rose joint on the paddle plate with an
adjustment nut which sits in the bracket on the steering column. The other end of the cable presumably attaches to a bellcrank(or similar) from which
there is a linkage to the gearbox with the Flatshifter sensor in it.
The adjustments you have made already, have you done anything to the flatshifter sensor in the gear linkage (Sensitivity adjustment screws are small
grub screws with a locknut)?
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Frosty
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| posted on 27/2/10 at 11:58 AM |
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I have never experienced the sticking you speak of.
As for the adjustment though, you need to adjust the rod so the beep will sound at the end of the free play in the gear selection as it starts to
firm.
So you would move the gear lever / paddle a little bit which does nothing, and then it becomes harder to move which is the point at which any further
movement will shift the gear.
This is what you want to adjust to. Any softer and the flatshifter will trigger in the free play of the gear system. Any firmer and the flatshifter
will trigger after you have started to change gear.
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Gergely
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| posted on 1/3/10 at 10:09 AM |
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Hi Guys, Thanks for the help. I gave Flatshifter a call, and they are aware of my issue. That is, the lever on the gearbox that we use is quite a bit
longer than the original gear lever of the bike, so a lot smaller force is required to engage gear. Because of the difference in force required, I can
not adjust the shift rod to such small force. Now I either change the leverage, or send the shift rod back to Flatshifter so they fit a lighter spring
and preload for our application. This is what I will be doing, so hopefully that will cure the problem.
Gergely
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