Shortening the type 9 lever

How to make a DIY quick shift
Pictures and text by Matthew Valentine

Shows in 2005

By far the most popular way of Shortening the type "9" lever is the cut and shut method. I decided to do it this way as its cheap and easy to do if you have a welder to hand . This is not a "Quick shift" but more a short shift

	Remove console and gearlever,the lever base is secured by three T40 Torx bolts, Lever removed showing forks
	Cut the lever and remove the desired lenght,35mm in my case
	Drill a hole in the lever to insert a strengthening pin (5mm)
	Pin inserted and lever being dropped into place
	The two halfs now held with the strenghening pin
	Taper the ends of the lever to obtain a good weld penetration
	Weld the pieces together and clean up
	Paint and refit !

Method two

If you don`t have access to a welding machine and would need to get an engineering shop do do it, then maybe getting them to reduce the lenth on a lathe would be easier ...
pictures and text by Colin Cash .........................Colin`s Home Page

The first step in the process is to mount the lever in the chuck of the lathe on the original threaded section. This allows the shaft below the original threadded section to be turned down to 10mm for a distance down the shaft that is the same as the amount you want to eventually remove (35mm in this case).

Next, using cutting fluid, cut the thread (M10 x 1.5) in the newly turned section. Leaving the original threadded section at the top of the shaft acts as a guide for the die, so that it runs parallel down the "new" section.

At this point, the lever is still the original length, but the threadded section at the top is now longer by the exact amount that you decided to remove (35mm in this case). All that is left to do now is to cut the desired length off the shaft (35mm in this case). This should leave a threaded section on the shaft that is the same length as the original. The whole process took less than 20 minutes (not including lever removal). Now clean up the lever and repaint as necessary. Refit the lever and enjoy the driving experience with the shorter lever. This should make the amount of movement of the top of the lever required for gear changes slightly less than with the original lever.

	The first step in the process is to mount the lever in the chuck of the lathe on the original threaded section. This allows the shaft below the original threadded section to be turned down to 10mm for a distance down the shaft that is the same as the amount you want to eventually remove (35mm in this case).
	Next, using cutting fluid, cut the thread (M10 x 1.5) in the newly turned section. Leaving the original threadded section at the top of the shaft acts as a guide for the die, so that it runs parallel down the "new" section.
	At this point, the lever is still the original length, but the threadded section at the top is now longer by the exact amount that you decided to remove (35mm in this case). All that is left to do now is to cut the desired length off the shaft (35mm in this case). This should leave a threaded section on the shaft that is the same length as the original. The whole process took less than 20 minutes (not including lever removal). Now clean up the lever and repaint as necessary. Refit the lever and enjoy the driving experience with the shorter lever. This should make the amount of movement of the top of the lever required for gear changes slightly less than with the original lever.