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Ok, so heres the story.
Driving to work this morning. Everything is going great. No funny noises, no acting up on the bikes part. All of the sudden, in 5th gear, the revs go way up and the bike is slowing down. Felt just like i held the clutch open or placed it in neutral. i backed off the throttle, I down shift, same thing throught the range of gears. I coast off to a parking lot ahead and check a few things before i depart and leave the bike for the day.
heres what i found..
-bike wont move under its own power in any gear.
-clutch seems to be working. (when viewed through oil filler.)
-placed bike on center stand, engine running. rear wheel not moving. Put it in first, wheel turns. stopped the wheel. put bike in second, wheel turns. stopped the wheel. Repeated for all 5 gears. same results. Basically, wheel rotates when unwieghted.
-tried riding again, no luck. still wont move with me on it.
-placed back on center stand. turned it off. placed it in 1st gear. tried rotating rear wheel....whoa momma. it turns freely in both directions with a faint, rapid, clicking/popping like noise coming from the "pumpkin". Then while rotating the rear wheel by hand, I pinch the rubber boot to feel for movement in the u joint at the secondary drive. no movement there. I had a firm grasp on the connecting plate portion that the prop shaft bolts to, but not so firm as to limit movement.
That was the best troubleshooting i could do without the time or tools. I had to ruck it home in a hurry carrying all of my gear so i could get to my jeep and get to work. Which is where i am now.
My suspicions are as follows(could be one or more of the following);
-splines stripped
-broken prop shaft
-or trashed bearing allowing the gears to skip in the final drive housing.
Im leaning towards the splines since it could move the wheel freely with no movement in the u-joint, and prop shafts generally are tougher i would think. Am I right in my thinking?
If anyone has anything else to suggest as far as possible damage, please, by all means reply.
Thanks
Vince
Driving to work this morning. Everything is going great. No funny noises, no acting up on the bikes part. All of the sudden, in 5th gear, the revs go way up and the bike is slowing down. Felt just like i held the clutch open or placed it in neutral. i backed off the throttle, I down shift, same thing throught the range of gears. I coast off to a parking lot ahead and check a few things before i depart and leave the bike for the day.
heres what i found..
-bike wont move under its own power in any gear.
-clutch seems to be working. (when viewed through oil filler.)
-placed bike on center stand, engine running. rear wheel not moving. Put it in first, wheel turns. stopped the wheel. put bike in second, wheel turns. stopped the wheel. Repeated for all 5 gears. same results. Basically, wheel rotates when unwieghted.
-tried riding again, no luck. still wont move with me on it.
-placed back on center stand. turned it off. placed it in 1st gear. tried rotating rear wheel....whoa momma. it turns freely in both directions with a faint, rapid, clicking/popping like noise coming from the "pumpkin". Then while rotating the rear wheel by hand, I pinch the rubber boot to feel for movement in the u joint at the secondary drive. no movement there. I had a firm grasp on the connecting plate portion that the prop shaft bolts to, but not so firm as to limit movement.
That was the best troubleshooting i could do without the time or tools. I had to ruck it home in a hurry carrying all of my gear so i could get to my jeep and get to work. Which is where i am now.
My suspicions are as follows(could be one or more of the following);
-splines stripped
-broken prop shaft
-or trashed bearing allowing the gears to skip in the final drive housing.
Im leaning towards the splines since it could move the wheel freely with no movement in the u-joint, and prop shafts generally are tougher i would think. Am I right in my thinking?
If anyone has anything else to suggest as far as possible damage, please, by all means reply.
Thanks
Vince
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