richard100t

If they made one for around $15,000 I'd have a hard time trying to stay away from the dealership! lol

Is it difficult to remove the shaft? I wouldnt mind pulling it out myself & having a look.

I have an 01 mandello & with 3000 miles on it the fuzzy paint is still fine. I have the same single plate clutch & its fine too. Basically your bike will be fine... or you'll be in the minority & have tons of problems. The only way to find out is to ride it often Thats what I do.

For those who have been following my broken rear drive gear saga... I shortened the inner spacer from .490 to about .335. Everything fits nicely now, the bike runs well. The rear brake feels like its made of wood, but other than that I'm happy. I'll be posting some pictures of the broken gear later.

Unfortunately ebay is what most thieves do with the stuff that cant be traced. Like the Corbin seat & Ti pipes, keep an eye out on ebay for its parts.

I agree with not turning on the ignition while fuel hoses are off. Its pretty funny how far the gasoline shoots

Actually my book says .10 & .15. My fault

Yes its mm on my feeler gauge

Your valves may be set a little tight. .010 & .015 are recomended in my manual & I've seen the same remarks here.

I tend to agree with you. I just want to be as confident as possible before I get a new spacer & reassemble the rear end. There isnt a speed at wich I'm comfortable with having the rear end seize up on me With my luck I'd be doing 100 plus & then crunch...slide, boom

Yes the gap goes away without the spacer. Thats why I'm pretty sure a shorter spacer is all it needs. But I'm looking for anyone who may not agree with that. I'd hate to blow a whole rear drive!!!

I'll have to take some pictures of the two side by side with the spacer sitting where its supposed to sit. You'll be able to see what I'm talking about then. There is a clear 1/4" difference in the two parts

Ok Todd thanks :!: So there is a difference between the two for sure. My main question I guess is...Can you mate a 00' hub with the latter model 01' 02"? wheel? The wheel is from my Rosso Mandello whatever Guzzi used on that model. If not I'm going to just have a new gear made here in town. Apparently theres 2 gear machine shops right here where I live. I'll take photos of the two side bye side for everyone when I get my gf's camera back. Btw if I get a new gear made I'm getting it beefed way up more than the stock one & I'll make pics of that too.

For anyone who's following this thread. 1) I have an 00 & an 01 rear hub 2) the gears in the hubs are of different width but the spacers are the same length. this leads me to believe that the gears on the 00 & 01 wheels are different also. 3) the total difference is approx 1/4"...theres an 1/8" diff from where the spacer rests to the gear plus another 1/8" in the gear length. 4) the 01 is (deeper) than the 00 by this amount thus allowing a flush fit with that spacer. I would have to think that the wheel gear for an 00 model is "shorter" than an 01. However I dont have an 00 wheel to compare with my 01 . Should I get a spacer custom made so that the 01 wheel fits with the 00 hub, or is there a reason these two should not be wed? Lmao If anyone has an objection please speak now or forever hold your peace!

Hmm this is odd... ok they appear to be the same. Well back to the garage! Let me recheck things

There does appear to be a difference between the 01 & 02 hubs. The spacer for the 01 is wider than the 02. I have the rear drives side by side & there is less room in the 02 than the 01 :!: I guess I'm stuck for awhile yet I wonder if theres a difference in the wheel gears too? Anyone know?

Is there any difference between the 01 & 02 inner spacers? I'm getting a 1/4 inch or so gap between the hub & the rim.

actually both of my needle roller bearings were in good shape. No rust & lubed Now I get to go out there & try to get it right today...after some coffee of course. I've had it back together twice lol, first time I forgot the inner spacer. Second time I used the extra spacer (bearing). THird times a charm??? Lets hope so

Oh the old broken pinion part came out plenty easy enough. Its just getting the new one in all the way. Like you said I need to completely remove the screws to do it. Its an odd thing that it will go in halfway but wont go the rest of the way in, with the screws in that is. I had it in all the way earlier but then the screws wouldnt start & I needed to retap the threads as one was bad from the start, probably from the damage that broke the pinion. I'll get on it early tomorrow morning as I would like to ride to the rally

OK then I had assumed (bad idea) that since you hadnt sent that inner spacer that you probably hadnt sent then other spacer either. As long as I just have an extra spacer thats a load off my mind, I was really thinking I was losing my mind! Enjoy your drink tonight I have a busy day tomorrow. I need to take that ujoint off to get the pinion in all the way I think. I'll try just removing the screws first. Damn I wish I hadnt quit drinking as I could really use one right now. Oh well one drink is too many & 1000 wouldnt be enough lol

Did you send me the spacer with the hole in it with your rear drive? If you did that would explain a lot lol yes I have 2 identical spacers & washers. That will be a relief if I just have an extra spacer

I seem to have an extra spacer left over & I'm not sure where it goes. Its about 1 inch long with the small hole in it. It looks just like the one that goes into the rear drive. Since you just finished with the job I was hoping you would know where it goes.

I have figured out an easy way to get the axle thru the wheel. I just dont remember where that other spacer went. It looks just like the one that goes in the hub end. About 1 inch wide with a hole in its side. I need to search thru pictures of the rear wheel setup in here. Otherwise I'm screwed until I can get some help. This sucks...I really want to go to that rally in Wv tomorrow.

Is there a trick to getting the rear wheel pin to slide back thru the hub & wheel? Well back to the garage, I'll check in later. Hopefully I'll get it to slide thru. Otherwise it seems pretty simple. Would be alot easier if I didnt have arthritis in my thumb joints lol

Rizoma makes great looking small mirrors. Just what your looking for. I have pics of mine on here somewhere.