First gear clunk?
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 12:22 pm
Just bought a 2001 shadow spirit and I noticed a clunk noise when I shift into first. The remaining shifts dont sound noisey at all, is this normal?
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First gear clunk?
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Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 12:23 pm
Yes, especially when they're cold.
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 12:26 pm
Mine does it too. No biggie.
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 12:44 pm
Mine does it, I LOVE that sound.
So many good memories immediately following it.
So many good memories immediately following it.
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 12:55 pm
Glad to Know its not a lemon. I love poppin round on her. Just wondering, how do I check th collant level, there doesn't seem to be a level line in the resivoir?
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 3:40 pm
Then so long as the reservoir is about 1/2 full you should be okay 
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 10:51 am
If you are going too fast when shifting down to first, the clunk will get louder. That tranny will feel most comfortable shifting down to first below around 10-15 mph.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 1:20 pm
flynrider wrote:If you are going too fast when shifting down to first, the clunk will get louder. That tranny will feel most comfortable shifting down to first below around 10-15 mph.
I especially noticed that yesterday when I had to quickly gear down for a yellow light. The drop into 1st was very noticeable....click...click...CLANK!
Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 10:33 am
Yeah, I get a cuh-clank kind of noise and feeling, sometimes my push to shift down isn't strong enough so it resists and I have to press harder.
Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 4:00 pm
Mine does the clunk as well unless I'm going very slow or stopped.