shift drum pins

i'm wondering if anyone has a clear picture of where the long pin goes on the shift drum assembly. my manual is way to dark to tell where they want me to put it. i believe it is important for the neutral catch.
thanks guys

kz750e

I am going to assume it's the same as a Z1. The first photo below shows the shift mechanism installed and you are looking down the bolt hole fo the neutral detente. The second photo shows the end of the shift mechanism in the neutral position. Note that the long pin goes under the cap in the bulge. When installed correctey it should be horizontal with the long pin on the left.

thanks. the 750 has a different cap for the shift drum pins so there's no obviously notch like that. but im assuming the positing is the same . this help a bit, thanks

Are these the pins you are referring to? Number 6 and 7?

Sorry can't help other than to say play around with the assembly. Typically there is only one way the parts will assemble.

The long pin corresponds with the neutral position on the “end cap”. (Where the neutral switch gets its ground).
There is a unused hole in the shift drum that doesn’t have a pin. I am attaching pictures of the relation of that unused hole and the long neutral pin.

Hope this helps.

yes this is what i needed, thanks. i'm in the middle of installing a 6 speed and my shift drum came disassembled.

Hold up....hold up!!

Your first post said kz750e.
The 6-speed swap will use a 550 shift drum which had a totally different neutral pin index.
On the 550, the empty hole will be right next to the long neutral pin. Totally different from the 750!

hmm thanks, ,, so im using a 88 zx600 trans with zr7 secondary shaft. happen you know the index for a zx600?

hmm thanks, ,, so im using a 88 zx600 trans with zr7 secondary shaft. happen you know the index for a zx600?

I only have one manual for the zx600’s and it doesn’t go into any detail about the neutral plate index. But Kawasaki sells the shift drum as a complete assembled unit with the neutral plate and pins. The part number shows it’s the exact same drum for the kz,zr,zx,gpz550’s as well as the zx600a/b/c’s. So the pics I provided of the zx550 drum will work for your setup. I used a zx550 drum with my stock kz750e shift cover and the neutral switch lined up perfectly with the ground on the neutral switch plate.

ya that looks right, and the neutral switch lines up, thanks for your help and all your work on this 6 speed conversion. i've had the parts in boxes for some time , now i have nothing but time...