Xj600 84 gearbox installation wrong

Got my engine back together recently and realised that I couldn't engage neutral and place the bike in gear. Followed the Haynes manual but am getting stuck somewhere how do I get the shift forks to engage into the drum properly do they have to be placed in a certain sequence in the groves etc. Have them numbered correctly I think with them facing the right side of the case, supplied some pictures above.

 

The pins on the selector forks need to engage with the tracks in the drum. Looks to me like forks 1 and 3 are the wrong way round.

 

Not sure if this pic helps but...
A view from the sump...

 

Should fork number 1 be where fork number three is and vise versa? I would remove the shaft they slide on and change their positions so that taking the picture from the same angle the forks read 3, 2, 1 instead of 1, 2, 3 to see if that fixes the problem.

 

No the Haynes manual states the selector forks have to be installed 1, 2 3 from the gearchange side of the engine so forget about reversing the forks.

 

I do know from splitting and re-assembling you need to take care in aligning the forks into the gears.
Not hard to let the forks flop all over the place.
I did have to re-align everything the first time I did it as after moving the shift drum I could see that the forks weren't where they were supposed to be.

 

Yes it is so long since I did this last time was on my Honda CB 750 years ago.

 

I think am getting stuck on the travel section of the drum. It could possibly be its at the end of its travel not the beginning possibly. But how do you know if ur at the beginning or end of travel, had it confirmed that I have the dogs and forks right way around.

 

Do you have a locating pin for the selector drum and it is installed properly?

 

Hi mate yeah I have the selector pin correct and have the change lever spring positioned on either side of the guide bar as it states in the manual. Unless I have the change lever installed incorrectly or the wheel at the back of the drum is installed incorrectly but looks OK to me.

 

Yes it looks ok to me too.