Shift clunk?
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Hey Doug I dropped a Turd this morning that went Ker Plunk is thatGood ?
Hey Doug I dropped a Turd this morning that went Ker Plunk is thatGood ?
I was in a hurry, though
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LMAO
LMAO
I was hoping to do a lot of clunking this weekend, but since I just had to have a "special" friggin new tire (180), I am forced to take shorter rides until it arrives.
I managed to get several hundred clunks in this weekend, and some rattling, and thanfully no grinding, and almost no vibrating at all.
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We just finished moveing next door this weekend not much rideing time... But the new Clunker is good so far.. stop by when ya get a chance ..... Still looking for that 12 volt cup of HD coffee....
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We just finished moveing next door this weekend not much rideing time... But the new Clunker is good so far.. stop by when ya get a chance ..... Still looking for that 12 volt cup of HD coffee....
We just finished moveing next door this weekend not much rideing time... But the new Clunker is good so far.. stop by when ya get a chance ..... Still looking for that 12 volt cup of HD coffee....
I hope your ride is clunkin as good as it is lookin...... You know what we say about those, uh... other bikes. heh heh heh[sm=violent053.gif]
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RE: Shift clunk?
my dyna only clunks when im downshifting really! not much when shifting to higher gears.
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RE: Shift clunk?
ORIGINAL: DougsDyna
Why are you asking me?? Mine didn't and now I am worried............. Should I be??
I was in a hurry, though
DougJ
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Hey Doug I dropped a Turd this morning that went Ker Plunk is that Good ?
Hey Doug I dropped a Turd this morning that went Ker Plunk is that Good ?
I was in a hurry, though
DougJ
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RE: Shift clunk?
ORIGINAL: Topspin
My first Harley is 500 miles old now and I was wonderin...
Is it normal for the gears to "clunk" in the first 3-4 gears? Or I just cant shift?
My old Honda VTX 1300 had the clunk in 1st and 2nd... but that was normal. Same here?
My first Harley is 500 miles old now and I was wonderin...
Is it normal for the gears to "clunk" in the first 3-4 gears? Or I just cant shift?
My old Honda VTX 1300 had the clunk in 1st and 2nd... but that was normal. Same here?
Now you know it’s ok, here’s why it does it.
Your transmission is constant mesh. The name comes from the fact that all of the gears in the transmission are in constant engagement with their partner. Older transmissions used to slide the gear assemblies back and forth.
What moves in a constant mesh transmission is called a dog, #3 in the image below. The dog slides across the shaft between gears. The clunk you hear is when the dog slides into the receiving gear transferring the torque to that gear range.
If you look close you can see them between the gears on the right.
