Fixing worn shifter, no reverse lockout

The shifter assembly in my MS6 had worn to the extent that the reverse lockout no longer worked. After many months I finally implemented a fix. I have no experience or tools in metal work, so I did my best and maybe this might be helpful to someone else.

I ended up taking a piece from some copper pipe tubing I had around and I shaped the piece (using some medium strength wire cutters and a file) to fit in the gap on the shifter assembly. I filed away some of the plastic on the assembly for a better fit.

After a thorough cleaning, I then filled in the worn gap on the assembly with JB Weld Plasticweld and placed the copper piece over that. I wiped up any excess Plasticweld.

This is the result.



I’ll use some grease but the softer copper will likely still scratch and wear against the pin on the shifter. However, it’ll at least buy me some time until I can justify buying a replacement shifter assembly.