89 XR600 slipping in and out out of second gear
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:38 pm
This is a question from Doug in Queensland Australia.
Q. Hi there I have a 89 XR600 which is slipping in and out out of second gear. I have contacted Honda here in Queensland Australia, shift forks and second gear will cost over $500 plus a full gasket kit. As this is just a weekend bush bike im trying to keep the repair cost down can you help with second hand parts that will fix the problem?
Regards Doug
A. Hi Doug.
We could throw a bunch of parts at the problem and possibly fix it.
However, you don't really know that the shift forks or anything else is the problem.
You could have a bad gear or gears, you could have bad shift forks, bad shift drum, bad shift cam assembly, or something as simple as a broken cir-clip that holds the gears to the shaft.
While I enjoy selling parts I don't think you need to buy parts until you know for sure what it is that you need.
If you don't have a service manual, I highly recommend that you get one as there is specs there that nobody will take the time and look up for you (Except for us).
Have you split your cases?
If not, start with the simple things first.
Check your shift cam assembly and make sure nothing is loose or out of spec.
Once the shift cam assembly has been verified to be good then you need to split the cases and you'll have a much better idea of what you need.
Let me know what you find and I'll do what I can to help.
Thanks!
Q. Hi there I have a 89 XR600 which is slipping in and out out of second gear. I have contacted Honda here in Queensland Australia, shift forks and second gear will cost over $500 plus a full gasket kit. As this is just a weekend bush bike im trying to keep the repair cost down can you help with second hand parts that will fix the problem?
Regards Doug
A. Hi Doug.
We could throw a bunch of parts at the problem and possibly fix it.
However, you don't really know that the shift forks or anything else is the problem.
You could have a bad gear or gears, you could have bad shift forks, bad shift drum, bad shift cam assembly, or something as simple as a broken cir-clip that holds the gears to the shaft.
While I enjoy selling parts I don't think you need to buy parts until you know for sure what it is that you need.
If you don't have a service manual, I highly recommend that you get one as there is specs there that nobody will take the time and look up for you (Except for us).
Have you split your cases?
If not, start with the simple things first.
Check your shift cam assembly and make sure nothing is loose or out of spec.
Once the shift cam assembly has been verified to be good then you need to split the cases and you'll have a much better idea of what you need.
Let me know what you find and I'll do what I can to help.
Thanks!