rodeofan5656

im not sure what these shaft driven bikes are supposed to sound like, but mines startin to worry me. i know that theres supposed the be alittle bit of a "clunk" noise when you shift on a chain driven bike. but my Volusia is doin it. is it ok for it to do that? or is somethin worn/broke? are there bearings that need replaced?

ALSO- do you need to change the oil in the "rearend" of the bike (where the shaft meets the rear wheel) like you would a car or truck?

thanks guys!

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472viper

Well, the drivetrain consists of a driveshaft and a universal joint, so yeah there is alittle "clunk" when shifting, but really not very much.

What you want to be concerned about is if is sounds like a siren or makes a growling noise, either would indicate a universal joint going bad.

I change my drive oil about every other oil change, and that should be great plenty, maybe even alittle over kill, but heck it's easy and it doesn't take very much at all, just make sure you use the correct gear oil, I buy it in Suzuki brand from the dealer.

Without a doubt, if you don't know if it has been done, you need to pull the final drive and separate the driveshaft from the coupler (remove a seal and snapring) and grease the driveshaft splines with molybedum grease.

These bikes are notorius for rounding off the driveshaft splines due to a lack of grease from factory.

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LOl, preach on viper. Take it from someone who just went through a shaft a month ago. Go buy you a new seal and grease the spline and coupler. Mine went with no warning. The clunk may very well be the signs it's going to go. This is a win, win fix for you. More than likely your problem. And if not, it's good preventive medicine. Cause it will fail at that joint sooner or later

rodeofan5656

i went to BikeBandit to see if i can find the parts. but theres so many, im not sure what i need to get. if you could please go to the link and tell me the numbers of the parts i need, id really appreciate it!!

2001 Suzuki Volusia VL800 Parts, 2001 Suzuki Volusia VL800 OEM Parts - BikeBandit.com

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1981 Yamaha XS400 bobber project
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