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Powervalve Rod Fell Into Bottom End.
« on: February 01, 2013, 04:17:19 pm »
This bike is really starting to **** me off.

So I finally got the jetting close enough to where it's ridable and I notice the powervalve isn't moving in the window. So I open the little cover, manually move it around and it seems like it was just hung up from not being used in a while or whatever. Anyhow when I'm putting the rod back on and making sure nothing is binding up, the damn thing popped off and fell into the bottom end?

Please tell me I don't have to split the cases because I'm pretty damn close to junking this bike.
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Re: Powervalve rod fell into bottom end.
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2013, 04:23:32 pm »
Just pull the clutch cover. After draining the tranny fluid
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Re: Powervalve rod fell into bottom end.
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2013, 05:21:58 pm »
Tip the Zilla over on its left side, put the left grip on a chair to hold it up. You wont have to drain the oil this way. Pull off the clutch cover & power valve cover. Find the rod and the plastic clips. Reassemble. Don't forget to realign the pinion and the clutch rod, and the water pump with the end of the crank when reinstalling the cover. Two shuffle pins too. When your riding again you'll forget all the problems you've had.

Drink a beer before starting your work. Finish the other five when your done.
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Re: Powervalve rod fell into bottom end.
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2013, 07:01:13 pm »
Drop a magnet in it to get it out.
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Re: Powervalve rod fell into bottom end.
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2013, 07:41:34 pm »
HectorTheHut, where are you located at?
You may also need a new plastic retainer clip.
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Re: Powervalve rod fell into bottom end.
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2013, 09:46:17 pm »
Can you see it at all.If its hooked at the bottom still you should be able to get it back up with a seal picker.Unless the bottom came undone and fell all the way in.They usally dont go to far down just hook it with something and pull it up.
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Re: Powervalve Rod Fell Into Bottom End.
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2013, 06:48:56 am »
Are you missing the plastic clip that holds the rod to the PV?
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Re: Powervalve Rod Fell Into Bottom End.
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2013, 01:17:04 pm »
Cooler heads prevailed (drank a couple of beers), and I pulled off the clutch cover and found my problems. Somehow (probably when I took the cylinder off to rebuilt the top end) the rod came out of the little plastic retainer and the lobed gear thing was stuck. Cleaned everything up and made sure everything was moving properly, replaced one of the plastic retainers (local cycle shop has some parts for LTs and TRXs--very handy) and the gasket, put everything back together and everything seems good.

Not even remotely as complicated as I was dreading it was going to be. These things are cake to work on!
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Re: Powervalve Rod Fell Into Bottom End.
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2013, 01:17:33 pm »
Oh and thanks for all the replies, they pointed me in the right direction.
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