Need a welder to fix my shaft ====>

[Dark Shadow]

Hi folks

I had a little mishap on our country run yesterday, I lost my gear selector shaft connection as the factory weld seems to have let go

Wondering if anyone here could drop a small run around the join for me, unsure if it's a special type required such as tig or mig, so I have attached a couple of pics to show what's happened and what's required

I'm in South Lake so if you're nearby all the better

Thanks in advance

[Jamathi]

Check with magnet if it is steel, cast steel or cast alloy

[Dark Shadow]

Check with magnet if it is steel, cast steel or cast alloy

Cheers Jamathi, put a magnet near both pieces and gives a good strong grab on both

p.s. it's off my FZ1

[Jamathi]

Well then any MIG welder set up for steel can help you out.
I am in Beaumaris, can/happy to do it fopr you, sadly for you it is like south Geralton.

[Dark Shadow]

Well then any MIG welder set up for steel can help you out.
I am in Beaumaris, can/happy to do it fopr you, sadly for you it is like south Geralton.

Well thanks for the offer Jamathi, will see if anyone closer posts up in the next day or so, and if not, will prob jump on another bike and head up your way at a suitable time for you

[Renton]

Hey mate. I'm in South Lake. Bring it round. PM sent with ph number.

[Dark Shadow]

Hey mate. I'm in South Lake. Bring it round. PM sent with ph number.

^^ Thanks for this offer, and to Jamathi for offering, should be sorted tomorrow

[SpeedTrip]

I could help at work tomorrow afternoon, got mig and tig.

But Greg, I think your Shaft needs a better work out than that,I can suggest a better way with happy ending

[Falcore]

buy a new one you cheap arse

[Dark Shadow]

I could help at work tomorrow afternoon, got mig and tig.

But Greg, I think your Shaft needs a better work out than that,I can suggest a better way with happy ending

Thanks for the offer Rob, if the GF holds out on me I'll see you about that happy ending mate..!

buy a new one you cheap arse

I actually went straight to 5* on my way home from the ride to buy what I thought was the offending part, luckily for me as I was asking for the ball joint rod that screws down on the shift rod, they didn't have any, nor did 2 other yamaha dealers, it's only this afternoon that I got round to pulling it apart that I found it's actually the shift arm, and that poxy little ball joint rod that's all of 1" long was priced at $87
So I wasn't actually cheap arse, just damn lucky that there was apparently none of the part I was asking for in Australia

I did learn a valuable lesson, pull everything apart and check it out before guessing and rushing down to the bike shop to buy what you think is broken

[henrys]

Yes I agree with that Dark Shadow, and it's often quicker, more satisfying and less wasteful of the world's finite resources to repair something that can still have plenty of life left in it, rather than just throw it away and buy a new one. Same applies to lots of perfectly good things that people throw away as soon as there's a slightly newer and shinier model available

I for one refuse to join "the throwaway society", I doubt if they'd have me as a member anyway.

At the other extreme, you have to remember not to waste time money and effort on fixing something that's not worth fixing, guilty as charged there

[Corona White]

Wreckers???

[Dark Shadow]

A big thanks to Renton, all welded up much better than new now, back on the bike and working fine

[robwas]

Awwww!! seems like there was a happy ending after all even without SpeedTrip's helping hand