| Author | Message | ||
     Crusty |
The clutch hub bearing on my XT decided to take a dump. Unfortunately, when it quit, it took most of the clutch with it. It's going to be a week before I get it back. Friday is supposed to be in the 70s. Oh, well. Shit happens. | ||
| Hughlysses |
Well that does suck. First time I've heard of that failure on a Uly. | ||
| Jlnance |
Bout time you had something break Crusty.  Hope it gets fixed quickly. | ||
| Seanp |
Time to buy a cheap back-up bike! You don't want to miss good riding weather.  | ||
| Froggy |
Steal your daughters blast!  | ||
| Crusty |
The story gets better. This morning Terri called me from the side of I-95. Her Ss was dead. (Symptoms are that it wasn't charging). I jumped in my Ranger pick up to go retrieve her and the bike, and the alternator in the truck was frozen. I'm afraid to go near Andrea's Blast; it would probably blow up! Fortunately, we still have Terri's Cobalt to get around in. I'm beginning to think I've been swatted by the Shit Fairy. | ||
| Hughlysses |
Check the 77 connector on the Ss! | ||
| Froggy |
Hah! Serves you right! You can't ride 50k miles over 2 Ulys without a visit from the Shit Fairy Now go and trade in for a Yamazuki or something. I will give you $200 for the XT | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
My old dodge used to lock up its alternator if I left it alone for a month or so. I always had to take the belt off and get it to turn with a huge pair of pliers and then the belt would be able to spin it up. The iron poles inside would corrode and swell up, locking it. | ||
| Etennuly |
I'll give you $225(after the warranty work is done of course). That will get you a good start on a new Guzzi!  Oh what the heck! I will go $300 and take both of those shit bikes off your hands.  | ||
| M_singer |
Crusty did you seal up the clutch cable adjuster dust boot? Is it possible that you got some water in the tyranny from the dist boot not being sealed? | ||
| Dr_greg |
What actually failed? I replaced the clutch hub needle bearing at about 42K miles because it was making noise. Is that bearing what caused your hub failure? I get condensation in the tranny which doesn't get burned off due to my short (5 mile) commute in relatively cold weather (even though I do a "long" ride almost every weekend). I started the whole "creamy paste" discussion. | ||
| Jlnance |
Dr_G, What size is that bearing? I've got my primary apart in the garage as we speak, not a bad time to stick a new one in. I'm assuming you're referring to the open bearing that sits on the adjuster mechanism? | ||
| Crusty |
Dr Greg; I haven't seen it, but from the description of the damage, I think so (it's the needle bearing between the clutch hub and clutch basket). It did enough damage that the shop is replacing the entire clutch. M singer; I don't seal the adjuster boot. I've never had enough water in my Tranny oil to count, and I've ridden through some frog stranglers. I had changed the tranny oil the previous week (I change it every 3,000 miles) and there was no sign of water. On a positive note; Terri's Ss had a bad Voltage Regulator, and it's all set. She'll be able to ride this weekend, even if I can't. | ||
| Tootal |
Bad luck always comes in three's. Your done. | ||
| Etennuly |
Crusty, ah......so......my bids on your bikes won't be considered then?  Sorry. I know you will be back to permagrin soon!  | ||
| Crusty |
Vern; I gave your bids all the due consideration they deserved. If you had offered another $50.00 for the truck, I might have gone for the deal, but I've reluctantly decided to hang on to everything for now. Sorry. | ||
| Etennuly |
Oh crap! I forgot about the truck! Dammmett! It's always something!  |
