this morning i was going to get my mail and was n 4th gear and shifted into 5th and when i let out on the clutch i gave it some gas and nothing happened looked down and the bolt that holds the sproket on was gone and were the the sproket goes on the shaft part was stickin out about a inch and a half Please help is this something thats not gonna cost alot to fix or is it gonna be alotta money to fix

 

That doesn't sound like you grenaded your tranny, it just sounds like the front sprocket bolts fell out. What happened with the chain? Had you taken the sprocket off before?

 

Are you sure that the nut just didn't come off?

 

Oh yeah, I forgot that it was just one big azz bolt and not two like a Honda, stupid me. Did you bend the tabs back onto the bolt after you tightened it?

 

the funny part about this is that you have to get in to 5th to get your mail...

 

the bolt that holds it inplace is gone but thats not the problem theres this sleeve looking thing sticking out about a inch and a half. the chains fine and i have taken the sprocket off many times also my drive ways about a mile long and i had a long push back

 

I need to see a pic. So is the sprocket still on there? And it just free spins?

 

There is a sleeve on the shaft behind the sprocket that slips on the shaft over an o-ring and rides on the seal. If that's what slipped out it's no big deal but you might want to put it back together with a new seal and o-ring.

 

Check out this thread I started about a problem I had with that area. It is not the same problem you are having, but there is alot of good information in the posts that will help your repair.

http://forums.atvconnection.com/mess...keyword1=shaft

A couple things -

It is a nut that holds the front sprocket on. If you correctly describe the problem then it will be easier for us to help.

In your original post you said the shaft was sticking out. If that is the case then you may have a bigger problem. In your second post you said it was the sleeve that was sticking out. If that is the case then your problem is minor. Check the above thread to find out how to R&R this area.

Good Luck,

RR1

 

thanks sixsixt thats what happened and as i type its being put in my local trading post