96 XLH1200 lurching in 1st
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96 XLH1200 lurching in 1st
kinda hard to explain but only does it on occasion . ok heres the explaination
When you pull out its fine but it will slip like you stabbed the clutch and released it quik , but i never touched the clutch . its not grinding or crunching like there is teeth missing or anything and it doesn't do it all the time i would say 1 out of 4 times i ride and only does it a cpl times
i bought the bike a yr ago and its done it since then . no warranty or anything and if its simple i will fix myself
Please help if you can and thank you in advance
When you pull out its fine but it will slip like you stabbed the clutch and released it quik , but i never touched the clutch . its not grinding or crunching like there is teeth missing or anything and it doesn't do it all the time i would say 1 out of 4 times i ride and only does it a cpl times
i bought the bike a yr ago and its done it since then . no warranty or anything and if its simple i will fix myself
Please help if you can and thank you in advance
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Please do a complete clutch adjustment to start and see if that fixes things. Also want to probably do a transmission fluid change (1 quart of oil) to see if there is any metallic shavings or brass bits in the oil. That would indicate a failure of the spring plate within the clutch plate pack.
Make sure you give it a strong solid shift into each gear, you won't break it.
Good luck, I hope the clutch adjustment is all you need.
John
Make sure you give it a strong solid shift into each gear, you won't break it.
Good luck, I hope the clutch adjustment is all you need.
John
Last edited by John Harper; May 12, 2013 at 07:32 PM.
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There is an issue with the solid-mount's transmission 1st gear countershaft (and sometimes 3rd) where the dogs get worn down. This causes the gear to skip, which acts like a sudden jump.
Do you start off and everything seems normal, and then all the sudden it hits you real hard for a split second? It sounds like the case by what you described.
My bike also does it, and I'm positive this is the problem. I'll probably wait until winter to tear it apart though. Not interested in pulling the primary/rotor/clutch again this year.
Do you start off and everything seems normal, and then all the sudden it hits you real hard for a split second? It sounds like the case by what you described.
My bike also does it, and I'm positive this is the problem. I'll probably wait until winter to tear it apart though. Not interested in pulling the primary/rotor/clutch again this year.
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There is an issue with the solid-mount's transmission 1st gear countershaft (and sometimes 3rd) where the dogs get worn down. This causes the gear to skip, which acts like a sudden jump.
Do you start off and everything seems normal, and then all the sudden it hits you real hard for a split second? It sounds like the case by what you described.
My bike also does it, and I'm positive this is the problem. I'll probably wait until winter to tear it apart though. Not interested in pulling the primary/rotor/clutch again this year.
Do you start off and everything seems normal, and then all the sudden it hits you real hard for a split second? It sounds like the case by what you described.
My bike also does it, and I'm positive this is the problem. I'll probably wait until winter to tear it apart though. Not interested in pulling the primary/rotor/clutch again this year.
I was going to mention that possible problem, but have not seen anyone else mention it until now.
John
Last edited by John Harper; May 12, 2013 at 08:14 PM.
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Yeah, if you read through the thread over on xlforum I linked you it will explain exactly what's going on.
Be happy you don't have a rubbermount. The trapdoor in solidmounts is a nice feature.
Edit: http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/s...d.php?t=284920
Be happy you don't have a rubbermount. The trapdoor in solidmounts is a nice feature.
Edit: http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/s...d.php?t=284920
Last edited by Scuba10jdl; May 12, 2013 at 08:46 PM.
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