wont shift after replacing inner primary
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From: Spring Hill, Florida
took off the primary cover and everything looks ok. loosend the clutch and readjusted. with the shifter linkage removed from the pedal i jammed it forward and back and wallahhh i found neutral, so i figuired i had the clutch adjusted wrong. i cranked it up ran in first gear went to neutral no problem. i reassembled primary cover. it seems as if the front sprocket compensator is making a hell of a lot of racket. and now it wont shift easily into gears. i think that may be clutch adjustment, but how many times can i adjust it. the compensator didnt make this kind of racket before. it sounds like a box of rocks. i did go from conventional oil to synthetic if that matters. here's a couple of pics, im not sure where to go from here
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The compensator looks loose to me. Those hills and valleys should be more inside each other when the motor is off. Is the nut loose?
Also, does the clutch pull feel right? If you pulled the lever in the middle of the clutch adjustment at any time you could have screwed up the 3 ball ramp under the clutch actuation cover on the right hand side. That's where the other end of that pushrod you're adjusting comes out.
The ramp is a circular unit with a handle/lever that hooks to your cable inside the cover. That lever should be pointing north when the clutch lever is out. When you pull the lever, the ramp rotates clockwise and 3 ***** on little grooves push another plate which in turn opens the clutch plates. If that lever is not facing north to start, nothing on the left side can be adjusted correctly.
Also, does the clutch pull feel right? If you pulled the lever in the middle of the clutch adjustment at any time you could have screwed up the 3 ball ramp under the clutch actuation cover on the right hand side. That's where the other end of that pushrod you're adjusting comes out.
The ramp is a circular unit with a handle/lever that hooks to your cable inside the cover. That lever should be pointing north when the clutch lever is out. When you pull the lever, the ramp rotates clockwise and 3 ***** on little grooves push another plate which in turn opens the clutch plates. If that lever is not facing north to start, nothing on the left side can be adjusted correctly.
Last edited by Stiggy; Mar 24, 2013 at 05:56 AM.
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I don't think the compensator is installed correctly. It doesn't appear to be "on" all the way.
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I'll second that note about the compensator pack. Look at the inside of the primary outer cover and see if the compensator was hitting it. Somehow, it is possible to torque the compensator nut down correctly but not have it seated properly. The noise you are hearing is the tops of the compensator cam slipping over each other.
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i adjusted the clutch like this. i released all the slack in the cable, then i loosened the clutch adjusting nut, ran the bolt in till it was loose, then backed it ut till it made contact then went 3/4 turn more counterclockwise and locked it down.
The adjuster stud is run in until it makes contact, then backed off 3/4 turn.
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ok here we go. i guess i messed up on the compensator. i put the spacer behind the outer cover instead of behind the nut. once i realized that i changed it, readjusted the clutch, and it still would hardly shift. but no i mean no racket. so i said forget it im riding this biotch. by the time i got to the first stop sign it was shifting good. rode a few miles shifted perfect. was it because the clutch had to get wet? it had been sitting for a week. so i dont know. im riding it to work tomorow (28 miles) so we will see. thanks for all the help