Son of a B$#@!

[bdm7250]

Heard a sudden grinding noise while warming up the mastiff for a ride.. Best part while taking the primary off I managed to break my final drive belt! It gave before the fukn red loctite on clutch hub nut. I had a wedge on final drive belt at the trans pulley..

 

[awg]

Holy Cow.

 

[knothead]

Did the 4 bolts in the stator break?

 

[Mickmorris]

Wow! Tore that right up! Bummer on a Holiday Weekend Doug.

 

[aspen874]

that sucks big time

 

[HMAN]

Dang it man! What the heck is going on with all these breakdowns all of a sudden?

 

[Rottweiler]

So sorry to hear this.

 

[bdm7250]

Did the 4 bolts in the stator break?

The four cap screws backed out, they were stuck in the windings of the stator.

 

[bdm7250]

Wow! Tore that right up! Bummer on a Holiday Weekend Doug.

Always have a spare bike, you know that Mick!

 

[bdm7250]

Dang it man! What the heck is going on with all these breakdowns all of a sudden?

Harry, our dogs are like us.. old. I break down multiple times a week..

 

[Chong]

My stator had the rotor center broken out. A couple magnets were off the rotor and clinging to the stator windings.

But it all went pretty smooth to R&R it.
Which BTW I was able to get it off without touching the clutch . Just removed chain tensioner. Primary chain was new last year, about 1k miles or less on it. And still gave me just enough length to get it off the stator area.

 

[SKOGDOG]

Was this your bike with the 4” Karata open primary?

 

[Nukeranger]

Holly Batman that sucks. Hope it never happens to me!

 

[bdm7250]

Was this your bike with the 4” Karata open primary?

Yes Rick, figured it's a blessing in disguise. Now that I have everything disassembled it makes it far easier to polish.. Also putting a fresh clutch pack in when I reassemble. Trying something with the clutch basket you sent me, I have hard surfaced the grooves and ground down for the clutch plates to fit. Next season I will run it on the bike for a while to see if it works.

 

[SKOGDOG]

looking forward to hearing how that works out. how did you hard surface the grooves?

 

[knothead]

Did you do it with HVOF?...we have one at work and we hard surface all the way down to .001 thick...we do alot of spray weld on shafts, spray disc, paper mill rollers and etc...

 

[pknowles]

We tried the spray weld about 10 years ago or so and it started peeling off. Had to under cut the 10 inch shafting and weld build up and then machine to size. I guess that procedure has improved over the last 10 years.

 

[liferider]

I hate electrical malfunctions! Engines and motors are easy. I can rebuild 4-71 - 12v71 Detroit diesel motors with my eyes closed. But voltage drives me nuts.

 

[bdm7250]

Did you do it with HVOF?...we have one at work and we hard surface all the way down to .001 thick...we do alot of spray weld on shafts, spray disc, paper mill rollers and etc...

Yes, one of our company vendors is doing the work, best part is free of charge..

 

[knothead]

Yes, one of our company vendors is doing the work, best part is free of charge..

Thats right...its nice to have perks