masterall Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Hi all I am a fairly new rider and I took my maxim out for a ride the other day and found that I was slipping out of gear in every gear. It changes gears just fine and there are no jerky starts everything works fine except it slipps out on me at high revs (between 4-6 thousand RPMs). I figure its a clutch issue, is it just a matter of adjustment or does it need complete replacement? I tried adjusting the clutch with the screw up at the handle bars and I have small differences but its still slipping out. I have not yet had time to look at it. I will this evening but has this happened to anyone else? Thanks all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator YamaHead Posted September 30, 2008 Moderator Share Posted September 30, 2008 to the forum Masterall Unfortunately, from my experiences......when a gearbox has the dreaded "Jumping outta gear" symptom.....it usually means that your shift forks in the gearbox are bent ......which requires a teardown of the lower-end to repair. If you're mechanically inclined @ all....& have a manual & some decent tools.......it's do-able. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted September 30, 2008 Moderator Share Posted September 30, 2008 to the forum Masterall Unfortunately, from my experiences......when a gearbox has the dreaded "Jumping outta gear" symptom.....it usually means that your shift forks in the gearbox are bent ......which requires a teardown of the lower-end to repair. If you're mechanically inclined @ all....& have a manual & some decent tools.......it's do-able. I don't he's saying its jumping out of gear just that the clutch is slipping!! need to adjust the clutch at the actuator end, slacken off and screw lightly till stop and back off 1/4 turn and lock off. should also be 5mm slack at lever end. also check clutch cable, should be lubed every month or will fray and not return the clutch properly. btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterall Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 Thanks Guys! I will have a look tonight and let you know what happens! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator YamaHead Posted September 30, 2008 Moderator Share Posted September 30, 2008 I don't think he's saying its jumping out of gear just that the clutch is slipping!! So he did.....DOH!.....My Bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterall Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 Thanks guys! I just had to lube up the cable, it was seized right up and wasn't returning the clutch properly. Now all is well with it, thanks for the help folks! MA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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