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Encouraging news and pics of spyder guts
- Thread starter dltang
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ataDude
Mod Maniac
BajaRon
Well-known member
That is the gear selector. Your gear shift lever moves against the pins for gear up, gear down. I'd think the "Missing" part is there on purpose. If I had to guess I'd say that is neutral.
And that assembly is inside the case of the engine.
SpyderWolf
New member
Ctrl + should do it for you....hyea:
Thanks Ron! That is a neat little trick. :thumbup:
BajaRon
Well-known member
It is a neat little trick! A lot of people don't know it's there. Have fun with it!
ataDude
Mod Maniac
I'm gonna disagree with you there, Ron. The selector rests in the "valleys" which are still intact. That "peak" that appears to be missing really does nothing other than separate gear positions... however, Brian did mention that they found a piece of unknown metal when they broke the engine apart.
If you increase the magnification of the pic, it sure looks like a rough, broken surface around the edge of the missing "peak". At a minimum, it sure looks different from the other finished edges on the same piece.
JMHO.
open to the crankcase? where the part could get to the drain magnet?
dltang
Very Handy Member
Brian says you are right Ron. That is where neutral is. Also, the piece of metal found was tiny. Now they are even suspecting it may have been on the rag and not come out of the oil case. We may never know.
Looking at the manual, page232, I would tend to agree with Ron. The index shim (star shaped piece) appears to have 6 deep detents and one shallow one. To me, that's 1-2-3-4-5-R deep and N shallow. If you look at the illustration in the manual, the index lever is in the N position.
Firefly
Active member
Bummer they had to take it down so far. Not sure if it's typical for local shops to do such major tear downs in this day and age? Seems to me it would be better to swap engines using a 'core exchange' setup with BRP's HQ.
They would send the dealer an already rebuilt engine - then yours goes back to BRP to be rebuilt and swapped for another--- and so on.
Would put the rider back on the road sooner.
Then again-- I guess it's good for the local guys to learn this stuff....
Hope you get back on the road soon--- and was glad to hear it wasn't weather-related--- so you can continue your quest to ride year-round in Michigan.
They would send the dealer an already rebuilt engine - then yours goes back to BRP to be rebuilt and swapped for another--- and so on.
Would put the rider back on the road sooner.
Then again-- I guess it's good for the local guys to learn this stuff....
Hope you get back on the road soon--- and was glad to hear it wasn't weather-related--- so you can continue your quest to ride year-round in Michigan.
dltang
Very Handy Member
Yeah Dan, it would have been an idea to send me a new engine and get me on the road sooner and then let BRP look over my engine. On the other hand, with Roger taking apart my engine and being in constant touch with BRP and sending them pictures back and forth, I will probably have one of the most knowledgeable spyder service guys out there. I know he went to the very first Spyder School they offered and he has worked with BRP in helping to solve other problems. I have an awful lot of confidence in him. I think I would rather have my engine "rebuilt" by Roger than get a rebuilt engine by someone I didn't know. If they want to send me a new engine to get me back on the road, that would work too. Regardless of what happens, I continue to wait patiently for the time being. As long as I get it back in tip, top riding and working order, I will be happy.
ataDude
Mod Maniac
OK, that post convinces me I was wrong. The stock "star" definitely has a flat spot. pps:
pps:That is alot of carbon for a young engine :yikes:glad it's coming along :doorag:If you don't want to see this:
increase the RPM:
