RETURN TO DURANGO

[Desert Spyder]

Yesterday I returned to Durango to pick up my bike. Turns out the part that was bad...broken...was a CLUTCH HUB and not a torque converter. In the print out view the hun is part # 29 on the top row. Everything to the left of it are on one side of it and the rest is on the other side. A lot of parts! BRP seemed astounded to hear the hub broke. Must be rare. After repairs the bike crept while in gear for reasons unknown. BRP said it might be a breakin period and might go away...or not. Its not right but its safe to drive. I returned the rental car and set out for home via Hwy 550 to Farmington and Gallup. On the Hwy I encountered this sign in the town of Aztec. Might be the mayor and council, dunno.

I encountered 3 other Spyders while on my trip, which ended today about noon. First one was on Hwy 160 in New Mexico while in my rental. A white RT was being followed by a HD trike towing a trailer. This was in the area of the electric train that hauls coal near Kayenta. Second one was on the 550 before I arrived in Aztec. A wood grain like RT. Might have been a local. Then finally today west of Winslow a RT hauling one of those aluminum diamond plated trailers I saw a few of at the event. The area was smelling of smoke from a fire south of Winslow.

 

[Jeriatric]

Glad your home safe and sound. :thumbup:

Is the creeping still the same or has it lessened a bit?

 

[Desert Spyder]

Glad your home safe and sound. :thumbup:

Is the creeping still the same or has it lessened a bit?

AHasn't changed at all in over 700 miles. I don't know what is causing it. As long as I keep my foot on the break or lock the brake its no big issue ... yet. BTW the fires are making their presence known. Looking up to the MDH from Fun Center you can see the smoke in that valley; over in Mancos that fire is still burning but to a lesser degree. More like smoldering under the big scrub. And of course south of Winslow. Please don't smoke and ryde people.

 

[Lamonster]

When you shim the clutch pack there is a +or- and it could be on the - side. It should get better as the plates seat. Mine did the same thing and is fine now.

 

[Desert Spyder]

When you shim the clutch pack there is a +or- and it could be on the - side. It should get better as the plates seat. Mine did the same thing and is fine now.

They did mention the shims. Also, the centrifugal clutch may not be expanding all the way. Rather than tearing it down again and finding nothing, or finding something a waiting a week or more I decided to return home with he bike. If it gets worse i will take it to my mechanic.

Warranties beat sliced bread!

 

[Lamonster]

They did mention the shims. Also, the centrifugal clutch may not be expanding all the way. Rather than tearing it down again and finding nothing, or finding something a waiting a week or more I decided to return home with he bike. If it gets worse i will take it to my mechanic.

Warranties beat sliced bread!

If they just put it back together and didn't check to see if you had the 1mm clearance then that may be the problem. It's not a big deal to have your tech check it. The centrifugal clutch works the other way, if it's expanded at all it puts pressure on the plates and that would make it creep. That's no likely the issue.

 

[Desert Spyder]

How long did it take for yours to return to normal?

 

[Lamonster]

A couple of thousands miles if I remember right.

 

[SpyderAnn01]

Glad you made it home safely.

 

[Desert Spyder]

Me too Ann. It was kinda a thrill exploring so much strange territory by yourself. But the reason for my delay demonstrates the fact that nobody should travel alone if it's unnecessary. I wonder what it was like before cell phones. Another item better than sliced bread, but a curse as well.

I just got through idling around my mobile home park. On level ground I would creep at 7 mph, going downhill it would actually slow down which I thought was kinda weird, and of ourselves going uphill it didn't go anywhere.

 

[Jeriatric]

They did mention the shims. Also, the centrifugal clutch may not be expanding all the way. Rather than tearing it down again and finding nothing, or finding something a waiting a week or more I decided to return home with he bike. If it gets worse i will take it to my mechanic.

Warranties beat sliced bread!

Wondering how things turned out.

Has it stopped creeping?

 

[Desert Spyder]

Wondering how things turned out.

Has it stopped creeping?

No. Still creeping along.

However, the shifting arm problem that I had I think has been resolved. For some reason the vibration of the road allowed it to slip off the spline shaft coming out of the tranny, despite having the set bolt in the groove. My mechanic ground down the side just a whisker to allow a flat washer and a nyloc nut on a higher grade bolt allowing a better clamp. A couple days ago, while I was on a PGR mission for a local KIA (we've had 5 in the last 2-3 weeks), it fell off twice. On the way to and from the mission. I had the tools to take the Tupperware off, unscrew the set bolt and put the arm back on. I couldn't torque the bolt too much, and I didn't want to break the head of the bolt off ... again. I got pretty good at it too. Only 15 minutes from start to finish. Of course, with the asphalt at 150 degrees it was pretty important to work fast.:bowdown:

 

[Ivorspyder]

Pleased you made it home safely.