First ride of the year and clutch slipping

[paul]

David, I'm right there with you. I don't know if I have an answer, I was just going back over it trying to find some connection. It seems like the thing would have gone haywire from the beginning, but it would take someone with more experience than I have to know for sure. It doesn't seem to make sense, just sitting would somehow cause a problem. I kinda threw out there what Seemed like possibilities in the hopes that it might jog someone else's memory or knowledge and maybe we could finish the puzzle together, so to speak. Just what you need, right, another agrivation and expense?! I hope It turns out simple.

[roadhawg]

If you installed a Barnett spring last year, I dont think the spring would be the problem,
like others have said change fluid and check master cylinder.

But when you get it figured out please let us know, very interested in knowing what caused this!

[davidhollinger]

Me too Guys!!

[roadhawg]

Originally Posted by davidhollinger

Me too Guys!!

Dammit man! you still havent got it figured out yet??

[davidhollinger]

Not much of an update. My buddy had to call in someone else to try to figure out what happened. Still no news and I can only imagine what it is going to cost. Maybe time for a new ride. Who knows. Anyway it's still very much winter! No rush I guess.

[id-man]

Originally Posted by davidhollinger

the clutch is good but for some reason he can't get it to downshift. He runs thru the gears with the bike on a lift but it will not down shift.

I'm no mechanic but I don't get how he knows the clutch is fine with the bike on a lift...how can he tell what gear he's in unless he's running the bike and letting the clutch out after each shift - counting up and down the shifts. Does your bike have a shift indicator?
If your clutch truly is operating normally then the problem must be deeper in the gears themselves. Jammed or broken gears could account for not downshifting but not the slippage symptoms you describe. Just thinking out loud but I still suspect the clutch. If the mechanic had the clutch apart and reassembled wrong he could create a whole new set of conflicting symptoms. It's either so loose it slips or so bound it won't allow downshifting but I don't believe it can be both at the same time.

[dshelly]

Well I guess we can rule out too many burnouts.... a Nomad wouldn't do a burnout if you hooked the rear end up to your car......


No disrespect to your buddy but it sounds to me like you need a new mechanic.....

[mick56]

[QUOTE=dshelly;614840]Well I guess we can rule out too many burnouts.... a Nomad wouldn't do a burnout if you hooked the rear end up to your car......

I'm not so sure about that what i am sure about is i'm not brave enough to try it ! Anyone out there want to give it a go

[MAS Tequila]

These bike WILL NOT shift gears unless the bike is rolling.

Anyone who tells you otherwise is full of S@#T.

You can go from 1st to neutral and back, but that is it.

Don't believe me, leave it in third then stop at a light.

His telling you that he can tell what gear it is in while on the lift is pure BULLS@#T!

I'll lay you odds that the limiter springs are out of order or have slipped. Or possibly the pushrod and the spinner bearing are misaligned.

id-man is correct.

MT

Originally Posted by id-man

I'm no mechanic but I don't get how he knows the clutch is fine with the bike on a lift...how can he tell what gear he's in unless he's running the bike and letting the clutch out after each shift - counting up and down the shifts. Does your bike have a shift indicator?
If your clutch truly is operating normally then the problem must be deeper in the gears themselves. Jammed or broken gears could account for not downshifting but not the slippage symptoms you describe. Just thinking out loud but I still suspect the clutch. If the mechanic had the clutch apart and reassembled wrong he could create a whole new set of conflicting symptoms. It's either so loose it slips or so bound it won't allow downshifting but I don't believe it can be both at the same time.

[mick56]

Originally Posted by MAS Tequila

These bike WILL NOT shift gears unless the bike is rolling.

Anyone who tells you otherwise is full of S@#T.

You can go from 1st to neutral and back, but that is it.

Don't believe me, leave it in third then stop at a light.

His telling you that he can tell what gear it is in while on the lift is pure BULLS@#T!

I'll lay you odds that the limiter springs are out of order or have slipped. Or possibly the pushrod and the spinner bearing are misaligned.

id-man is correct.

MT

I'll agree on that,i've stalled a couple of time's on account of it.

[OldSchool]

[mick56]

Some said that they could'nt do this either.

[toogun]

Originally Posted by OldSchool

Sitting in a puddle of water, you could probably get a Vespa to do a burnout too!

[OldSchool]

Originally Posted by toogun

Sitting in a puddle of water, you could probably get a Vespa to do a burnout too!

Burnouts are one thing that absolutely make no sense to me. Not only the destruction of the tire (though I know some only do it at the end of life for the tire), to the unnecessary stress placed upon the mechanical parts of the bike.

[redjay]

Not to mention the crap you are breathing in during the burnout.