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You're looking at the first set of pics right? (Rod 1) What do you think of the bearing discoloration as well? The bearing really does look that dark vs. the nice shiny silver color of the other rod. Thanks for the info!

Here's pics of the rods/crank and one piston. :Rod 1: - - :Rod 2: - - :Piston 1:

Blowit - you might be right, but just letting someone else fix it for you takes the fun out of it. I'm in San Diego, I appreciate the offer to help. I did decide to pull in some expertise. I'm lucky to have a friend who works on engines day in/out. Brought the engine over to him last night and he pulled the gears off the main shaft, found one of the gears had seized onto the shaft which took some serious cranking on the hydraulic press before it popped loose. Anyway, bad news is the gear is junk and so is the main shaft. Worse news is that he also pointed out that one of my rods was discolored and might be on its way out. Time to go shopping, I'll need: - 5th Pinion Gear $ - Seals $ - Main Shaft $$ - Crank $$$ Here's pics of the damage:

Well we decided to go deep with this issue. Pulled the engine, split the case to get a good look at everything. sadly I dont know what exactly Im looking for, I can figure out if a broken part needs replacing if its obvious, but I might need your guys' help here. First thing I noticed after pulling it all apart is that shifting the gears was not very smooth all the way through. went through most of the gears just fine but got to 5/6 and it seemed the front fork bound a bit on the drum. Wondering if this is not an issue when the tranny is under power. Also, should the front and rear gears turn together without feeling like they bind? Seems I get to certain point and they will not spin together. Is there a chance that one of the front gears is not sliding to engage/disengage? Thanks to all in advance, I've never worked on bikes and have little knowledge of how these trannys work. would be great if there was a good explanation of how it should all work I've got a running blog here: http://banshee-blues.blogspot.com -=:RaMMeR:=-

I have some pics of my tranny here: http://banshee-blues.blogspot.com I just split my case last night to try and diagnose a shifting problem that I cant quite put my finger on. Hope the pics help! -=:RaMMeR:=-

Hey Guys - I've read the other posts regarding shifting issues but mines slightly different. My banshee starts up just fine but will not shift into any gear. Clutch in/out, will not shift. The shift lever is giving me some resistance like something is in the way. Even when it finally feels like its in gear, letting out the clutch will not get the bike movin. Any advice as to what to look for would be appreciated. I've never taken apart the engine but and perfectly comfortable doing so, just need to know what to look for. Other posts reference the shift-shaft, shift-star, shift-fork. What do these things look like when they're damaged? Pictures are worth a million words, please post them if you have 'em!