jaysef

Quick update, installed the new gear shift spring and it sounds like it's shifting properly. Waiting on a few other parts to put it back together.

Understood, I just picked it up. Thats one fine looking machine right there!

I am getting by with the PDF for now. I honestly think once i get the spring installed adjust the clutch she will be back in business

Thank you!

Roger that, sounds like a plan. I will try that, just need to wait on parts to get here. I appreciate your help!

Thanks for the feedback. I will confirm that the bolt is there. I am confidant it is. I did take out the gearshift return spring as it was not going back to place. here is the spring:

Aha! That makes sense. I will be honest, I am out of my league here but I am trying my best. I appreciate the feedback. And putting it on stands was to do my back a favor 😛

Thanks for your reply. I did to the best of my ability, it had no impact. I know the decompression cam really doesn't have much impact on the situation but the gearshift return spring may help. I honestly am thinking about putting it back together once the gaskets and parts come in adjusting the clutch and seeing what happens. I can't find any resources at all to help me troubleshoot it beyond the manual and a couple videos about clutch adjustment and I don't want to brick it. I am having a really hard time finding anyone locally who can look at it.

I picked up a 1987 Honda Fourtrax 350 and I am running into some shifting issues. I knew it was a problem when I purchased it, I was hoping it would be an easy-ish fix but it's proving to be harder than I anticipated. I am not super mechanically inclined, I can do the basics, I work in the IT world and it helps to keep a project like this in the real world. Here is a video of the behavior: https://youtu.be/xF6WF_SaDVc Machine details: Year: 1987 Model: TRX350 Engine Serial: TE07E-8100346 Frame Serial: JHSTE0706HK100272 Location: Livonia, Michigan Engine status: The engine runs perfectly, obviously could use a carb cleaning since it's been sitting for a while. But it starts up using the electric start and runs fine. Problem: When I got it, it would be in neutral, I can shift into low gear and it would move. It would however not allow me to shift beyond the low gear. I was able to get it into reverse but only twice, after that, it just would not go into reverse. After fiddling with the shifter I was able to get it to go to second gear but then it would not return to neutral. I rocked the machine and was able to get it to neutral, tried to shift again this time it's stuck in gear. What I have done: I took apart the right and left covers. I don't see any RTV silicone just a black OEM gasket so it appears that either I was the first to take it apart or that whoever serviced it in the past did it right. What I discovered: The decompression follower was broken and sitting in the bottom of the case. The gearshift return spring was bent which explains the excessive play and clicking in the shifter. Current state: At this point, I am lost as the machine still appears to be in gear. When I spin the wheels, the clutches are spinning and the machine appears to be in gear. While fiddling with the shift lever I was able to get it into neutral, and when i spun the tires, the clutches would not spin. Then shifting, into low, it spins the clutches and will not go back into neutral. I believe that there may be an issue with the gearshift drum or one of the components under the gearshift arm like the pawls. I am not sure. Any help would be appreciated. I also would appreciate if there were a way to find a tech in the area who can work on this. the dealers wont work on anything that old they say.