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I thought I would just toss in my 2 cents worth. After listening to my 04 AN400 rumbling and grumbling, I traced the noise down to the clutch. I rotated the rear tire and that in turn rotated the clutch. The noise was very pronounced and it was easy to get a sense of the issue after removing the CVT cover. It sounded and felt like a bearing that was about to let go.
I removed the clutch and found the inner shaft roller (needle) bearing was gonzo... I tapped it out and pressed in a new one.. Liberty greased it and did the usual inspect and clean up and re installed the clutch and buttoned it up. The outer ball bearing was still like new, so didn't disturb it.
The bad thing about a nice day and having parts in hand is that you keep going replacing other parts... Like I did. I removed the badly scalloped rear tire and took it to my basement and tossed it on my tire bead breaker and then removed it from the rim. I installed a new Bridgestone Hoop tire, used my Harbor Freight balancer and when I was finished, reinstalled it on the bike.
I am all set for a nice day once the temps get more conducive to riding..... And of course when the snow melts.
I just wanted to post a thank you for providing the links, how to make the infamous "FRANKEN-TOOL, and the dead accurate diagnosis of the problem with my rumbling final drive. It is now fixed, well greased and has a new rear tire.
So, to everyone that posted, thanks sharing your experience.
I removed the clutch and found the inner shaft roller (needle) bearing was gonzo... I tapped it out and pressed in a new one.. Liberty greased it and did the usual inspect and clean up and re installed the clutch and buttoned it up. The outer ball bearing was still like new, so didn't disturb it.
The bad thing about a nice day and having parts in hand is that you keep going replacing other parts... Like I did. I removed the badly scalloped rear tire and took it to my basement and tossed it on my tire bead breaker and then removed it from the rim. I installed a new Bridgestone Hoop tire, used my Harbor Freight balancer and when I was finished, reinstalled it on the bike.
I am all set for a nice day once the temps get more conducive to riding..... And of course when the snow melts.
I just wanted to post a thank you for providing the links, how to make the infamous "FRANKEN-TOOL, and the dead accurate diagnosis of the problem with my rumbling final drive. It is now fixed, well greased and has a new rear tire.
So, to everyone that posted, thanks sharing your experience.