Sloppy gearshift lever

[Elimax]

Hi all:

I hope everyone is safe and doing okay.

Here's my question:  The gearshift lever on my 1984 GS1150ES is quite sloppy...clearly the metals have worn down over time.  Since the parts I would need to replace are no longer available (the shift lever and the shaft onto which the lever pivots), do any of you have recommendations as to who sells brass sleeves or tubes I could use to get rid of the sloppiness of the lever?

FYI, I've taken the measurements with a micrometer of the thickness of the bronze I would need to make up for the worn-down metal.

Thanks very much.

Elimax

[TonyGee]

ive used shim steel in the past to take up the slack 

[Gixer1460]

Or bore out to take a bush like . . . . https://www.thebearingcompany.co.uk/category/quality-bearing-for-sale/oilite-bearing-bush/metric-plain-bush-bearing/ A google search for 'bronze bushes' should find a few suppliers?

[Joseph]

Also, cut the old bits off the shift rod that are probably buggered too and replace them with heim joints while you're at it

Edited October 3, 2022 by Joseph

[Hilko]

I just cut a small piece out of the lever to make the slot bigger. Works perfectly. 

[Gixer1460]

3 minutes ago, Hilko said:

I just cut a small piece out of the lever to make the slot bigger. Works perfectly. 

That works for splined lever to shaft but I think the question is more about sloppy shaft fit through casings and intermediate pivots and levers that don't clamp!

[Hilko]

Ah, fair enough. I obviously misunderstood the issue. 

[Reinhoud]

I would check your sprocket cover too, because that should somewhat support the shifter shaft too.

If that hole isn't slogged out, your hole in the crankcase should still be ok..