Another Shifter Mod improvement

[pancho]

Hey guys, am I missing something or are all these elaborate mechanisms just to get around a weld??

Affirmative!

seems getting that *support bracket* onto the shifter rod is holding things up, maybe years. Not everybody haz wielding equipment. Then way easier to support the shifter rod out board the pedal. Meanwhile, below, the preferred embodiment of the present invention, well your version ®. Support bracket is in candy apple red. If you do get a wire welder get the 220 volt. Of course, if you have a reachable 220 volt outlet. Not sure if a stick welder is better. I have a Lincoln mig stored under my computer desk. 120 volts. Apt living don't give you much room for sure. Rear tire on the lanai (balcony). Locker room downstairs is filled to the gills. My xmas lights are packed in there some where. A few years ago gave up digging for them and bought new string lights.

Yeah,, one thing about apt. living,,, sure does hone the organizational skills!! Just need to remember that stuff when you get a permanent place  and not fall for the temptation of being a slob with all the space, like livin in the junkyard.

[Avanti]

Hey guys, am I missing something or are all these elaborate mechanisms just to get around a weld?? Mama Honda used a weld on the other end, good enough for them....  I understand that not everyone welds, but it isn't an obscure skill,, there are many people in even the smallest towns that weld..  I think I'm missing something or you guys are just having fun designing stuff.... I understand!

You are absolutely correct. A weld is a perfectly fine way to make this part.
I made mine as a clamp only because it can easily be reversed and no damage will be left on the shift arm. It is also very inexpensive to replace the arm or buy one to modify.
I did Tig weld my first one, but my thinking was if a clamping system was used than others that my not be able to weld would be able to make there own or simply install it themselves with only a few simple tools.
Even the clamping system is not that difficult to make, if made from aluminum.
Your proposal of welding on an exchange bases is also a very good way to help others who are not able.       

[RonW]

people have found ways with nuts & bolts by locating the support bracket outside the foot pedal. A disadvantage with this method is that you have to improvise an *extension piece* to the shifter rod so there's some place to attach the support bracket (red arrow).





Avanti, re: your clamp design ..... both Fisch (Bavaria/Germany) & peppilepew used clamps without set screws so probably set screws aren't necessary as I had thought.