Gears not engaging.
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Might be a bad throwout bearing. Even though you see some movement in the clutch pack, odds are it's not releasing completely, in order for the clutch too fully engage.
The ramp is in the tranny side cover with the clutch cable connecting to it. It pivots and extends, pushing on the rods connected to the throw out bearing in the clutch pack to fully disengage clutch. Ramp could be jammed up and stuck. Typically this would give you a floppy clutch lever.
The ramp is in the tranny side cover with the clutch cable connecting to it. It pivots and extends, pushing on the rods connected to the throw out bearing in the clutch pack to fully disengage clutch. Ramp could be jammed up and stuck. Typically this would give you a floppy clutch lever.
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Gears not engaging: Clutch Problem solved
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Indie moved rubber boot that covers clutch adjustment and discovered that the wires surrounding the cable at the adjustment housing were loose which prevented cable from functioning correctly. Indie said that this was first time in 30 years he had ever come across this. Simple fix by replacing cable. $65 for part and $40 for his time.
Indie moved rubber boot that covers clutch adjustment and discovered that the wires surrounding the cable at the adjustment housing were loose which prevented cable from functioning correctly. Indie said that this was first time in 30 years he had ever come across this. Simple fix by replacing cable. $65 for part and $40 for his time.
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Update to original post:
Indie moved rubber boot that covers clutch adjustment and discovered that the wires surrounding the cable at the adjustment housing were loose which prevented cable from functioning correctly. Indie said that this was first time in 30 years he had ever come across this. Simple fix by replacing cable. $65 for part and $40 for his time.
Indie moved rubber boot that covers clutch adjustment and discovered that the wires surrounding the cable at the adjustment housing were loose which prevented cable from functioning correctly. Indie said that this was first time in 30 years he had ever come across this. Simple fix by replacing cable. $65 for part and $40 for his time.
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For whatever reason, I've recently seen numerous cases of this failure in throttle cables and automatic transmission kick down cables.
One thing that can and frequently will cause this failure is pulling on the cable sheath. If you've replaced your handlebars or rerouted the cable, you might be accidentally pulling it with the handlebars turned one way or the other.
Should you run into the problem again, you can quite effectively band-aid it by reinserting the sheath into the ferrule. Pulling the lever will then typically seat it.
One thing that can and frequently will cause this failure is pulling on the cable sheath. If you've replaced your handlebars or rerouted the cable, you might be accidentally pulling it with the handlebars turned one way or the other.
Should you run into the problem again, you can quite effectively band-aid it by reinserting the sheath into the ferrule. Pulling the lever will then typically seat it.
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Proper diagnosis by a competent mechanic...
Is the only way you can EVER tell the cause of ANY mechanical problem.
This thread should be made into a sticky, just to show what I always suggest, "...anything else, is just a guess..."
Not dissing anyone, we pretty much all like to help, and our egos like to believe we can 'guess right' the first time. Seen too many threads with responses stating "I know it is...", when they can't possibly know anything except that something was posted about a supposed problem.
You can guess all day long, and there are as many possibilities as there are minutes in a day. Personal experiences, with similar symptoms, are no guarantee either. Need as much information from the owner about the complaint, but don't always count on what they say as being accurate.
Ya gotta do a proper inspection, using sound mechanical diagnostic knowledge, before arriving anywhere near a plausible solution.
But, as Clint Eastwood put it, "You feelin lucky, punk?", you can actually make a good guess now and then. Although, in this thread, no one did...
Is the only way you can EVER tell the cause of ANY mechanical problem.
This thread should be made into a sticky, just to show what I always suggest, "...anything else, is just a guess..."
Not dissing anyone, we pretty much all like to help, and our egos like to believe we can 'guess right' the first time. Seen too many threads with responses stating "I know it is...", when they can't possibly know anything except that something was posted about a supposed problem.
You can guess all day long, and there are as many possibilities as there are minutes in a day. Personal experiences, with similar symptoms, are no guarantee either. Need as much information from the owner about the complaint, but don't always count on what they say as being accurate.
Ya gotta do a proper inspection, using sound mechanical diagnostic knowledge, before arriving anywhere near a plausible solution.
But, as Clint Eastwood put it, "You feelin lucky, punk?", you can actually make a good guess now and then. Although, in this thread, no one did...
Last edited by Def Mute; Jul 29, 2014 at 06:38 AM.
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