KX Riders
General => In General... => Topic started by: butchpatrick on October 28, 2010, 03:38:07 AM
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Well I blew out 2,3,and 4th and am wanting to replace the plates. I have never replaced plates before but winters comeing and want to have something to do in the garage so I was thinking abot learning how. Does anyone have a good website that I can take a look at or have any advise to give me. thank you for all the help!!!
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i would look into fixing the gears first. changing out the clutch pack is probably one of the easiest thing to do on a dirt bike.
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Are u sure tranny is damaged ? I burned a clutch pack before and 1st gear was only gear that worked. When i replaced clutch everything was good.
I would replace clutch first....like Bigbelly said its easy to do, plus if it does work you'll save yourself having to remove the motor split the cases to access the tranny.
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spin the inner clutch basket with the plates out and see if you can shift the trans thru all the gears.
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Well the noise that it makes is like a grinding sound when I let out the clutch. Im not finding anything in the oil!
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you could try what Kaw rider suggested. The only problem is it may shift fine while "bench testing" but as soon as you put a real load on it - nothing or the sound of grinding nuts and bolts. If there is a problem trying to shift while "bench testing" then the problem could be withing the cases. I am currently in the middle of a tranny issue that I put on the back burner untill winter. My tranny shifts fine while spinning the countershaft and or by spinning the clutch as Kaw rider stated, but as soon as you fire it up and try to go for a spin, its like false neutral with a nuts and bolts jumbling around sound....I have identified my tranny problem thru trial and error and lots of discussion on this site. Your situation could be different than mine, but I would inspect clutch and components, and even replace ( its gonna wear and need replacement anyways) then test ride.
That way you could eliminate that possible cause and move on to the more labor intensive tranny inspection and fix.
BTW - your last post described exactly what my bike did the first time the clutched was burnt.
good luck - keep us posted
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you could try what Kaw rider suggested. The only problem is it may shift fine while "bench testing" but as soon as you put a real load on it - nothing or the sound of grinding nuts and bolts. If there is a problem trying to shift while "bench testing" then the problem could be withing the cases. I am currently in the middle of a tranny issue that I put on the back burner untill winter. My tranny shifts fine while spinning the countershaft and or by spinning the clutch as Kaw rider stated, but as soon as you fire it up and try to go for a spin, its like false neutral with a nuts and bolts jumbling around sound....I have identified my tranny problem thru trial and error and lots of discussion on this site. Your situation could be different than mine, but I would inspect clutch and components, and even replace ( its gonna wear and need replacement anyways) then test ride.
That way you could eliminate that possible cause and move on to the more labor intensive tranny inspection and fix.
BTW - your last post described exactly what my bike did the first time the clutched was burnt.
good luck - keep us posted
So what was your root problem?
I recently went thru mine. 5th gear seized on the mainshaft.
Sorry for de-railing the thread...
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hey Martin, sent you a PM
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thanks for all the help, I guess I will start with the clutch and go from there.
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Check out the videos on this site there is a good one about clutch replacement.
Motorcycle Maintenece Videos (http://www.rockymountainatv.com)
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you guys with the seized gears weren't using ATF by chance?
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you guys with the seized gears weren't using ATF by chance?
No sir. BelRay GearSaver. One guy I talked too said it was because I was revving it up while it was on the side stand, leaning to the left. He is a long time tech at a local Kawi dealer, and said he had seen it before. He said if the oil in the box is just a little low, it affects the oiling of that area when on a side stand. He also said he likes to overfill these boxes slightly, to counter this effect. As to the accuracy of his statement, IDK. Just one guys opinion.