Front sprocket

[smitty600]

I was cleaning my kat, getting the old gunk from the front sprocket and noticed some (side to side) play in it. Should this play be there and how much??

I tried the search and found nothing.....

[elkat]

Is the play on the sprocket/shaft, or is it just the whole shaft? Play is not good for either, but play in the shaft would be worse. Is the retaining nut still tight?

[smitty600]

The Sprocket itself seems to be the problem, like its missing a washer? its not a large amount of play, but I can wiggle it side to side. The nut is tight.

[kwebbel]

I know the pre's have some rubber"coated" shims and a very little play is normal for those, but I don't see those in the fiches for the post600.

http://www.ronayers.com/fiche/300_0298/transmission/transmission.cfm?man=su&groupid=4890&parent=4850

[arsenic]

there not on 98+ Katana's.

[thetable]

Could it possibly be the wrong nut on there? I know the nut is recessed on the back side so that it can fully grip the sprocket.

[smitty600]

I'll find out soon, due to having to take everything off of my frame to get a new frame...

[The CyberPoet]

I know the pre's have some rubber"coated" shims and a very little play is normal for those, but I don't see those in the fiches for the post600.

http://www.ronayers.com/fiche/300_02...90&parent=4850

The 98+ models ship from the factory with 'em, but they're not listed in the 98+ fiche for some reason (Malloc & I almost scratched our skulls raw trying to find a fiche file for any year 98-06 that had 'em and never succeeded).

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet