3rd gear slippage

[flyinacez]

Searched entire thread for gear slippage and found only one regarding 6th gear but with no resolution. Anywho, anyone ever have this problem; seems like in 3rd gear only when I really rev it starts to "clunk" and miss a bit! Any help would be greatly appreciated! Oil is amsoil and at proper level.
Thanks

 

[DeathShadow]

Clutch adjusted right?

 

[flyinacez]

I have been riding without making any adjustments for over 8 months now and this has suddenly popped up?? Upto now there has been no indication of any problems. When it slips and makes the "clunk" it's usually around half throttle or greater and only third gear. Is that characteristic of a clutch going bad?
Thanks

 

[yamarider]

I don't think that's the clutch. If I had to take a guess, I would say it's probably a shift fork.

 

[DeathShadow]

I would examine it - its easy enough to get the clutch cover off.

 

[flyinacez]

ok, i'll take the clutch off tonight and if all looks well I guess I'll pull the engine off the bike and check the tranny. I'll let ya know. Thanks

 

[boxhead]

Sure you're not feeling a tug from a loose chain? I've had the thing come loose a hundred times on me.

 

[warriorrider13]

drain your oil and see if you have metal shavings in the bottom.Because I was the person who had problems with 6th gear.

 

[yeoldetymewarrior8]

sounds like the noise my old quad used to make when i'd shift into 2nd from neutral

 

[350rappy]

what kinda oil do u run

 

[350rappy]

srry dint see it my bad

 

[flyinacez]

Some metal shavings in the oil filter only, not much really. I'll pull the clutch off and check it out today. Ryan M, what was the verdict with your slipping problem? Thanks

 

[warriorrider13]

well the counter axle was put in back wards causing the case to shave it down and it made a lot of gears not mesh properly and it made them wear down fast.That's why like I was just driving to my little homemade track and the gears would always slip into neutral and then it would go back into gear.