Output Bearing?

[RiderRocketman]

Hell, they probably looked at what's involved in "opening it up" and said, crap, let's get one or two or three of those quicker jobs in first. :lol: From what I understand, inspecting the torsional bearing at the rear of the engine involves an engine teardown. My dealer was quick compared to others I've heard about. Complete teardown in about 6 weeks. Other dealers I've heard took 8 to 12 weeks. Good luck waiting!

 

[Jfcroni]

Hell, they probably looked at what's involved in "opening it up" and said, crap, let's get one or two or three of those quicker jobs in first. :lol: From what I understand, inspecting the torsional bearing at the rear of the engine involves an engine teardown. My dealer was quick compared to others I've heard about. Complete teardown in about 6 weeks. Other dealers I've heard took 8 to 12 weeks. Good luck waiting!

Yeah... as I alluded to before..... this is no way to build a client base for Triumph. I do know many many people with bikes. Many agree that 3 weeks is fairly normal...but it's going on three weeks and they haven't even put a wrench on it yet. It's hard to be happy with that kind of service on my 13K bike with 4700 miles on it.

 

[Jfcroni]

I called the dealer today. He said the bike is ready. He replaced the rear end sub assembly. I asked if it was the bearing...he said he didn't know as they did not tear it down. Triumph just said replace it. I'll be picking it up tomorrow.

 

[RiderRocketman]

Sounds like you lucked out... in that you avoided a teardown. Not sure what the "rear end subassembly" is. He's probably talking about the final drive unit or swingarm enclosing the driveshaft. Those are the only transmission things in the rear besides the torsional damper.

Check your repair invoice when you get it and see what parts were replaced. Would like to know.

 

[Captain Rich]

JF, that's great news! I think the sub-assembly replacement is the way to go for anyone else who has this problem. The conversations I had with the wrench at my dealer left me nervous as to whether the replacement bearing was installed properly or not! He said he'd follow up with Triumph but then left the dealership for more $$$ elsewhere...and only HE knows which way he installed it.

 

[Triple Trouble]

When my bearing went (14,000kms, now at 28,000 and no probs) My dealer ordered all of the parts for the repair and Triumph said no way, they would send only a complete assembly. Motor was stripped and the repair completed in 1 week after an 8 day wait for parts so I have no dealer complaints. J & R cycle in Wasaga beach Ont.

 

[Jfcroni]

I picked up the R3 today. The bevel gear assembly/rear end was replace. The grinding noise is gone. The dealer said it was a known problem...but that the rest of the bike was bullet proof...

Will report back after a few hundred miles.

 

[DCRocket]

Good news, Jim - off tomorrow on the first leg of my 3000 miler. I'll give you a holler when I get back

 

[Jfcroni]

Good luck on the trip. Please do give me a call when you get back. Need to comare final Drive running temps.

Jim

 

[RiderRocketman]

Most of what was talked about here (drive shaft bearing) requires an engine tear down. Very costly if you're out of warranty. If it's the final drive assembly (not so likely) or the driveshaft in the swingarm (even less likely) then there is no teardown. My bike's been opened twice and now with supercharger I'm just waiting for my tranny to go KAPUT one last time. My new drive bearing will probably last though. It's the rest of the transmission I'm thinking will get ground to death now. :lol:

I wouldn't worry about this unless you develop a very noisy or choppy transmission.