3rd gear actin up

[russellsroost31]

hey everyone i was wondring if u culd help me out
i just pulled the clutch cover side off my 400 so i could get a broken bolt out and everything came off and went back toghter smoothly and after i got it all toghter i took it for a spin and everything was fine i let it sit for about an hour or 2 and when i started to ride it again everytime id get on the gas and go full bore when id hit 3rd gear its seems to jerk like the clutch is activating but all of a sudden it does fine
it only happens in 3rd when i lay on the throttle and get into the mid range of 3rd gear
now if i ease into 3rd it doesnt do it
any ideas

[CJM]

you sure you put everything back together right?

[jkosakowski]

Is your clutch slipping ??

[russellsroost31]

yea
i didnt even touch anything all i did was remved the bolt and put the cover back on and naw i dont thing so it just jerks like the clutch engaged and disengaged
i culd make a helmet cam vid of it if that would help but im not sure if itd be noticeable

[CJM]

Sounds like you might need to adjust the clutch cable a bit. It happening in 3rd gear makes no sense tho.

[russellsroost31]

thats the weird thing and it only happens when i go full bore if i just ease into 3rd like im just puttin around it doesnt do it
ill mess with the cable and see what happens

[CJM]

FWIW It sounds as if the clutch is slipping. Maybe its just coincidence you had the case off.

[russellsroost31]

i have no clue how i could tho

[CowboyJ]

Same exact thing happened to me. It ended up being a few teeth broke off the gear inside the tranny. It only happened in 3rd gear, it jerked when I got into it but if I eased into it, it would be fine. I thought it had something to do with the clutch as well, but it progressed to get worse and now I cant put it in 3rd gear at all.

[russellsroost31]

im so sick of honda

[russellsroost31]

the worst part is my bike isnt even a year and a half old and i have no where near abused this thing to the point of destroying the gears yet
i mean the f!@#in thing aint even paid off

[CJM]

Originally posted by russellsroost31
the worst part is my bike isnt even a year and a half old and i have no where near abused this thing to the point of destroying the gears yet
i mean the f!@#in thing aint even paid off

Thats a real shame, I beat mine weekly and it never quits.

[TheAwesomehonda]

Originally posted by CJM
Thats a real shame, I beat mine weekly and it never quits. Exactly same here!!! You probobly just got a lemin...

[jkosakowski]

Originally posted by CJM
Thats a real shame, I beat mine weekly and it never quits.

X2

[russellsroost31]

i culd ake it back and tell them whats goin on but i doubt theyd do anything
if it really turns out to be the gears imaa just put a whole new motor in it
a 04 with out reverse and bored to a 426

[01boneless]

sounds like the clutch is sliping...ive had it happen to me on my ex were it was just in a certain gear at wide open

[jkosakowski]

I think its the clutch Also... I guess take it back apart and inspect the clutch plates and make sure every thing looks good.

[russellsroost31]

ill check it out

[russellsroost31]

ok i put it on some blocks and and turned the wheels in 3rd and it didnt really feel like it was bad but when i rode it it kinda felt like the clutch was slipping

[dougyunker]

I never realized that the gears in the 400ex's were that bad? I've got my engine in a billion pieces right now because 2nd gear decided to break into three pieces. Mine is a 2008, so is this a problem with the newer 400's?

[russellsroost31]

o really
uk i shld check in with honda to make sure there isnt a recall or somthin

[CowboyJ]

Do it and let us know!!!

[russellsroost31]

nope there aint not no recall

[CowboyJ]

Didn't figure there was, no harm in checking though!

[rooster300ex]

I say u got a lemon man. 400ex's are bulletproof. Do u change ur oil often enough?

[russellsroost31]

yea i usallyt change it after a couple races or every 8 to 10 hours