who here is close to seaside ca? I need help with my bike and everyone here seems to be fairly good mechs. Im not and not too many dealers want to even touch my berg I need help PLEASE.
well thank god someone answered me thanks ossaman. so it seems that the kickstarter will kick through only a couple of times then it locks. if I put it in gear with the side cover off i can see the clutch turn one time before it stops. however i can turn the tire backwards all i want and the compression is good. like i said took the side cover off and there was little to no shavings in there. im not all that great with mech. and i dont have the access to a shop.
here are the only berg dealers (or at least used to be) or mechanics I know of in norther CA, MotoXotica, Subterranean( in SF) D&H (modesto) or Dale Lineweaver. There apparently is a mechanic in Fresno that works on Husabergs as well, (who i will be taking my bike to next week) but it is just a " on the side" thing for him.
I am from Fresno, but You REALLY don't want my help....
I am from Fresno, but You REALLY don't want my help....
why woudlnt I want your help? ill have to map quest it and see who is closer. and then see who will return my email questions
You don't want my help because i always have more questions than answers... I am not a mechanic, i play one in front of my kids, but then they think that changing oil is the same as an engine rebuild....
Rog thats funny!!!! Im in the same boat my friend, Im sure I could figure it out but then if I didnt I would have to take all the parts with me and not forget any. Plus I dont get much time even now as I write this Im studying and making breakfdast for the kids
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did you ever try rotating the engine forward with the k/s gear removed from the shaft? if i recall, with the gear in place, it bound up at 1 rotation of the clutch. with the gear removed, the binding will not be in the k/s. like taffy said, yu gotta be a detective.
ned37 is that really somthing the average joe should do? when i took the side cover off it appeard that the k/s gear is behind the clutch set up. I would imagine i have to take the clutch assembly off to take the k/s gear off.
Mberg, You need'nt be scared of the bike, for the most part they are simple machines. now, ignoring the issues i have been having with getting the kick start back together properly, I have replaced many a parts and successfully tuned on the bergs 98, 02 and 04. playing detective until you get down to splitting the cases is something that even a novice can do and should attempt without worry.
Now actually having the time to do it is another story and something i don't have either.
Now actually having the time to do it is another story and something i don't have either.
thanks guys for the vote of confidence. so i went ahead and took the clutch assembly out pulled the kickstart gear assembly off. put the clutch stuff back in there and lo and behold the dame thing doesnt lock up....yet, what happens if i dont put the kickstart stuff back in and try to run it? also any suggestions on how to get those dam springs back in for the clutch assembly, damm i need a cold one this is starting to frighten me
dammit i spoke to soon. i put the springs back in and tightned it down than i tried what i always did put it in gear move it backwards good to go move forward and it will lock WTF manwhat do yall think now that ive done the whold kicker thing?
so i checked on the engagement sledge screws they were good. checked the kick start shaft assembly its good. torn apart a few times now. tonight while fiddling with it once again i found a few, though small, chunks of shiny looks like aluminum pieces right under the little chain comming out of the top right in front of the shifter lever. i think this means its done and seeings how its a 98 Im not sure if even its worth trying to save. PLEASE give your thoughts guys
hold on... those little shavings, you need to check to see if they are ferrous or not, pick them up with a magnet, if they do, then you may have a bearing going south, but you probably caught it in time before it has done any damage and may be relativly inexpensive to fix as opposed to AFTER it has gone south. OR it is aluminum and the cam chain is shaving the rocker cover, and that is an easy fix as well.
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i once lost a cam bearing on my 98 400. the retainer plate got chewed up and sent pieces of metal everywhere. after i replaced and flushed, i had a slow knock coming from the bottom end. turned out, a piece of the retainer was wedged in the gears of the clutch. pried it out, no problem.
you are more than halfway to figuring out the problem. also be aware that without a clutch cover to provide support to the outside of a lot of those moving parts will sometimes cause binding as they turn. is your problem a binding or a sudden stop?
you are more than halfway to figuring out the problem. also be aware that without a clutch cover to provide support to the outside of a lot of those moving parts will sometimes cause binding as they turn. is your problem a binding or a sudden stop?
risky, thanks I will try the maganet thing tonight.
Ned, Im not sure of the difference there but it does deffinetly come to a halt. I dont really bang on it or force the issue but like i said in gear pull tire backwards and its fine, push it forward and it will stop hard. same thing happens with the kicker it will push through once maybe twice and it locks. and how did you flush it out?
thank you guys for the help Ive done everything you guys have suggested so far so Im getting confident opening stuff up now. anyone else have somthing to suggest
Ned, Im not sure of the difference there but it does deffinetly come to a halt. I dont really bang on it or force the issue but like i said in gear pull tire backwards and its fine, push it forward and it will stop hard. same thing happens with the kicker it will push through once maybe twice and it locks. and how did you flush it out?
thank you guys for the help Ive done everything you guys have suggested so far so Im getting confident opening stuff up now. anyone else have somthing to suggest
hey good news guys the shavings and two small pieces i found are not magnetic. thats good right? Im assuming that somthing when going backwards is flicking past what ever it is and when going forward its catching. now i just have to find it. I know Taffy has some input on this, dont worry man i can take it.
so now you need to check the probable places that the Al would be coming from, most of the time the culprit is the cam chain shaving the rocker cover. do a search of the site, there has been a lot of discussion about this.
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now back to the reason you opened it up in the first place, have you found anything yet?
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now back to the reason you opened it up in the first place, have you found anything yet?
yea im going to attempt looking under the covers this weekend too much school work family and retirement stuff happening this week. now although i didnt find much to explain whats happening i do know now that I can open up the clutch cover, pull out the assemply, and replace it so that good.
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i think you're down to something cam related. the next step would be to put it in tdc position at the flywheel (lh mark) remove the camchain tensioner by removing the center bolt, spring, then the 2 retaining bolts, drain the liquid, pull off the cam cover, then roll it thru forward to see if you can see whats binding.
why did you pull the clutch to remove the starter gear? or did you remove the intermediate gear?
why did you pull the clutch to remove the starter gear? or did you remove the intermediate gear?
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