This is a big bummer, I think.

Broken kick shaft.

Between the 2 splines where the kicker arm goes on, there is a hole through the shaft making it very weak.

Is this factory, or a cob job by a previous hammer-and-tongs man to secure a stripped shifter?

Either way, the end of the shaft snapped off.

Does this mean split the cases to install a new shaft?

Is a new shaft even available?

I wonder how the new girlfriend feels about engines on the kitchen table....

Jared from Southwest Montesa has them.

$50.

Glad you found one! So how DOES your GF feel about engines on the kitchen table ??? That is the real question!

Sam

Glad you found one! So how DOES your GF feel about engines on the kitchen table ??? That is the real question!

Sam

She just said, "Make sure you put down plenty of newspaper."

Atta girl!

OK...all the parts are available, and the 247 will be coming completely apart.

Any words of caution or instruction (not to mention encouragement) will be taken gladly.

OK...all the parts are available, and the 247 will be coming completely apart.

Any words of caution or instruction (not to mention encouragement) will be taken gladly.

Yep. The primary gear on the clutch side will either come off very easily with a 3 jaw puller or can be very stubborn to get off. If it is stubborn you will need to put as much pressure as you can on the puller and heat the gear up with an oxy. Just watch it as it can come out at a hundred miles an hour. Apart from that the rest is fairly straight forward unless the gearbox collapses on you as you split the cases and end up with a pile of gears and rollers at the bottom of the case. Have fun

Pile of gears and rollers....and shims, I imagine.

Can't wait!

I've been told that the transmission USUALLY stays in the right half.

Well...ya can't put a price on a good time!

Cover me...I'm goin' in.