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Italialaw
Posted on Monday, May 01, 2006 - 08:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hello all,
I posted this in the tranny section:

I was out riding this past weekend on my 1998 Thunderbolt. I was traveling at about 35mph in second gear and all of a sudden it felt like I was in neutral. I slowed down and dropped down into first and the same thing, like the bike was in neutral.

I pulled off into a driveway and again tried to move the bike starting from a stop position. The bike would not move and it made a grinding noise from underneath the crankcase cover. In fact, I could let the clutch all the way out in first gear and the bike acted as if it was in neutral. I could also physically roll the bike in any gear as if it was in neutral.

The bike has the HD "extended warranty" and I am hoping it will be covered (I believe transmission failure is covered). My question is: do the above symptoms indicate my tranny is shot? Also, is this a problem with tube frame Buells? I don't remember ever reading about a recall on the transmission. Thanks!
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Natexlh1000
Posted on Monday, May 01, 2006 - 09:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Sounds shot, sorry.
My ironhead did something simmilar.
I was going about 90-100 (because I'm dumb) and the fourth gear ate its shifter fork.

At least you have a trapdoor, eh?
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Djkaplan
Posted on Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - 09:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The most amazing thing about your story is that a 1998 Buell is still under some kind of warranty.
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Italialaw
Posted on Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - 10:33 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I mis-typed. I have the "extended service plan." I bought the bike from a dealership 2.5 years ago and it had only 1800 miles. That's why I was offered the plan (what the dealer said). I'm glad I accepted that offer now.
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Screamerbolt
Posted on Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - 09:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

will the bike still start when you hit the starter button?have you pulled the primary cover off yet?
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Pressureangle
Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 07:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Sorry for the late post.
Sounds like your front pulley got loose and stripped the splines. If you're lucky.
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Firemanjim
Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 03:03 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I agree,some early Buells had problems with the front pulley,newer pulleys have a thicker spline area. My S-2 was very close to doing it when I discovered it doing other work.Nut had not come loose at all,BTW.
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