First your starter jackshaft now this. There are times you just gotta walk away and leave it alone for a little bit. I feel your pain. I hate when chit happens like that. I concur, do not leave the nut in there whether it is on the bottom or not. Like Bob said, pull the gear set out, fetch the bugger and slide it back in.

 

Well I got it out!!..I pulled the shifter drum assemble and the forks and fished around with my magnet .... and bang the nut bit it...right there in a little pool of oil under the mainshaft. Man was I glad.

I could have never left it in there. Dawg your right . When it rains it pours. This is what I get when I rush through chit. I'm usually pretty methodical and organized but for some reason I was in a rush. (You know trying to get those parts on before the wife see's the boxes!!!)

Anyway thanks guys for all your help.

Ride safe.

 

Lucky you...I once dropped a carb nut down the intake on my 1966 Ford Cobra engine......went $hit crazy with a magnet for about an hour till my friend came over. After him talking me down from my panic and at his suggestion I offered my 14 year old paper boy $20 to get that nut out. That kid quietly sat on top of that motor for almost 4 hours and got it. ( minimum wage then was $1.65/hr.)

That was going to be my suggestion. BTW the kid went home and got a spool of fishing line to use with a magnet.

 

Bet you won't do that again!

 

what ever you do dont take this guy's advice. you'd be better off sticking your head in a bucket of water twice and bring it up once. makes you stop and wonder if we took this way of thinking(brain)and put it in a nat's head it would sound like a bb in the bottom of a barrel. good lock take your time, fishing w/a magnet sounds like a good idea before tearing it down. good luck, keep us posted
revhappy

 

glad for ya...

 

Just did the same thing but with a washer and of course the washer was stainless steel...I was putting the shifter drum on and the washer slipped off the bolt and down...tried all of the above with vacum, mirriors and grab tools took the gear set back out removed the washer..... **** I was pissed!!!!

 

Wow...thankfully this thead is not what I though it was. The title scared me a little, but since this is a HD site I figured it probably had a different meaning.

Glad you got you nut out of that tranny! Lord only knows what kind of troubles that could lead to in the future.

 

Did some one say Mainshaft??? Glad you got it out.

 

"before the wife see's the boxes"...THATS some funny Sh*t only because it soooooo true!

Glad you got your nut