Ktm lc4 620 adventure

**warewolf** · 20th August 2010, 23:18

Originally Posted by nooles

It was definitely a bearing in the clutch gearbox area(LH side) I found a few photos on the net that looked exactly the same(other poor buggers like me) mine still had its balls but no cage

there's 3 gears in line I think and it was in the middle I think, not sure , I couldn't look at her for too long it was too heart breaking and wallet of course.

Would be good if you could confirm it.

The bearing behind the clutch basket is a well-known and oft-recommended $100 preventative fix (the number one thing to look at for these bikes). Of course there are nay-sayers who say leave it, despite KTM releasing a fix and changing production.

**Waihou Thumper** · 21st August 2010, 05:11

Originally Posted by warewolf

Would be good if you could confirm it.

The bearing behind the clutch basket is a well-known and oft-recommended $100 preventative fix (the number one thing to look at for these bikes). Of course there are nay-sayers who say leave it, despite KTM releasing a fix and changing production.

Not to do the fix surely? I mean that it would cost a lot of hours labour to put in the $100 preventative part?

**nooles** · 21st August 2010, 08:24

Originally Posted by warewolf

Would be good if you could confirm it.

The bearing behind the clutch basket is a well-known and oft-recommended $100 preventative fix (the number one thing to look at for these bikes). Of course there are nay-sayers who say leave it, despite KTM releasing a fix and changing production.

Yep I'm pretty sure it's that bearing, big write ups about it on advrider link that you pointed me to when I brought it but I thought it would have been done when the engine got rebuilt last year or over the previous years since birth, in saying that I wasn't concerned about the engine as it had been rebuilt, I was replacing wheel/shock/swingarm bearings, chains and sprockets etc.
I said to the guy I dropped it off to that I've got a DR750 thats done over 100,000k and its never been touched, he said yes jap bikes will go forever but we like the power and rawness of our Austrian bike dont we, I said yes, he said we must pay for performance, I had to agree.

**warewolf** · 21st August 2010, 10:03

Originally Posted by NZKTM

Not to do the fix surely? I mean that it would cost a lot of hours labour to put in the $100 preventative part?

About that in parts, maybe several hours labour for a competent home potterer following a typical advrider how-to. The hardest thing is finding or making a suitable bearing puller. Pull the clutch cover, pull the clutch, pull the bearing, reassemble. Sure beats the alternative.

**warewolf** · 21st August 2010, 10:23

Originally Posted by nooles

I thought it would have been done when the engine got rebuilt last year or over the previous years since birth

I'm really surprised it wasn't done, too.

Originally Posted by nooles

I said to the guy I dropped it off to that I've got a DR750 thats done over 100,000k and its never been touched, he said yes jap bikes will go forever

Correction: they used to go forever. Try telling that to a CRF owner with valve grief, as an extreme example. The same thing applies to all modern bikes, although not so dramatically. Unfortunately bikes are being made more to a price these days than ever before. Engineering margins are becoming smaller, they are tending to become disposable.

**That looks like fun** · 21st August 2010, 10:50

Coming on the Naki ride? unless your wanting to do the Whanga rd the beemer will cope (two up even). Phil and myself are tying together a few places to ride this summer. Will let you know next time we are out exploring, always enjoy the company.

You cant bring the ute on these rides tho OK

**mattsdakar** · 24th August 2010, 11:32

Sorry to hear of your woohs. noodles
I'm feeling pretty relieved you outbid me now, hope the wallet damage isn't to severe

**nooles** · 13th September 2010, 20:00

Originally Posted by That looks like fun

Coming on the Naki ride? unless your wanting to do the Whanga rd the beemer will cope (two up even). Phil and myself are tying together a few places to ride this summer. Will let you know next time we are out exploring, always enjoy the company.

You cant bring the ute on these rides tho OK

OK, the KTM is home (on the back of the ute)

Price of Needle roller bearing RNA 4902 that should have been put in in 2002 $26.85, Price of rebuild $priceless

I'm now ready for the Naki ride, just have to fit a snorkel for the Whanga RD and bolt a winch on