1 lots of play in the transmission ...got me wondering ....has anybody else experienced this Sun Mar 20, 2011 6:47 am
charlie99
VIP
wilkir suggested ...check the splines (makes sence)
hmm ..... so i pulled it all apart a few minutes ago and my splines are great .
but ..i see 2 problems
1>.there is a lot of lateral movement of the pinion wheel ...ie: it moves about 1/8th (2 mm ) in and out along the axis of the driveshaft
2> there is lots of backlash when turning the drive shaft with the gearbox in gear ....certainly worth a hard thinking about
thankfully i dont see leaking seals at the final drive to indicate that the output shaft bearings are had it ....and when attempting to rotate the pinion the lack of free play and nice mesh feel indicates a good fit of the crown to pinion, although there is some final gear noise when riding on the road (clutch pulled in)
yes there is a metalic slime around the speedo sensor ,,,and yes there were slivers of metal in the magnetic oil drain at the first change of oils after taking posession
so im thinking new bearing on the pinion and some shims to take up the movement (as the locking bolt was still tight as ), or is this bearing a conical one and prone to some movement anyhow .?
but the gearbox has got me foxed for the moment ...i havent read up on the backlash specs ...but im interested if any of our friends have experienced this before .?