POG

papat · 07-08-2010, 01:33 PM

A friend of mine is wanting to buy a 1999 Nomad how or can we tell if the POG has been replaced with out major disassembly. I am sure the information is here somewhere but not finding it.

Thanks

**ringadingh** · 07-08-2010, 01:45 PM

I don't think you can. You may be able to run the vin # through Kawasaki and find out, or go to Gadgets fixit sight and look it up, follow the disassembly until you get to the point where you will be able to see the teeth on the gear, then youll know.

waterman · 07-08-2010, 01:52 PM

All you have to do is take the side cover off and replace the gasket.

AlabamaNomadRider · 07-08-2010, 10:41 PM

How many miles does it have on it? If it has 20,000 miles or so it has probably been replaced.

papat · 07-08-2010, 11:31 PM

Well we called our Kawa dealer they searched the VIN does not show it was replaced buy Kawa. Mileage is approx 25000 i think. We will do more checking. I have given him the KawaNOW web address and Gadgets link and would expect him to show up before long.

**ringadingh** · 07-09-2010, 06:01 AM

Depending on the original owner there is a chance it has a Judges oil gear installed, therefore it wouldn't show up in the Kawasaki recall records.
Since Kawasaki stopped covering the gear under warranty, a Judges oil gear may be a more economical option if it does need replacing.

AlabamaNomadRider · 07-09-2010, 11:24 PM

Good advice Steve if it hasn't been replaced yet. I would almost think it has but you never know.

flightdoc · 07-10-2010, 12:36 AM

What the heck is the POG????

**MAS Tequila** · 07-10-2010, 02:49 AM

Plastic Oil Gear

Bad JuJu

MT

AlabamaNomadRider · 07-10-2010, 08:45 AM

I still don't understand why they would have put a plastic one in. I know it was a cost saving thing for Kawasaki. I owned a 1970 GTO and there was a lot of nylon in the timing chain. You could expect it to last about 60,000 miles which mine did and then a buddy and I replaced it with an all metal one.

audiogooroo · 07-10-2010, 01:12 PM

They did it for many years on the earlier Vulcans without a problem, but the first Nomads started to show a high failure rate.

ndbigfish · 07-11-2010, 07:53 AM

It is going to cost around $300 to replace a POG with Judge's gear; if you do the labor yourself. Might as well change the clutch spring and add Judge's washers too.

07-08-2010, 01:33 PM	#1
papat Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tucumcari NM Posts: 358	POG A friend of mine is wanting to buy a 1999 Nomad how or can we tell if the POG has been replaced with out major disassembly. I am sure the information is here somewhere but not finding it. Thanks __________________ SHEEPLE: Sheep like people, many of whom deny the existence of wolves, and vote to pull the teeth of the sheepdogs who protect the flock! Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-08-2010, 01:45 PM	#2
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	POG I don't think you can. You may be able to run the vin # through Kawasaki and find out, or go to Gadgets fixit sight and look it up, follow the disassembly until you get to the point where you will be able to see the teeth on the gear, then youll know. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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07-08-2010, 01:52 PM	#3
waterman Top Contributor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 6,530	POG All you have to do is take the side cover off and replace the gasket. __________________ Joel "Waterman" 2017 HD Road Glide Ultra 2006 Nomad - Sold VBA 213 VROC 16913 Custer 09: Cortez 10: Crescent City 11: Kanab 12: Estes Park 13: Tahoe 14: Red Lodge 16
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07-08-2010, 10:41 PM	#4
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	POG How many miles does it have on it? If it has 20,000 miles or so it has probably been replaced. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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07-08-2010, 11:31 PM	#5
papat Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tucumcari NM Posts: 358	POG Well we called our Kawa dealer they searched the VIN does not show it was replaced buy Kawa. Mileage is approx 25000 i think. We will do more checking. I have given him the KawaNOW web address and Gadgets link and would expect him to show up before long. __________________ SHEEPLE: Sheep like people, many of whom deny the existence of wolves, and vote to pull the teeth of the sheepdogs who protect the flock! Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-09-2010, 06:01 AM	#6
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	POG Depending on the original owner there is a chance it has a Judges oil gear installed, therefore it wouldn't show up in the Kawasaki recall records. Since Kawasaki stopped covering the gear under warranty, a Judges oil gear may be a more economical option if it does need replacing. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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07-09-2010, 11:24 PM	#7
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	POG Good advice Steve if it hasn't been replaced yet. I would almost think it has but you never know. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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07-10-2010, 12:36 AM	#8
flightdoc Sr. Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Barrington, New Hampshire Posts: 1,285	POG What the heck is the POG????
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07-10-2010, 02:49 AM	#9
MAS Tequila Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Psychiatric Ward FL Posts: 3,429	POG Plastic Oil Gear Bad JuJu MT __________________ MT 2016 FLHP Psychiatric Ward FL VBA 936
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07-10-2010, 08:45 AM	#10
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	POG I still don't understand why they would have put a plastic one in. I know it was a cost saving thing for Kawasaki. I owned a 1970 GTO and there was a lot of nylon in the timing chain. You could expect it to last about 60,000 miles which mine did and then a buddy and I replaced it with an all metal one. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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07-10-2010, 01:12 PM	#11
audiogooroo Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 3,390	POG They did it for many years on the earlier Vulcans without a problem, but the first Nomads started to show a high failure rate. __________________ Audiogooroo - Daryl Porter Colorado Springs, CO VBA #248 VROC #17261 1999 Grn/Grn Nomad
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07-11-2010, 07:53 AM	#12
ndbigfish Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Braunfels, Texas Posts: 1,162	POG It is going to cost around $300 to replace a POG with Judge's gear; if you do the labor yourself. Might as well change the clutch spring and add Judge's washers too. __________________ Brik VBA #1047 07 Electra Glide Ultra (43,300 & counting) 03 Nomad - 37,972 (traded 5/6/13) 99 Nomad - Only a memory since 4/27/13
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