IT'S ALIVE!!!

As previously discussed in this thread and this thread, I had to rebuild my transmission (specifically 2nd gear). After the well endowed dealer was polite enough to offer to bend me over without lubricant to the tune of roughly $3000, I ventured out to do the work myself.

After tearing almost everything off the bike, pulling the engine, splitting the cases, identifying the damaged parts, ordering the parts, waiting an eternity for the parts to come from Japan, getting the parts, replacing the parts (and a few extras while I was in there), painstakingly making sure I followed every procedure in the service manual, re-joining the cases, putting everything back on, installing the engine, and putting everything back on, bleeding the clutch line, filling all the fluids, I finally did it......

I connected the battery, turned the key on, and heard the delightful sound of the fuel pump. I then took a deep breath and pushed the starter. It started immediately! No error codes on the display. I then got on it, took another deep breath, and pushed the gear selector down, and it immediately went into first gear. I took it around the block, shifted it through the gears, and back down again, and pulled into the driveway with a deep sense of satisfaction. It's done!

Now for the really cool part. Apparently being anal isn't necessarily a bad thing as it relates to this: I didn't have a single left over part or screw!

My "job" over the next two weeks is to put 500 miles on it before heading out to NAFO. I figure 500 miles should give me enough peace of mind to trust it is ready for a multi-state tour.

Total parts including gaskets, o-rings, service manual and tranny parts: $669

If I would have only replaced the damaged parts, it would have only been $364

Total amount in tools to successfully complete the job: $324

Total spent: $993

Way to friggin' GO. Really.

Congratulations. Been watching your progress and so glad it went well.

You've gotta be on top of the world after that test ride!

Pony....I applaud you. Way to wake up and do it yourself. I'll use your attitude when my tranny takes a shit by itself....because I was coasting in neutral and what not.

First class job, Scott! Congratulations! Call or PM me if you want to take a ride Sunday!

Change your forum name from ponyfool to trannyfool.

Excellent job! :yahoo:

That is no easy task. If I ever have to do this, I'm flying you out here to help.

Way to go! Go buy them brass ball you took on a big overwhelming job.

Breaking into this plastic wrapped machine we ride took some real courage.

I'm glad I'm going to NAFO you will be one person that I want to shake his had and say job well done.

Shake hands? I'm sure you'll want to shake some other stuff, too..................PWCsicko.

Ya might think about changing the oil after 50 miles or so just in case any debris got in the case while it was apart.

Just a thought?

Great job Scott! Way to go! :good:

Burk

ponyfool said:

I connected the battery, turned the key on, and heard the delightful sound of the fuel pump. I then took a deep breath and pushed the starter. It started immediately! No error codes on the display. I then got on it, took another deep breath, and pushed the gear selector down, and it immediately went into first gear. I took it around the block, shifted it through the gears, and back down again, and pulled into the driveway with a deep sense of satisfaction. It's done!

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It is SOOO nice when stuff works out the way its supposed to. Congratulations!

ponyfool said:

Total parts including gaskets, o-rings, service manual and tranny parts: $669 If I would have only replaced the damaged parts, it would have only been $364

Total amount in tools to successfully complete the job: $324

Total spent: $993

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Its even nicer when you think about the fact that had you paid the dealer the other $2K, you would have had to earn it first, and that would have meant that you really needed to earn $2500 to $3000 in order to pay Uncle Sam his share of your earnings.

Sir Ponyfool, your are THE MAN!!! :clapping: I'm certain that I would have bit the bullet and let the dealer have at it had I been in your shoes. You're probably one of only a handful (or less) on this forum that have not only attempted such major surgery, but also (from the sounds of it) completed it successfully! Out-fucking-standing! :clapping:

bikerskier said:

Call or PM me if you want to take a ride Sunday!

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Yep, I'd be good to go on Sunday as well. Let us know!

congratulations! what a nightmare to have to face.

Absolutely excellent, Scott, this was an awesome job!

CONGRATS!

Scott, in a universe far, far, away, in a time long, long, ago, I rebuilt a Porsche 911 engine.

Took me two years.

Doing what you did is very impressive. Kudos to you, Senor Wrench ! !!

Cool. I was starting to think this was an elaborate excuse to avoid splitting a room with me on the way out to NAFO...

Glad this is done. I was getting worried you wouldn't be able to make the trip.

I am impressed! Way to go!

Herkypilot

Party on, Garth! :good:

good Job Scott.....

R

PF, glad to hear everything went so well. I'm sure you'll agree - every time I've taken on a mechanical project that I didn't have prior knowledge of it's turned out to really not be as hard as I would have imagined. I'm not saying what you did isn't impressive - hell, you accomplished a major mechanical task in little time with no prior experience - just that the impossibly complicated big project all boils down to a million little easy projects that aren't much harder than lefty loosy righty tighty.