I have an 08 rebel 250 which stopped shifting and then had a grinding sound in the engine. I hauled it in and paid a shop to fix my bike, they showed me something that was under the right hand engine cover had come loose and was being ground on by the clutch pack. (Sorry I just can't recall the other part.) Anyway they fixed that, and I got my bike back.
In no time it was giving me shifting issues again, then shifting locked up again but this time no grinding.
I'll save the cusswords and long story short after taking the two engine side covers off I find metal shavings still in the engine.
Apparently they didn't clean it out in the repair, and I have shavings and crap in my engine case. They went out of business... Now I have to completely take it apart and clean the case out myself, and I have never gone this far into an mc engine. I can't afford to pay anyone anything, broke and stuck. This is my only transportation.
At least I assume I have to take it completely apart. I'm sure there's no easy way, like removing the head and flushing?
I have the engine side covers off, I pulled the clutch pressure plate, then there's a weird round head nut with 4 keys in it that holds the rest of the clutch on. Is there a way to get that off without buying a special tool?
Are there any other -special- tools I will need? I have the common stuff.
Any other tips you guys? My ingenious plan is to just start unscrewing everything until there's nothing left to unscrew and it's all apart. Except for that special nut thing. My local shop near me says we have the tool, but we don't sell them or loan it out.:whistling:
Flying blind at zero miles per hour...:banghead:
In no time it was giving me shifting issues again, then shifting locked up again but this time no grinding.
I'll save the cusswords and long story short after taking the two engine side covers off I find metal shavings still in the engine.
Apparently they didn't clean it out in the repair, and I have shavings and crap in my engine case. They went out of business... Now I have to completely take it apart and clean the case out myself, and I have never gone this far into an mc engine. I can't afford to pay anyone anything, broke and stuck. This is my only transportation.
At least I assume I have to take it completely apart. I'm sure there's no easy way, like removing the head and flushing?
I have the engine side covers off, I pulled the clutch pressure plate, then there's a weird round head nut with 4 keys in it that holds the rest of the clutch on. Is there a way to get that off without buying a special tool?
Are there any other -special- tools I will need? I have the common stuff.
Any other tips you guys? My ingenious plan is to just start unscrewing everything until there's nothing left to unscrew and it's all apart. Except for that special nut thing. My local shop near me says we have the tool, but we don't sell them or loan it out.:whistling:
Flying blind at zero miles per hour...:banghead: