I want to get the rubber toe piece off of the shift arm so I can put a after market one on. How do I do it.

The parts are a forward and a rearward shifter arm and foot rubber that both fit onto a splined shift rod above the foot rest pad.

1

Take the rubber boot off the gear shift inside the vehicle and lift it up, exposing the area where the gear shift and the transmission connect.
2

Look for the shift cable and the shifting arm. A single bolt and nut connect the shift cable and shift arm.

3

Twist the nut connecting the gear shift and the transmission. Use a socket wrench and remove the gear shift. Use an open-end wrench to loosen the nut holding the shift cable and the shift arm together.
4

Slide off the sleeve on the shift cable and loosen the shift cable at the other end with an open-end wrench. Both ends of the shifting cable attach to the shifting arm in different locations.
5

Hitch the new shift cable to the 2 anchor points on the shift arm using the same bolts and nuts. Reconnect the gear shift to the transmission and push the rubber boot back into place around the gear shift inside the car.
6

Test the functionality of the shifting cable by moving the gear shift in and out of gear.

shop around at the junkyard for new pieces, i don't think you can get them at the dealer anymore, you can also check in the help section at the auto parts store.

1. • 1 Take the rubber boot off the gear shift inside the vehicle and lift it up, exposing the area where the gear shift and the transmission connect.
     
   • 2 Look for the shift cable and the shifting arm. A single bolt and nut connect the shift cable and shift arm.
     
   • 3 Twist the nut connecting the gear shift and the transmission. Use a socket wrench and remove the gear shift. Use an open-end wrench to loosen the nut holding the shift cable and the shift arm together.
     
   • 4 Slide off the sleeve on the shift cable and loosen the shift cable at the other end with an open-end wrench. Both ends of the shifting cable attach to the shifting arm in different locations.
     
   • 5 Hitch the new shift cable to the 2 anchor points on the shift arm using the same bolts and nuts. Reconnect the gear shift to the transmission and push the rubber boot back into place around the gear shift inside the car.
     
   • 6 Test the functionality of the shifting cable by moving the gear shift in and out of gear.
     

Check the rubber bushings on the front suspension arms, especially the lower radius leading arms. When you brake the inertia of the car is thrown forward and the lower arms come under enormous strain. If the radius arm to body frame bushing has gone then the leading arm moves rearwards slightly and causes toe out on the front wheel. If one side is weaker than the other then the car steers/pulls in the direction of toe out. If these check out then look at the ball joints on the steering arms and the steering links. Use a pry bar and be quite forceful, its a big truck and there should be no movement.

The linkage is adjustable - just remove the bolt in the shift shaft arm and pull it off the shaft sticking out of the motor and put it wherever you want to set the lever. Never had to take my foot off of my peg to shift tho. it is just a flick of the toe portion of my shoes.

I fear that whatever bent the arm forced the shifter with a lot of pressure and now, in addition to the bent arm, the bike has a bent shift fork. It is the bent fork that causes the shifting problem. The shift fork is a part of the transmission and is costly to fix. Below is a diagram showing how the shift drum rotates to move the forks left and right to change gears. Check with a Kawasaki shop to confirm my diagnosis. Please rate my answer.

There's a plunger switch on the brake pedal arm up above the pedal. It probably isn't working now. There will be a way to move it as an adjustment, which you can try to see if you can realign it. If that doesn't work you can replace it, or just jumper the two wires on the switch itself to effectively permanently close it. Then the interlock will be disabled and you won't have to push the pedal down to take the car out of Park.

I had the same problem, you have to open the turntable, there's a rubber piece that pushes the arm to the arm rest. It becomes sticky with the years, and when this piece of gear goes back to the normal position, it takes the arm to the center with it. just clean the tiny piece of rubber or put a piece of paper on it.