I did remove all the other stuff to clean it and inspect it, and also I polished up the cover while it was off the engine. There's no reason to remove that if you don't need to. We'll get some stuff off the workbench and we'll get the kicker cover assembly assembled with the shifter and the stuff that goes in here. I know this seems silly that we're going to do this first, but we're going to need this after we get it indexed to check the shifting. The first thing I want to do is we're going to go ahead and assemble. I do have some worn out parts, we'll show you here as we get moving along. I forgot about that.' I've also inspected all the parts, so they're all in good shape. I've basically arranged all the parts that go into this portion of the job to make sure I have everything I need all at once so I'm not in the middle of something and go, 'Oh, crap. As always, it's a good idea to have your workshop manual close by to study the drawings, pictures, how things work, all the components you need to make it happen.

If you have worn components, that will cause difficulty shifting even if you are indexed correctly. I think one of the biggest things about transmissions is you want to use very good components that aren't worn out. We're going to show you how to assemble all these awesome parts here on the workbench, we're going to show you what to look for, for where, and then we're going to show you most importantly, the thing that a lot of people don't quite understand that's really not that difficult when you think about it, indexing your transmission so it shifts through all four gears. Today, we're going to put this transmission in there and make it go 'Click, click, click,' like it's supposed to. You can read a full transcription of this video below: Click here to subscribe to the Lowbrow Customs YouTube channel and stay in the know! We spend a lot of time and effort creating motorcycle how-to videos, product reviews and event coverage for your enjoyment, please let us know what you think.

You can check out the Triumph 650 Motorcycle Engine Disassembly & Rebuild - Part 12 to continue following along!Ĭheck out the Lowbrow Customs YouTube channel to check out all of our videos. From your kicker cover pieces to installing your cam plate, gears, and indexing correctly, this how to video will take the fear out of digging into that 4 speed transmission and making sure you assemble it the right way easily. With old gears, comes wear and tare, Todd shows you what to look for before installation. He shows how everything works and what to look for before reassembly. In this installment Todd gives you a step by step guide on how to rebuild your Triumph 650 transmission. Triumph motorcycle engine and rebuilds it. This is the eleventh part (check out part ten here) in our extremely popular video series in which Todd Muller, Head Motorcycle Tech here at Lowbrow Customs, disassembles a unit 650 c.c.

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