M8 Transmission Broke
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Guess I missed something in my mechanical training the last 45 years so you'll have to explain to me how sumping could possibly have anything to do with a trans gear going. And no all the gears don't go through the process at the same time, they are made then treated in individual gear batch lots, not complete gear sets. Different size components heat treat differently time wise. Just an FYI.
Last edited by TwiZted Biker; 08-09-2019 at 01:51 AM.
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Guess I missed something in my mechanical training the last 45 years so you'll have to explain to me how sumping could possibly have anything to do with a trans gear going. And no all the gears don't go through the process at the same time, they are made then treated in individual gear batch lots, not complete gear sets. Different size components heat treat differently time wise. Just an FYI.
that **** really sucks though !!!
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Twizted ... you may be right ...was only suggesting other factors that may lead to such a catastrophic failure as this ...as far as the sumping ...low oil level maybe ??? understand that these are done in batch's and not all together as a set too. Third gear is when alot of the power is being put to the ground trying to get everything moving fast (very heavy load) ...so maybe he has found the weak link in his build !!!
that **** really sucks though !!!
that **** really sucks though !!!
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It's definitely not a sumper. These bikes have several weak links when you start making real HP & TQ. I have the Baker DD7 on order and it will back together by next weekend. I'm sure the clutch or compensator will be the next upgrade. But the sumping comment, really...I guess the general consensus is if you go big, you sump. Bad assumption IMO.
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My 2017 Limited stripped third gear during Bike Week at 25,000 miles.Got new gear set under service contract.That lasted 174 miles, and the gear that was installed to quiet the first gear clunk,started to rattle.So I got another new gear set.500 miles later,hit a deer and totaled the bike.Third gear failure is more common than 2 or 3 bikes.