[dsn_klr650] is it shim time?

[dan shaw]

hey zack --- Zachari, ive noticed the same thing whenever i change my front sprocket. the teeth on the plate are all messed up. ive changed the plate once, but it got chewed up pretty soon. but the sprocket will not come off as long as the plate is still on, so i dont worry about it. i just replace the plate everytime i get a new front sprocket. dan shaw ah Mully wrote:

> Hello collective.... > This past Saturday, while lubing my chain (no, I > won't mention what lube I > used), in preparation for a ride on Sunday with > Robb, a fellow lister/lurker > such as I, I decided to pull the front sprocket > cover on my 1991 KLR. Other > than being full of gunk, I noticed that the metal > toothed plate which bolts > to the sprocket was severely worn, the teeth had > been worn to close the > original offset of the sprocket (i.e. the offset of > the teeth between the > plate and the sprocket is what the Kawi engineers > figured would keep the > front sprocket on the driveshaft I assume). I have > two questions about > this... > > 1) Is it time for a Jake Jakeman Shimming kit that I > have heard about? > 2) Am I stupid to continue riding my beauty with the > knowledge of this > condition? (not that not knowing would be better, > but ignorance is bliss) > > I pulled the front sprocket off and inspected it > and the drive shaft > splines. Both seemed to be in excellent condition > with no visible > deformation or rounding, so I hope that is the good > news. The bike only had > 7000 miles on it when I purchased it and had never > been off road (changed > that this weekend), so I don't think that the > degredation of the retaining > plate has had time to permantly damaged my > driveshaft. What should I be > looking for/checking and what can I do in the > meantime to prevent this from > worsening? > > Thanks again, > Zack > 1991 KLR >

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