Ace 100 B+ won't go into 4th gear

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Antique 1
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Ace 100 B+ won't go into 4th gear

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I recently acquired a 1972 Ace 100 B+ from the daughter of a family friend who passed away. The bike had sat for a dozen years or so, and after doing the usual, tank and petcock cleaning, fuel lines, filter, crankcase oil, etc., it fired on the 2nd kick. After several runs up the street, I could not get 4th gear to engage. Adjustment, lubrication, shifter case maintenance ? I have accumulated 3 Hodaka's over the last dozen years now, but I'm just finding time to play with them due to Covid. Any suggestions appreciated.
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Doug
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Re: Ace 100 B+ won't go into 4th gear

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Someone’s going to say it so, if you don’t have a manual buy one. There is a procedure for gear engagement adjustment in there.

If you’re not going to make the investment, which you should, because you have 3 hodakas. Pm me and I will send you a pic of the page.

First one is free.
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Re: Ace 100 B+ won't go into 4th gear

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Any other shifting symptoms? Goes into fifth?
Ed
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Re: Ace 100 B+ won't go into 4th gear

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A manual is on the way. And like I said, it's the first chance I've had to ever even look at them. They were purchased and stored as possible resto projects if I ever retire. I haven't had more than a week off in 30 years except for surgery. Anyway, I've got the transmission shifting into all gears, but noticing the shifter is very slow to return to a neutral position. I was probably trying to shift when it hadn't returned all the way.
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Re: Ace 100 B+ won't go into 4th gear

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Ah-ha. Slow return of the shift lever to its center position suggests a need for cleaning lubing of the shift mechanism.
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Re: Ace 100 B+ won't go into 4th gear

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I have had old grease completely solidify and I would have thought it couldn't happen. --------------Clarence
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Re: Ace 100 B+ won't go into 4th gear

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I’ve had a couple that I had to heat the grease with propane torch to loosen it up enough to scrape it out
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Re: Ace 100 B+ won't go into 4th gear

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Clarence. I had one with hardened up grease as well! Took almost 2 hours with heat & carb cleaner to get all the hard grease out. But, once cleaned, it shifted like a normal bike again! :ugeek: Victor

1978 175SL
1976 03 Wombat
1975 99 Road Toad (2)
1973 96 Dirt Squirt (2)
1973 “Wombat Combat”
1973 Combat Wombat
1972 94 Wombat (2)
1972 Super Squirt
1971 92B+ Ace
1970 92B Ace 100B (2)
1968 92 Ace 100
1966 Ace 90
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