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Old 01-23-2019, 11:04 PM
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sooo , long story short , on my 17 fxdl. Saw some oil by the primary , saw wetness behind inner primary , do I thought.... cracked case? Busted main shaft seal? Nope... pulled inner and outer, behind the pulley, there it is... countershaft bearing cracked , the wall of it is obliterated where I could pull on it by hand. Come to find out the countershaft nut walked and the shaft bounced on that wall of the bearing . don’t have an arbor press on hand and I don’t want to make a mountain out of a mole hill by removing swing arm and This and that to get the case out to find a way to get that sum mum ma bish out . Usually I can problem solve but this one is making me scratch my head .... will a little dremel be strong enough to cut through that ring to collapse it? What to do? After an awesome way of removing it , what’s an inexpensive way to install the new one without damaging it?
 
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Out of warranty?
The countershaft is not behind the pulley...That is the mainshaft and the main drive gear.
Sounds like you are attempting to disassemble a transmission without a service manual, right?
 
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Can you post some pictures so we can make sure of the problem then maybe someone will be able to help. I will say that you can replace all of the bearings for the transmission without pulling case but you will have to pull the gearset out. Post pictures. Buy a factory service manual.
 
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I'm not going to get into my experience background because no one cares and it will just be a clash of egos. i guess since I'm new to forums and own a 2017, i give off the impression i don't know much.
anyway, i guess i didn't phrase my thread well. facing the mainshaft / front pulley.. behind the pulley, but to the top left, theres this thing that most people who dont know about bikes would call a freeze plug but in actuality its the back of the countershaft pilot bearing.

now in my travels, i have disassembled many transmission, rebuilt them, stripped bikes down and built back up... but never have i ever encountered a blown out bearing wall.
I'm almost 99.9% confident the service manual doesn't have this solution, thats why i started an account here just for this problem. on my old phd links to exploded diagrams and deep troubleshooting from when i was a tech.... nope not there. no mention of an "if the bearing breaks this is what you can do to extract it" . here are some photos.

sorry gents, thought the photos uploaded when i originally posted.

even when i remove the case and bring it in to a press, theres nothing to seat on to in order to press the rest of it out.
 
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sorry guys, not coming off like a dick. my coworker said it sounded like that, not good with typing with emotion.
 
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sorry guys, not coming off like a dick. my coworker said it sounded like that, not good with typing with emotion.
There are people her on this board that think because you are new here you cannot have experience or useful knowledge. It's there own little click. Anything one says must have a url for proof, or it is not true. I've been accused of lying about my mileage on two wheels, and maintaining my own bike.

But there are some folks with real knowledge and experience here. And some folks who cannot read and apply.

Good luck repairing the tranny. That new and no warranty? Damn...hope your purchase price was great.
 


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