I was driving home from Bike Week yesterday, on a back road doing about 50 miles an hour going up a hill, when I tried to downshift into Fourth only the bike stayed in Fifth gear, but the engine revved like it went into Neutral. I got it to the side of the road. Trying to diagnose when shifting, it will say it's going into First gear or Reverse, but it won't actually move, the engine just revs. There is a clicking sound when you put it into gear, and something is rattling. I had to pick up my bike the next day with my trailer; got it home; and checked the linkage. The bolt is tight, but it wobbles a little bit when changing gears; you can see the linkage move back and forth. The bike says it's in First but just revs like it's in Neutral.
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2014 STL won't go into gear - any ideas?
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Copperman
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With the 998 engine, the oil level is very important. How to check the oil level is as important. A low oil level will cause the problem you're describing.
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Tell us how many miles you have on it and how long have you had your Spyder.
Be sure to read: https://www.spyderlovers.com/threads/dos-do-nots-for-new-spyder-owners.41346/unread
Bfromla
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Unfortunately also the soft metal gear shift arm can strip splines internally & also causing odd shifting -ultimately complete failure. If wobbles a little, is safe to go ahead & remove for inspection. Also helpful to replace bolt with longer one & a nylon lock nut to help crimp shift arm tighter. ** note the orientation on shaft** there is an indicator dimple on end of shaft. (Believe N is at 6:00 maybe 7:00 position) hopefully will crimp tighter as parts sadly unlikely. Is a sacrificial part to protect engine from damage.
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