Plowing hard on transmission?

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Jan 20, 2010 | 08:55 PM

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FunRide

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Originally Posted by switzomatic

Chances are it's the seal on the shifter housing. Factory puts a lame bead of silicone and it is prone to leaking which binds up shifting when it's cold out. I pulled mine apart and also found it was missing an o-ring seal on one of the two shafts. Replaced that and sealed it up with anaerobic schmoo(expensive but awesome stuff). After that it shifts smooth as silk even when it was double digits below zero.

Switz and Jeff.....I will check the linkage, that makes a lot of sense. It feels like the linkage now that you mention it. It's tight sometimes. Bike is only a year old. Guess I'd better check it out.

Jan 20, 2010 | 09:52 PM

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Switz....Can you elaborate on that a bit more. I'd like to check it out. I know it won't be exactly the same, but I'd like to hear some more about your experience with it.

Jan 21, 2010 | 09:16 PM

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I just went through this on my 700. The linkage needed adjustment but also found inside the plastic case that it was frozen solid in there...pulled apart, thawed it out, filled with grease and siliconed the snot out of it and like butter ever since....