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Posted on behalf of TMac :
After reading of these gear linkage horror stories and Owls posting of Perfectspeeds excellent "how to improve this piece of crap" article ( ), I got to thinking and searching.
Managed to find LH and RH threaded 6mm female rod end bearings on line. Two pair for $20 plus a few bucks postage. They were delivered lightning fast.
Got them from www.xvb.com kit 279
http://www.vxb.com/Merchant2/merchant.m ... gory_Code=
As RH and LH rod bearings were to be used the existing LH/RH adjusting stud and lock nuts between the bearings could be reused. So there was no need to go to all the effort Perfectspeed went too to make a functional and eye pleasing adjustment stud. 6mm x 25mm stainless bolts, nuts and washers could be used as pins that connect the bearings to the linkages. the dome nut on the lower pin of the original pin could also be reused.
No machining and no special tools were required.
If you have a Rocket buddy nearby you could split the cost of the rod bearings, a couple of bucks for the 6mm SS bolts and washers. So that would be $15 to have peace of mind that your gear shift isn't going to quit on you in the middle of nowhere.
Hope this helps.
After reading of these gear linkage horror stories and Owls posting of Perfectspeeds excellent "how to improve this piece of crap" article ( ), I got to thinking and searching.
Managed to find LH and RH threaded 6mm female rod end bearings on line. Two pair for $20 plus a few bucks postage. They were delivered lightning fast.
Got them from www.xvb.com kit 279
http://www.vxb.com/Merchant2/merchant.m ... gory_Code=
As RH and LH rod bearings were to be used the existing LH/RH adjusting stud and lock nuts between the bearings could be reused. So there was no need to go to all the effort Perfectspeed went too to make a functional and eye pleasing adjustment stud. 6mm x 25mm stainless bolts, nuts and washers could be used as pins that connect the bearings to the linkages. the dome nut on the lower pin of the original pin could also be reused.
No machining and no special tools were required.
If you have a Rocket buddy nearby you could split the cost of the rod bearings, a couple of bucks for the 6mm SS bolts and washers. So that would be $15 to have peace of mind that your gear shift isn't going to quit on you in the middle of nowhere.
Hope this helps.