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Post by xantos2952 on May 22, 2014 14:25:14 GMT -5
Quite the opposite. When I spin the clutch bell, I can see the shaft that it is attached to spinning as well. At the same time, the wheel seems like it could care less what's going on. And when I spin the rear wheel, the clutch bell's feelings are mutual.
What is uncanny is that the clutch bell spins smooth like butter. The wheel too. You'd think that there would be some roughness to it if there were broken gears, shafts, or splines, but that is not the case.
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Post by xantos2952 on May 19, 2014 9:41:33 GMT -5
Crap. You're probably right.
I don't have the bearing pullers and other specialized tools to do this kind of work. Not to mention that I'll probably have to source the parts from South Korea. Meaning that, at best, including the plastic work, I'm looking at $1K of parts and labor or equivalent personal time to put this bike together. For a bike that cost me $2K. And if I'm lucky, I'll have the bike on the road by August.
Or I could just sell the bike for parts. Only had 1500 miles on it. Yeah, I think that's what I'll do.
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Post by xantos2952 on May 18, 2014 18:48:12 GMT -5
This is a Hyosung MS3 250.
I might have hit some sand. Or more likely, chaulk it up to inexperience. It was a mild impact at about 10MPH: I leaned the bike over in a corner and just kept on going. Lots of flying plastic bits and a small scratch on the CVT cover (I now appreciate certain advantages of a metal-clad Vespa).
Anyway, after standing the bike on its feet, I'm surprised to find that revving the engine no longer has any effect on the rear wheel. The rear wheel spins freely when the engine is off, and there are no strange sounds coming from anywhere on bike.
I removed the transmission cover and the belt is fine. I started up the bike and the pulleys and belt seem to be doing what you'd expect.
Any thoughts on what might might be the problem and what I should check?
Thanks,
Xantos
PS: Spinning the clutch bell housing by hand doesn't turn the rear wheel. But if something is broken in the transmission itself, wouldn't something be rattling in there?
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