Anyone have a shift finger for Jerico?

[Bobby Fazio]

I broke the same 3-4 shift finger again yesterday during second round. After this happened at the end of last year we ordered a couple and replaced them, this one only lasted 30 runs this year. Anyone else having this problem?

[james schaechter]

I have not broken that, but have had a few friends that have. I wonder. Maybe check with Scott at Jerico and see if the heat treat or a engineering change ever took place.
They have a bunch of stress on them, especially those that use the taller shift handle and a lot of clutch.

[buzzinhalfdozen]

Only racers I've ever seen break them were using shifters without stops or the stops not correctly set. Have a freind with 4 speed jerico with hundreds of runs never broke it.

[Run to Rund]

I seem to remember a thread some months ago about a batch that were more prone to breakage. Scott at Jerico is the one to talk with. Also be sure that the shifter stops are carefully adjusted to lessen force on the finger and the fork.

[Ed Carpenter]

Bobby I'll look in my spare parts. I've never broken one. Do you have a v gate shifter?

[Ed Carpenter]

Bobby I have one call me 512-517-8235. Ed

[Rory McNeil]

Originally Posted by Run to Rund

I seem to remember a thread some months ago about a batch that were more prone to breakage. Scott at Jerico is the one to talk with. Also be sure that the shifter stops are carefully adjusted to lessen force on the finger and the fork.

I have 2 Jerico DR4s with Long V Gate shifters, and neither shifter has any stops.I`ve had 1 trans 12 years, the other about 5 years, never broke that piece.

[Bobby Fazio]

I run stops and I checked them today, they never moved and we set them up on the bench to make sure they were perfect. This piece seems to break coming out of third and going into fourth so I don't think the stop has anything to do with it. I would think there is more stress coming out of gear then going into the next gear.

[BILL TAYLOR]

Originally Posted by Bobby Fazio

I run stops and I checked them today, they never moved and we set them up on the bench to make sure they were perfect. This piece seems to break coming out of third and going into fourth so I don't think the stop has anything to do with it. I would think there is more stress coming out of gear then going into the next gear.

Hey Bobby, When you asked me about the shift finger at Maple Grove on Sunday and I said I never had that happen, I must have jinxed myself. In the semi's I had no 4th gear(went red anyway) but it seemed to stay in 3rd. Is that what happens when that thing fails? It tried it on the return road and it went into 4th. Sound familiar? Thanks, Bill.

[Bobby Fazio]

Originally Posted by BILL TAYLOR

Hey Bobby, When you asked me about the shift finger at Maple Grove on Sunday and I said I never had that happen, I must have jinxed myself. In the semi's I had no 4th gear(went red anyway) but it seemed to stay in 3rd. Is that what happens when that thing fails? It tried it on the return road and it went into 4th. Sound familiar? Thanks, Bill.

Hi Bill, sorry to hear. No that is not what happens with mine, it shears the piece that the shift arm is bolted to so the actual shift rod falls down and drags on the ground, the shifter then just floats back and forth in the 3-4 gate and nothing can happen because the rod is no longer attached to the trans anymore. Your issue sounds like the clutch could be getting hot in the late rounds causing it to be tougher to shift out of third. Or the rod was bound under heavy load, that used to happen with my old trans and on the return road would be fine. It would happen in later rounds when the clutch was gripping hard.