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Front Bevel Gear Case Shaft Bearing
Has anyone had issues with this. I am hearing from a Metric mechanic that is is a real issue and can cause the rear wheel to lock up at any speed if it goes bad. He tells me it is such an issue that Kawasaki has created a replacement kit for this item that costs about $500 and plus the cost of installation which requires removing the engine. I have a friend with a Vulcan 900 that seems to be having symptoms associated with this issue going bad. The mechanic said it is an issue with the Vulcan line only. If you "Google" - "Kawasaki Vulcan engine whine" you will get hits that explain this issue more fully. Can anyone shed any information about this issue that could cause our great Nomads to go south while riding them.
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Spill99. , did you notice the date on this thread?
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 Can you put me down as stupid please,i just read the whole thing,and i dont see any current reference as to where the bevel gear is,or what it does,apart from whine a bit before wrecking engine's. 
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The bevel gear is on the left side at the rear of the engine. The input to the bevel gear is the output shaft from the transmission. The output of the bevel gear is the shaft that the drive shaft connects to.
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The rear wheel drive shaft then,no complicated bevel involved, oil is all it need's for christ sake 
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There are 2 bearings n the bevel gear drive, but 99.9999% of the time it's the bearing right behind the inspection cover. When they go bad they don't really wreck the engine. It's a simple enough fix, but MaKaw doesn't sell that individual bearing. You have to get one from a bearing supplier. Here in the states it was about $13 the last time I did one. MT
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Hi MAS Tequilla. I know this is an old thread but I am hoping to get an
opinion on a related problem. I’m pretty sure I have a bevel year issue as discussed here. Last summer when the Kawi dealer inspected my (82,000 km) 04 Nomad, he said there was probably an even bigger problem to boot! He took a picture of a the gold/copper flakes all over the bottom of my oil pan and sent it to me. Yikes-that looked really bad!! Could this possibly be a connecting rod problem? Any idea what this might mean? |
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A little knowledge turns a lot of newbies into know it all assholes. Until you've made this repair in the double digits, keep your opinion to yourself. You will NEVER get another response from me. I sure miss the 'ban and clean' button I used to have before we did away with the leadership.
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(Until you've made this repair in the double digits.) Not wanting to get in the middle of this. But in fairness mate. You have not explained how to get that bearing out,without risking shit going into the engine. Is there a special tool.?
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