Hit a mud hole wide open in low range, I was making it really good blowing past everyone. I get near the end and I hear a clunk and then clank clank clank clank........etc for about 5 seconds. When the low range popped out of gear it popped back into gear and I was in the mud whole wide open, something like 6000 rpm I'm sure. There was nothing I could do, I hit the brakes and prayed. It revved back down on its own like when you rev it up in neutral and I had no forward gears. I still have reverse, I tried to adjust the shift linkage on the trail, no go. I think my forward gears are stripped or something else let go.

I'll be taking it to the dealer and see what they say, getting tired of my Kawi, thank god it has power or else it would be gone.

 

My Grizzly never happened same story like your bad experience, in similar condition! Now, next week, the BF750 will come to my home, but...you make me afraid about this...Kawy!

 

Whatever it is, it don't sound good!! Good thing you got warranty. Sounds like a big bill to me.

 

Sound like your rearend chunk gave out, kinda hard to say though. Try rolling it in neutral and see if it makes the clunking noise.

 

Ill put money that your whole engine will be takin apart. I had been down that same road with mine. You broke the ears off the low range gear.

 

The shift linkage was slighty out of adjustment and the gears became unmeshed and have broken, or the circlip holding one of the gears in place on the shaft let go causing the gears to slip out of place. Either way, it will require pulling the engine and splitting the case.

 

With splitting the case is there anything I should be worried about? Is it meant to be split? Will it leak after they put it back together?

 

The crankcase is meant to be split. It's a complete disassembly of the engine. If done right it won't leak. It would be nice if your dealer has done some before, but if they follow the service manual, they should have no trouble. But it is a BIG job.

 

The dealer told me to watch if I was burning any oil, I checked this morning and my oil is low!! That damn carb boot really pisses me off, I wonder how much damage it did now. I'll be talking with them about this too. They should just give me a new motor, lol.

 

How much does it cost to have the dealer split the cases?I'm looking at a prairie stuck in reverse.What do you guys think its worth?J