[GMP]

Shoulder feels pretty good so I decided to start wrenching on the GG.

My kickstarter had slightly more than an occasional slip, so I pulled that apart. The rachet teeth on the gear are worn flat on the edges, and the pinion has a few chips. I know there were issues with weak springs on some '07s and expected this. What I found (or did not find) that bugs me is the 1mm thk washer that is supposed to go between the shaft and the center case was missing. This could allow the shaft to move back into the cases 1mm and allow the rachet to "back out" of engagement 1mm.

You guys who have done this recently (Kevin, you have right?), has your bike had a washer on the shaft end per the drawing? I honestly don't remember if my '00 or '03 had them as its been awhile since I was into those bikes.

I took a lot of pics I'll post up in the near future. I planned to do the top end, but everything looked great, clean, and compression was still 190 PSI so I decided to let it go for awhile yet.

Thanks guys.