New to forum and 6 wheelers

[jpswift1]

I think I have an extra set of good condition #50 chain sprockets floating around.

[lowrider]

Have transmission back in, now input side won't shift into forward. was working fine on bench. Also need shims for jack shaft, any ideas

[ARGOJIM]

Rock it.

[Rabbit929]

These t20's on their best day shift pretty tough. Don't let the gears grind.
Rocking it back and forth, and my trick that works is to pull the sticks back, press the shifter down gently, let them snap forward. It will usually fall into gear.

Your t20 operates like two divorced differentials, meaning the operate independently from each side. The best mod to make it shift easier, is to cut the shifter in half so you can shift each side independently, so they won't fight eachother when trying to shift. It's much easier to line up one gear at a time than two simontaniously, it also gives you the option to run one side in forward and the other in reverse.

[Rabbit929]

welded up split shift - Amphibious ATV Pictures

This photo in the gallery is te best example I could find of the easiest split shifter.

[lowrider]

What did you use for your second shift lever ? Trans won't budge on drivers side.

[Rabbit929]

If you can find a small hollow pipe that will slide around the shaft that ties the two together, cut it, slide it over, (the pipe keeps the levers straight) weld the extra pipe onto it to make a "T" shape, and just get a ball from an old lawn mower or replacement from a hardware store. There's a lot of different ways to do it, when I get mine done il post pics and a parts list.

[Rabbit929]

Alright, I'm putting a topic/guide together now. This is the easiest way I found to do the split shifter.

[lowrider]

Have trans in working on split shift. Was wondering with the shift lever up, should that be forward or reverse? and does it matter.

[Mike]

It really doesn't matter. You could stick with the factory direction where down is forward and up is reverse.

[lowrider]

thanks again for the help.If your installing a different motor, what is the best distance for the motor to transmission. How do you determine what length of belt you would use.

[dirtdobber]

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwjMu8_rlJ3QAhWF6SYKHXl3CTIQFggaMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fforums.bajasae.net%2Fforum%2Fuploads%2F78%2FQDS-09BajaSAECatalog.pdf&usg=AFQjCNHirQBzgrq394BB1RaciZkD0XIedw&sig2=mSyRVMGGuLNkoj9chdd8GQ

Take a look at this link. It gives you center to center distances and corresponding belt numbers.

[Mike]

dirtdobber's link is great. What I normally do is put the motor and trans in the ATV and move it around until I get it where I want it. Then I measure the belt needed and see what is available that is close to that distance.