• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

Transmission issues please help me gs gods!

  • Thread starter Thread starter jzfn13
  • Start date Start date
Spent a few more hours pulling the clutch out to test the trans a bit further. I can not tell you how much i hate these JIS philips screws, or how much i appreciate an impact screwdriver... I am happy to say all of the friction material and plates in my clutch look great, no notches on the basket or anything. Unfortunately my transmission is not so great. I spun the primary drive by hand and in every gear it gets really stiff or locked up about every two turns. That leaves the question of if i pull this whole motor and take my chances on an ebay pull, or try to rebuild the trans in this one. I am fairly mechanically inclined. I have rebuilt a few motors in my time, but the prospect of a transmission scares me. Anyone have any idea the difficulty in ripping apart these transmissions? Is it truly a daunting task or am i just being a pansy?
 
o wow, after looking through some manuals i have to say, I think i am going to look for a whole new (used) engine.
 
jzfn13 said:
o wow, after looking through some manuals i have to say, I think i am going to look for a whole new (used) engine.
Click to expand...
Somone one said "discretion is the better part of valor" or maybe it was "you got to know when to walk away...etc." I hate transmission work and I think the 650 shafty would be a challenge- are parts available at a reasonable price? Yeah, I'd take my chances on a whole other engine assembly from a junkyard or ebay stripper- the shipping cost is the biggie here if you can't find it local.
 
I wouldn't want to assemble one of these trannys that was totally disassembled but just replacing the main and layshaft is the easiest part of the project, but I didn't disturb the shifter fork assembly and my old tranny just had a slipping primary bevel gear so I just reassembled going by my old tranny.View attachment 16191
 
I replaced the entire transmission on my GPz in one day with the help of a local Suzuki expert. Removed the engine from the frame, inverted it on my bench, removed the secondary shaft, removed the lower case half, and there she was. Got a used tranny off fleaBay for $50-$75 bucks. Slapped her back together and she is still going strong.
I would expect a Suzi to be similar.
 
That's a great pic , shows the little "teeth" on second gear that slides to right to lock up mainshaft for fifth gear. Very ingenius on some guy's part!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

crazyramen
Low Compression in 3 Cylinders 100 Miles After Rebuild
Replies
16
Views
178
rphillips
R
bobtail84
Starter Clutch Upgrade
Replies
5
Views
93
dgates1
dgates1
DimitriT
Weak idle until hot
2
Replies
31
Views
474
DimitriT
DimitriT
T
Petcock issues !
Replies
3
Views
71
rphillips
R
NateDogg83
Old Bike, new rider, same ol' problems - 1980 GS550E
Replies
17
Views
189
gtem
gtem
Back
Top