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2005 Suzuki Vinson Rear Wheel Drive Not Working


bummy945

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Please help!!!! My 05 Vinson 500 auto suddenly has no rear wheel drive. As far as I know(I have kids) it was driven to it's spot in the garage just fine and when I went to use it next, it won't move in 2wd. If I put it in 4wd it engages and I can drive it that way with no noises or issues. In 2wd there is a slight noise like something spinning freely that should be engaged. I compare that noise to a snowmobile clutch with no belt on only quieter. Please help point me in the right direction.

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I found what appears to be a damaged electrical connection to a small housing just down from the shift lever on the left side of the bike. I pulled out the receptacle and it appears to be a solenoid of some kind. It's black plastic. Does anyone know what this does and if it could be my problem? I can't repair it or get a part today so I'm just curious if I should keep digging.

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The problem was a coupling at the front of the rear output shaft that connects it to the front output shaft which is driven by the bevel gear. The front of the coupling is splined to connect to the front shaft but the rear of the coupling is apparently only press fit onto the rear shaft and it was spinning freely and floating forward off the shaft. Seriously Suzuki, how hard would it have been to spline the rear or at least key it? I removed it, cleaned it up in the lathe, pressed it back on, and welded the $@&ker. Why buy a $170 shaft so it can fail again. The real work was in taking everything apart to get to the shaft. I see why the dealer wants $2000+ for this job but mine is fixed for $40 worth of gaskets for reassembly. If anyone has similar problems and wants advice, feel free to e-mail me and I'll walk you through the repair. I'll even clean up your shaft and weld it for you if needed because I know how bad I felt when my $7500 machine took a crap. I don't drive it hard at all so if I had this problem, either I bought a lemon or other people will have the same problem.

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That is a crappy idea to press fit a drive shaft together. Welding it was a good idea, but gears and such are usually made from a medium carbon steel, which is harder than mild steel and has different weldability due to the higher carbon content. It is usually necessary to preheat the metal prior to welding, and keep applying heat for a while after welding to keep the metal from cooling to quickly and getting even harder and brittle. I don't know if you did that or not, and even if you didn't you may not have any problems as long as them metel didn't get too hot, but I just though I would point that out in case you have any problems with your repaired shaft or end up doing it for someone else.

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