I would stay away from an open flame too easy to overheat the parts. the shiftshaft is allready on the edge
of working life. Overheat it and you soon will be replacing it!!
Better to borrow your wife's hairdryer or better yet a electric heatgun. Still have to watch for overheating and fires
but much much safer.
Bill
Portland OR
From: "hcheatham@austin.rr.com" <hcheatham@austin.rr.com>
To: Honda-C70@yahoogroups.com
Cc: Jean Luc Picard <atari2600a@yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Honda-C70] Re: Gearshift lever removal
Try applying heat to it with a propane torch. You must be careful when doing this to not melt or deform the shaft seal. You can always replace the seal if need be. Sometimes if you get it super hot you can spray with Wd40 or the like to cool it down,then reheat. Keep a fire extinguisherand bucket of water nearby in case you start a fire...you must be very careful when doing this and avoid the carb,fuel,etc!--- Jean Luc Picard <atari2600a@yahoo.com> wrote:
> It's really on there. Either way it looks like I'll have to take a crow bar to the lever while it's on there to bend it back into place, then a sledge hammer (or large mallet) & punch to get the gearshift shaft straight again (otherwise I risk leaking oil at high pressure)
>
> --- In Honda-C70@yahoogroups.com, william belleau <wjbelleau@...> wrote:
> >
> > OK have to ask, you did take the pinch bolt out?
> > Next you sure it is supost to come off? Someone might have had troubles with it and put it on to stay
> > ether welded or jambed it on.
> > Â
> > That said, remove pinch bolt, if that does not work take a large stubby screw driver and press it into the
> > slot to relieve tension. If that does not work a small gear puller is called for. Do not hammer on the
> > shifter in any way, you can damage the shift shaft and linkage.
> > Â
> > If the lever was loose it might have tried to skip a spline and that might be why it is hard to remove.
> > Bill
> > Portland OR
> >
> > From: Jean Luc Picard <atari2600a@...>
> > To: Honda-C70@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 10:47 PM
> > Subject: [Honda-C70] Gearshift lever removal
> >
> >
> > Â
> > The hell maybe I'm going crazy but I could have swarn I posted this already but meh.
> >
> > I can't get my gearshift lever off. I've tried WD-40 & even hammering a flathead in the bottom gap but it just won't come out. any ideas?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
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>
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1970-73 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/6ebwtw (scroll to sec.7.1 page 101.jpg)
1980-83 C70 Honda Service Manual: http://tinyurl.com/hu42c
1980-81 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/hu42c (scroll to sec.18-1 page 170.jpg)
1982-83 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
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1980-81 C70 Maintenance Schedule: http://tinyurl.com/z4zn6
1982-83 C70 Maintenance Schedule: http://tinyurl.com/hw35c
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