| Author | Message | ||
     Aldaytona |
2004 XB12R side stand sunk through pavement and fortunately tipped over onto left side in the grass. No damage. Wasn't over for long and rode 10 miles home fine. A couple of days later, went to ride and bike didn't want to shift out of 1st gear. Adjusted clutch and checked fluid/linkage, still shifts strange. I'm stumped. D'oh. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
The inner lip of your primary cover may have popped. This seems to be a common failure among XB engines. The lip I am referring to is the thin surface upon which the ball/ramp release mechanism sits. You can check it by opening the inspection cover on the primary and pull on the clutch lever. If it's damaged, you should be able to see it. | ||
| Ducbsa |
I thought I had bookmarked it, but there was a thread about repairing the lip with an electrical box cover. I scanned the KV section, but nothing popped out. Maybe someone else can steer you to it? | ||
| Sifo |
Gunut75 was quite involved in the threads on repairing the broken lip on primary covers. I think he may have been offering his services to get the fix done. You may want to shoot him a PM if you verify this is the problem. I'm sure he will steer you in the right direction if that's the problem. | ||
| Djohnk |
For your convenience, here's a thread with pics if you want to see what they mean by broken lip: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/384 2/282980.html | ||
| Brother_in_buells |
 i was to slow! (Message edited by Brother in buells on June 23, 2012) | ||
| Aldaytona |
Thanks All, Took the cover off, loosened the cable slack, but couldn't see anything broken (looking with flashlight behind the ramp assembly)off. Does the primary cover have to be removed to see the broken lip or is there another way to determine a break? | ||
| Greg_e |
If you took the ramp off you should be looking directly at the lips cast into the cover, there is nothing else you need to remove to see them. | ||
| Aldaytona |
I wondered how the ramp came out, or how hard it was to see behind it. I quickly glanced at the shop manual, but didn't see that page. Better take another look. D'oh | ||
| Greg_e |
Just unscrew the center adjuster and it will come right out. | ||
| Aldaytona |
Ya'all hit it exactly on the head. Took out the ramp and the whole leading edge (lip) of the casting has started to crack off, just as smooth as it were machined. D'oh. Gonna try to find an inexpensive one for temp use and do a perm repair like shown by Djohnk. | ||
| Djohnk |
I like the "Odie" solution the best: http://www.web-reg.de/pf_addin.html I wouldn't even mess with another "temp" cover. I would print out all these posts, take it to a good machinist (if you don't have a vertical milling machine), and get a quote. A good machinist could easily do it in a couple hours. It's definitely a more permanent fix, might be cheaper, and they say the clutch works better on the steel lip. (Message edited by djohnk on June 28, 2012) | ||
| Argentcorvid |
uh, you might want to check that last link. | ||
| Thumpthump |
Please check your link, I would like to see another option. | ||
| Aldaytona |
Thanks everyone, especially Odie, as I repaired my primary cover as close to his repair as I could. I didn't have access to a machine shop so I used a dremel tool and a cutting disc to trim the primary cover and cut the plate. It works, but the clutch cable now seems to border on being too long for the precise adjustment. Has anyone else who has made this repair run into this? |
