Back in the shop for the second time this year!
In April the front sprocket stripped out and had to be replaced. (long story on that repair!) Last week I heard some grinding when engine braking. Took it to my local dealer and he said that the other dealer did not put lock-tight on the bolt that holds the sprocket on and it has started to strip that sprocket and drive shaft. :mad: Local dealer said I have to take it back to the other dealer and recommended drive shaft and sprocket to be replaced! :banghead::banghead:
Last sprocket repair took a month! Image how long it will take if they have to replace the drive shaft!!!:yikes::yikes:
Going to be another month or two without my Spyder and fighting with the dealer to get it repaired under warranty!
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Shaft and sprocket stripped!
I contacted BRP and they agreed that I can use my local dealer to do the repair. Dealer said that the entire engine and transmission will need to be removed to replace the shaft. Hopefully it will last longer than 6000 miles like the previous repair!!!
And it'll be more of the same....
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Originally Posted by
Chupaca
Sorry to hear of your reoccurance plus complications. Long waits and poor workmanship seems to be happening in the big multibrand dealers who have techs with little interest in the spyders. I saw this at a dealer I worked at when Honda started servicing outboard motors. The techs would pick up the workorders and set them aside while the worked on bikes. BRP is also known to have poor stock in parts. I had the same issue with the sproket coming loose ( I think the holding bolt stretched) but as I do my own work and it is not covered as a wear item I ordered my parts from cheapcyclepart.com and had them in three days for under 100.00 bucks for the sprocket bolt and washer (recommended to be changed hope they did) and changed it out and back on the road in four days. I do :pray: they will get to it cause now they have to pull the engine and trasmission apart to change the output shaft....:banghead:
If a main dealer's engineer cannot correctly fit a sprocket to a shaft then I'm damned if I'd let them strip a motor! Can you imagine what horrendous consequences may occur if it's not done "by the book"? I wouldn't let this guy work on a lawn mower never mind a road vehicle.