1996 Speedster - Shift lever material? Ease of disassembly?

[puttinginwork]

Hi all,

Just wondering if the material on the shift lever is aluminum or magnesium?

PO has broken the shift lever clear off. It is attached currently by a screw that has been drilled in the bottom of the lever.

Thinking of taking the lever to a local welder and see if he is able to weld it back together for me.

What is the disassembly process like to remove the shift lever?

 

[MLars]

Edit: I was wrong

 

[racerxxx]

Should be cast aluminum.

 

[puttinginwork]

Got it apart and took it to my dads friend, a local welder.

He told me it was not aluminum, but rather white metal. Basically steel that has been mixed with a lot of zinc. Lighter and cheaper.

Really hard to weld he said, and not very strong. Interesting.

But regardless, got it welded back together for $30. Putting it back together now!