Tweet
Some background: I did the 2nd gear fix on my XJ a while back but it dawned on me that I didn't use locktite when I torqued the counter shaft bolt back down to 51 ft lbs. So today I pulled the clutch basket off, and with the bike on the center stand, shoved a broom handle through the back wheel, put the tranny in first gear and re-torqued the bolt. Then I put the clutch basket back on and proceeded to torque the nut down to 51 ft lbs as well, using first gear and the same broom stick. Just as the wrench was clicking at 51 lbs, the broom stick cracked. I put something stouter (monster screw driver) back in the rear wheel to verify the correct torque, but when I turned the rear wheel backwards a little to remove the screw driver I noticed that the tire would spin for approximately 1-1.5 inches before the clutch basket would turn. And when I put the 27mm socket back on the clutch basket, I could rotate it back and forth quite a ways before the rear tire would turn one way or the other.
So my question basically is how normal is this?
It seemed like a lot of play in the drive train. I know there is some play because after fixing 2nd gear, I was turning the middle drive to U-joint coupler by hand while shifting the transmission through the gears just to watch what goes on in there and there certainly was play at the coupler. Maybe this is normal but never noticed since we don't spend any time in reverse?
Your thoughts?
So my question basically is how normal is this?
It seemed like a lot of play in the drive train. I know there is some play because after fixing 2nd gear, I was turning the middle drive to U-joint coupler by hand while shifting the transmission through the gears just to watch what goes on in there and there certainly was play at the coupler. Maybe this is normal but never noticed since we don't spend any time in reverse? Your thoughts?
Comment