*HOW TO* Rose jointed Linkage

Can recommend McGill good quality gear and great delivery time. Should of posted pics of mine. Used this thread and converted a quick shift and soon be fitting the internal shifter using info. from that thread aswell

yep top service bits were here next day

in case any one is interested in doing it the way i have heres a pic..

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For a neater look i decided to weld studs in the linkage bracket and made stainles spacers to fit between the rose joint so they would sit at the same hieght as the original, then i chamfered the nuts for extra clearance..

ive just been on got the following from loggy boys list

My list consisted of:

2x female m10 rose joints (with 4 x spacers)
2x male M12 rose joints. (with 4 spacers)
1 x length of m10 threaded rod/studding
2 x m10 nuts
2x m12 bolts or studding
4x m12 nyloc nuts
2x m12 nuts.


but ive noticed that some one has welded there ends on and not tap drilled etc? how far do you have to cut off or ohow far do you have to tap? confusing me as it will make it all out of line?

Welding the rosejoints on isn't a good idea IMO as I found it needs some tweaking to line all the rosejoints up properly. I just tapped enough so there's plenty of thread to make it sturdy, you can always cut the RJ down a bit if it's too shallow.

Hope that helps.

Following your ideas...

Here you have mine rose jointed gear linkage from Italy:

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Originally Posted by iainel

Welding the rosejoints on isn't a good idea IMO as I found it needs some tweaking to line all the rosejoints up properly. I just tapped enough so there's plenty of thread to make it sturdy, you can always cut the RJ down a bit if it's too shallow.

Hope that helps.

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welding it was a right pain :) i had 2 linkages so one was a reference for the other, i must have checked and double checked 20 times before committing to the weld.

if i was doing it again i would prob just tap it :d

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any one know the size of standard nova gear linkage connecting rod??

in process of doing mine atm fitted it tonight but having some trouble adjusting it, it doesnt seem to have much clearance by the starter motor(the nut touches ) also shorted it by accident:S

Try and get all the dimensions/lengths the same as the standard one to avoid issues. If you only have minor clearance problems you can grind some of the head of the bolt off or get those thinner allen headed bolts.