How many miles on it?

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it has 41,000kms, so approx 25,000 miles.

 

Well, I hate to break the bad news but it will need both second input and output gears and a shifting fork. That entails a complete teardown of engine/transmission.
The job is doable but definitely not for the faint of heart!

 

Thanks for the good news!!! I fiqured it was going to involve a tear down. I'm not good with a wrench so, somebodies going to make some money off me. what kind of labor am I looking at for a job like this, how many hours, for the average mechanic?

 

I am not sure of the cost myself, but I have heard others talk around the $2000 to $3000 range. If you were to contact a dealer and tell them what you need, I am sure that they can give you an idea.
Sorry.

 

Thanks for your help, The bike seems to work fine, as long as you don't accelerate hard from 1st to 2nd. Maybe I will ride it the way it is for a while, until it's really bad. Will this cause any other problems, riding it this way?

 

Many riders have gone thousands of miles with the same problem that you have, but rest assured, it will only get worse over time and also there is some risk in having bits of debris floating about in your transmission.
If you plan on repairing at some point, better sooner than later.

 

Thanks for all your help, it's much appreciated! I'm going to call a mechanic that alot of bikers around here use and swear by, and get an idea of cost from him.

Thanks again, and God Bless!

 

same problem

I have the exact same problem on my 2003 nomad with 30,000 miles.
be sure to install new rings while the engine is out.

 

Check out this page on Gadget... http://www.gadgetjq.com/clutch_spring_replacement.htm

The clutch spring seems to be a more common problem with the Nomad than the transmission. Might be worth having yours checked/replaced before spending all that cash on a tear down.
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IntheWind
'06 1500 Classic

 

Thanks for the link, I talked to my mechanic the other day and he said the same thing. it was funny, I talked to him and a hour later I seen you post! Thanks for the help!

 

If it is "jumping out of second and only second" as you describe and requires you to push on the shifter to either re-select second or another gear and not just back off of the throttle to resume forward progress, then the clutch spring will not help. But replace it anyways if you have the engine apart.
A slipping clutch has a whole different set of symtoms.
Another symptom of the gear jumping "may" be a slight grinding when you shift into second.
Make sure that we are talking the same problem here.

 

I have the same problem. I have a new clutch and the "judge" spring installed. Everything that I have read points to a bent shift fork and gear replacement. I borrowed a shop manual to see how involved it is and I was very surprised. I expected to just remove the engine and a side cover to gain access. This is not the case. The engine needs to be totally torn down to access the transmission shafts that you need to access. I am running mine as is for now. The "trade in soon" light might be on.

 

Thanks for the info, I talked to two very good bike mechanics locally, and they both said the same thing....ride it! They said "you'll know when it's time to fix it, or dump it." They said that they know people that have rode them another 20-30-40,000 Kms with no big problems, just short shift it to third :fingers-crossed::glasses-cool: