lost the clutch or tranmission
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lost the clutch or tranmission
03 Lowrider, just replaced the stator. I've been riding her for three straight days with no problems. Was riding home from work, had gone 14 miles with no problems. Hit a stop light, when I started to go and engaged the clutch all of a sudden nothing but a grinding noise. Bike would not move. Pushed her into a parking lot and tried to adjust the clutch and nothing but that grinding noise. Towed her home, let her sit all day and did a by the book clutch adjustment and still nothing but a loud grinding sound in first and second gears. Neutral works fine. I have no clue where to look next. Don't know if its the clutch or transmission. The clutch is new, only has 3,000 miles on it.
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If it were the throw out bearing the clutch wouldn't disengage. Did the clutch lever free play change?
Grinding sound could be primary chain tensioner broke and took out the chain. Could be stripped clutch hub splines, Stripped pulley splines. Stripped belt. Nut came loose on the crank?
Grinding sound could be primary chain tensioner broke and took out the chain. Could be stripped clutch hub splines, Stripped pulley splines. Stripped belt. Nut came loose on the crank?
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Ive drained the primary oil and there was a little bit of metal dust in the fluid. Drained the transmission and everything was good. Pulled the primary cover off checked the torque on the clutch hub nut and compensator nut. Both were good. The splines on the clutch seem good. Everything is turning as its supposed to. Only thing I can think of is pull the clutch cover tomorrow and see whats in there. Any other suggestions would be amazing
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Your clutch hub nut came loose, you washed out the splines on the hub, or your comp nut came loose.
I highly doubt you lost first gear. But it is possible you bent a dog and it's not engaging the gear.
But you didn't mention anything about whether it feels like it's going into gear or not or shifting properly.
Furthermore, you said you pulled the outer primary, but then said that you were going to take the clutch cover off. That should have already been off if you took the outer primary off. That makes me think you never got to the clutch hub nut. It also brings in the possibility that the clutch adjustment could be so horribly off that it killed the threads on the adjuster plate.
Take everything apart and show us a lot of pictures
I highly doubt you lost first gear. But it is possible you bent a dog and it's not engaging the gear.
But you didn't mention anything about whether it feels like it's going into gear or not or shifting properly.
Furthermore, you said you pulled the outer primary, but then said that you were going to take the clutch cover off. That should have already been off if you took the outer primary off. That makes me think you never got to the clutch hub nut. It also brings in the possibility that the clutch adjustment could be so horribly off that it killed the threads on the adjuster plate.
Take everything apart and show us a lot of pictures
Last edited by misfitJason; Mar 19, 2022 at 04:01 PM.
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Without the motor running put it in gear and try to push the bike to see if the free Wheels if it does, 5 speed trans.. thinking 5th gear broke.. time to remove the inner primary for a looksie...
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Rear wheel off ground, transmission in 5th gear, spark plugs removed.
Rotate rear wheel, does the clutch inner hub rotate?
If the inner hub does not rotate while you rotate the rear wheel, you need to look at the transmission sprocket.
Rotate rear wheel, does the clutch inner hub rotate?
If the inner hub does not rotate while you rotate the rear wheel, you need to look at the transmission sprocket.