Guys,
I have an 08 Busa that I'm doing some clutch work on. I've pulled the inner hub and clutch basket out so that the input shaft is exposed. With the transmission in neutral and the rear wheel off the ground, I notice that the input shaft slightly sticks when I rotate it back and forth by hand very slowly. When I do this, I notice the rear wheel is rotating...in neutral! If I spin the input shaft fast back and forth, then the input shaft breaks free, spinning freely, and the rear wheel stays stationary as expected in neutral. Is this normal behavior?
I've never seen this happen before on other bikes I've worked on. Usually the input shaft spins freely and loosely while in neutral no matter how fast I spin it by hand. The Busa input shaft/tranny seems to feel a bit sticky when I spin it slowly. Also, how is it possible that the rear wheel moves when I spin the input shaft slowly with the tranny in neutral? Is this normal or should there be cause for concern?
I hope what I'm trying to describe here makes sense.
If anyone has any input on this, it would be appreciated...
I have an 08 Busa that I'm doing some clutch work on. I've pulled the inner hub and clutch basket out so that the input shaft is exposed. With the transmission in neutral and the rear wheel off the ground, I notice that the input shaft slightly sticks when I rotate it back and forth by hand very slowly. When I do this, I notice the rear wheel is rotating...in neutral! If I spin the input shaft fast back and forth, then the input shaft breaks free, spinning freely, and the rear wheel stays stationary as expected in neutral. Is this normal behavior?
I've never seen this happen before on other bikes I've worked on. Usually the input shaft spins freely and loosely while in neutral no matter how fast I spin it by hand. The Busa input shaft/tranny seems to feel a bit sticky when I spin it slowly. Also, how is it possible that the rear wheel moves when I spin the input shaft slowly with the tranny in neutral? Is this normal or should there be cause for concern?
I hope what I'm trying to describe here makes sense.
If anyone has any input on this, it would be appreciated...