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Concerns over notchy shifting?

Started by Vsekvsek, August 20, 2013, 08:40:49 AM

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Vsekvsek

Sometimes my 89 at 40000 miles has a little notchy shifting. I don't have the second gear issue as described but sometimes the shifting is a little notchy. Well, today coming to a stop downshifting it did something weird. I think I had it in second and was downshifting to neutral and i heard gears making a rattle noise like it was trying to catch. Then it went into neutral just fine. Should I be concerned?
89 fj
09 wr300 husqvarna

HARTLESS

sounds to me like you just kicked the lever down a little to far and you started to hit first.....hard to tell by not actually hearing it though
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The General

Quote from: Vsekvsek on August 20, 2013, 08:40:49 AM
Sometimes my 89 at 40000 miles has a little notchy shifting. I don't have the second gear issue as described but sometimes the shifting is a little notchy. Well, today coming to a stop downshifting it did something weird. I think I had it in second and was downshifting to neutral and i heard gears making a rattle noise like it was trying to catch. Then it went into neutral just fine. Should I be concerned?
You`ve checked chain is not a fraction tight and clutch is completey disengaging, right?
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Vsekvsek

Quote from: The General on August 20, 2013, 03:29:37 PM
Quote from: Vsekvsek on August 20, 2013, 08:40:49 AM
Sometimes my 89 at 40000 miles has a little notchy shifting. I don't have the second gear issue as described but sometimes the shifting is a little notchy. Well, today coming to a stop downshifting it did something weird. I think I had it in second and was downshifting to neutral and i heard gears making a rattle noise like it was trying to catch. Then it went into neutral just fine. Should I be concerned?
You`ve checked chain is not a fraction tight and clutch is completey disengaging, right?
No ill have to do that. Sure sounded like tranny noise but happened so fast cant be sure
89 fj
09 wr300 husqvarna

fj11.5

My 88 starts doing that when its time to bleed the clutch , or when the slave  is starting to leak,, usually lack of lever travel is a good sign
unless you ride bikes, I mean really ride bikes, then you just won't get it

84 Fj1100  effie , with mods
( 88 ) Fj 1200  fairly standard , + blue spots
84 Fj1100 absolutely stock standard, now more stock , fitted with Fj12 twin system , no rusted headers for this felicity jayne