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2nd gear issues
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<blockquote data-quote="mikeames" data-source="post: 1281524" data-attributes="member: 88832"><p>Before my current '12 FJR, I had an '82 XJ1100J. They are notorious for losing second gear. I'm a good mechanic and rarely trust taking my stuff to a stealer.</p><p></p><p>Any way the best way to deal with transmision issues on that bike was to turn the whole bike upside down. That's right...you pull the bars, sissy bar and a few other things and flip the bike over (bring several friends). Once upside down you can pull the pan off and all the shift forks are now oriented in a way that makes them easy to remove and install. With the bike right side up you would have been trying to lay underneath it with very little room and it would take a dozen hands to hold everything in place to put it back together because the shift forks all want to fall out.</p><p></p><p>Obviously this is a very different bike and you MAY actually have to pull the engine to get to the trans...but if you don't then flipping it upside down may be a good option for you.</p><p></p><p>Just thought I'd throw this out there in the event that you do it yourself. I know it sounds like a ton of work, and it is, but it made the job vastly easier.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mikeames, post: 1281524, member: 88832"] Before my current '12 FJR, I had an '82 XJ1100J. They are notorious for losing second gear. I'm a good mechanic and rarely trust taking my stuff to a stealer. Any way the best way to deal with transmision issues on that bike was to turn the whole bike upside down. That's right...you pull the bars, sissy bar and a few other things and flip the bike over (bring several friends). Once upside down you can pull the pan off and all the shift forks are now oriented in a way that makes them easy to remove and install. With the bike right side up you would have been trying to lay underneath it with very little room and it would take a dozen hands to hold everything in place to put it back together because the shift forks all want to fall out. Obviously this is a very different bike and you MAY actually have to pull the engine to get to the trans...but if you don't then flipping it upside down may be a good option for you. Just thought I'd throw this out there in the event that you do it yourself. I know it sounds like a ton of work, and it is, but it made the job vastly easier. [/QUOTE]
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