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1985 GPZ 550 transmission locked
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Does the bike have a center stand & did you change the oil? I would put it on the center stand, pull in the clutch lever, spin the rear wheel, downshift to 1st gear, then put it in Neutral. The green neutral light should illuminate. Then start it & shift gears to see what it does while still on the center stand. If it sat a while, the clutch plates could be stuck. I would also do a basic clutch adjustment as per the owner's manual or factory service manual & replace the clutch cable if necessary.
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Kawasaki altered the circlip arrangement on the later 550's to prevent selecting two gears at once, but I've never heard of this actually happening.
Maybe lift the back wheel and see if the starter will turn the rear wheel with the clutch out?
Unlike most other bikes, when stationary, you can't go through the gearbox from 1-6, but only get 1st , neutral and maybe 2nd, The idea is so it pops into neutral easily when changing down.
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1981 KZ550 D1 gpz.
Kz550 valve train warning.
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Mark Ohio 1976 wrote: Any tips for taking the engine out? I think I will pull the carbs and header first....
Some ideas for consideration --
www.kzrider.com/forum/2-engine/511846-ea...of-my-78-1000#511890
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turning the engine over by hand with the clutch plates removed - it is still catching? the primary shaft drives the clutch drum so in neutral it should all rotate freely. what about turning the back wheel or drive sprocket ?
I'd continue with the diagnostics a bit more before taking the motor out.
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Thanks for the advise. I will check for something like your finding before I pull it. I will pull the left cover next
Yes still catching with clutch plates removed
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catching from the crank or back wheel motion? if you could pull the clutch basket off you could tuern the layshaft and mainshaft independently although I'm not sure what that would reveal .
The primary shaft on these (unlike the z900/1000/1100 series where it is mounted on the side of the crank)
usually fails by slipping on the starter motor. Very unlikely but does the starter motor turn when you move the crank? if so possible primary starter clutch problem..
Take the spark plugs out, turn motor by hand and 'feel' where it is catching somewhere - between the crank, primary chain, primary drive shaft/clutch basket drive gear . If doing this for the rear wheel causes the same I guess both your gear shafts are stuffed. No probs, they are two a penny cheap for 550's.
Drain the oil and drop the sump will let you see some of the gearshafts. If you need to strip the motor leave it in the frame for now - the clutch centre and primary shaft nuts, (which you need to loosen when splitting cranckcases) are very tight and much easier to loosen in-frame.
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The starter works and the engine turns over fine with it....does the starter clutch still need checked?
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