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[Twolanerider]

Don

Just get John to retune your SERG for torque and there should be no problem turning those gears.
It worked for me and he's closer to you.
Go for it

 

Ok.  Will print a picture of the gear set.  Take it to Sandy.  Tell her I "want it tuned to turn these babies."  When she's done beating me with a stick I'll tell her you made me do it!

[SBB]

Ok.  Will print a picture of the gear set.  Take it to Sandy.  Tell her I "want it tuned to turn these babies."  When she's done beating me with a stick I'll tell her you made me do it!

That's right, wait till she's done beating you then tell her I said to do that.
Now that's a plan!


 

[SBB]

That's right, wait till she's done beating you then tell her I said to do that.
Now that's a plan!


 

As much as I hate quoting myself I have to say.
Tommy was and is right.
You are way above the rest of us!
Good call Tommy!

 

[Twolanerider]

That's right, wait till she's done beating you then tell her I said to do that.
Now that's a plan!


 

Actually it is.  If she feels guilty for beating me up maybe I'll get a free tune !

[SPIDERMAN]

What's the latest on this Don ?

B B

[Twolanerider]

What's the latest on this Don ?

B B

vroom, vroom 

[Boatman]

vroom, vroom 

Great to hear the red bike is back in action Don.   

[Twolanerider]

Great to hear the red bike is back in action Don.   

Oops, sorry.  Guess I hit send before I intended to up there.  Left hand didn't know what right brain was doing.  Should have been "vroom, vroom to nowhere."  There's a problem.

Waiting for the dealer that sold me the gear kit to make up his mind about what answer he's going to give.

[Boatman]

Oops, sorry.  Guess I hit send before I intended to up there.  Left hand didn't know what right brain was doing.  Should have been "vroom, vroom to nowhere."  There's a problem.

Waiting for the dealer that sold me the gear kit to make up his mind about what answer he's going to give.

Oh chit.

[Twolanerider]

My bad.  Was just reminded wasn't quite explanatory enough.  Funny because I was just talking to Scot about this same comedy of errors.  Here goes.

Took it all apart right after the parts got here.  Gutted except for removing the main gear itself.  Was tired and called it a night.

Next evening went out and grabbed my OLD trusty large snap ring tool that's been used inside of other trannies for years.  Apparently too old.  Was an appropriately sized tool.  But one of its nipples snapped off when squeezing the big 3.5" or so snap ring that retains the main gear.

No place in town had large snap ring tools in stock.  Waited three or four days for a tool to show up in the mail.

Evening it arrived went back to the task.  All going well.  Gears in.  Then suddenly realized the trap door on this gear set is Dyna.

Part number on the box is touring.  Cheat sheet has the same part number.  All the rest of the guts are interchangeable.  I'd just not noticed the little ear sticking out on the trap door intruding over where the oil neck bolts on until it was actually in the case and actually sticking over in the way.

Next day called the dealer that sold the gear set.  Was immediately apologetic and asked what I thought a fair solution was.  I asked if they'd supply a touring trap door.  Instead they're cutting a refund for the cost of a trap door which I can use to purchase the part wherever.  So I can't complain about their willingness to make it right.

Changing it will take another tool purchase from George's garage that I'd not expected to need the first time through.  So it's not without some expense.  The dealer was good enough about the problem there was nothing to get upset about.  Until, that is, I realized about 36 hours after finding the problem that only about 24 hours before discovering the old 6 speed gear set, with the trap door, had gone out in the trash.

It was ruined.  Ugly.  Wouldn't need any of it.  Useless in every way and only setting in the way.  The only piece that would have been reusable was the trap door.  Which was exactly the part I'm now waiting on.  Once that dawned on me I got a little cranky for a few hours.

[Twolanerider]

Oh chit.

Chit d'oth happen.  Sanity has been maintained because I've had the Road Glide to ride.  Probably would have been far crankier if not for that. 

Guess I should have noticed the difference earlier.  It is relatively subtle though.  And it's not like I handle this stuff every day to really KNOW it.  It's obvious when it's in place though.   

[naitram]

has the SERG had its traxxion treatment completed?

[TNThumper]

Sounds like Murphy is alive and well out there!!!

VG

[spydglide]

Gotta love a 'spare' motorsickle.  har!  spyder

[Twolanerider]

has the SERG had its traxxion treatment completed?

No Neal, it hasn't.  The legs had left here the day before the transmission shelled.  I asked UPS to try to catch the box and redirect back to me with the intent of just buttoning it back up and not worrying about it right now.  Tranny repairs was enough recreational bike expense at one time.

A little surprisingly (at least to me) UPS did catch the box and had it back to me two or three days later.  Quickly stuck the legs back up inside the Road Glide and have been happily riding it ever since.  Actually have the pieces here to put the alarm system on the SERG.  On a 2000 model that's a bit more of a chore then later models.  So even that's waiting until the red bike gets back together.  Unless need forces it just not screwing with both of them at the same time.