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HELP! Clutch or Spline Issue I think.

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tom203 said:
Mine too with 50k miles, so if hasn't been monkeyed with, it should be fine. Did you take clutch cover off and visually inspect?
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No I have not, I may do it tonight. What should I look for?
 
Now i put my head down by the engine when I put the bike in first and I can hear a knocking or clatter when it's in gear.not sure if that changes anything.

i really need some help
 
Sounds like the exact same problem I had 20 years or so ago. You really should start with the easier checks already suggested. Check the rear splines and clutch first because the part that failed on me required engine removal and splitting of the cases to get at. Suzuki uses a type of dampening duel half moon shock reducing ( someone will know the proper name) shaft in the transmission. It basically takes the "Jacking effect under hard acceleration or hard down shifting" and dampens it by allowing these 2 half moons to rotate slightly in either acceleration or deceleration. The gear on this shaft breaks close to the collar and the large spring holding this shaft and half moon system together has enough pressure at the broken parts to allow the rear wheel to spin until there is real load applied to it. It is really hard to find the break until you unload the spring pressure and separate the parts on the shaft. This may or may not be your problem, so try and start with the easy stuff and work forward from there.
 
habsdoc said:
Sounds like the exact same problem I had 20 years or so ago. You really should start with the easier checks already suggested. Check the rear splines and clutch first because the part that failed on me required engine removal and splitting of the cases to get at. Suzuki uses a type of dampening duel half moon shock reducing ( someone will know the proper name) shaft in the transmission. It basically takes the "Jacking effect under hard acceleration or hard down shifting" and dampens it by allowing these 2 half moons to rotate slightly in either acceleration or deceleration. The gear on this shaft breaks close to the collar and the large spring holding this shaft and half moon system together has enough pressure at the broken parts to allow the rear wheel to spin until there is real load applied to it. It is really hard to find the break until you unload the spring pressure and separate the parts on the shaft. This may or may not be your problem, so try and start with the easy stuff and work forward from there.
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That sounds terrible. I hope that that is not the issue. I bought this bike because 1) I have loved UJM style bikes since I was litter and 2) I am not very technically inclined and this was bought as a project/ hobby to try and learn more. So something that involved is pretty daunting for me. Im still scared to take the clutch case off haha. Im waiting to get some IJS screwdrivers so I dont strip the screws. Should be here tomorrow so I can work on that and see whats up.
 
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