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    Transmission chattering in first gear 1991 R100 RT

    Hey everyone, I am rebuilding a 1991 R100 RT transmission myself this winter and wanted to enlist the help of the form. With 89k miles it developed a skip in first gear. Within 200 miles from the first occurrence that skip deteriorated into the eventual loss of use of first gear entirely. When...
    • lachsmith
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    • bearings r100 shimming transmission transmission rebuild transmission shifting
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Airheads
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    2004 R1150GS tranny locking on upshift?

    Hi all, My new to me, well-serviced GS with 68k has just started doing something strange. The tranny seems to go "solid" and locking up in random gears, particularly on upshifts. The only thing I can think of is that my new boots may have been "over-preloading" (it seems they prefer some...
    • burangs
    • Thread
    • locking up preload r1150 stiff transmission shifting
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Oilheads
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    Transmission Shifting Issue

    2004 R1150RT / 40K miles. Experiencing shifting issues I returned last night from a 450 trip over the weekend. While shifting from 5th to 6th gear, I could not get it to shift. I tried it again and it worked. I am now experiencing intermittent trouble shifting down through all gears, although...
    • imdavida
    • Thread
    • transmission shifting
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Oilheads
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