Gear Noise?

[Texrider]

I have a 2001 Trailboss 325, I bought from a friend who rode it very little, and the last 2 times we have used it I have noticed a noise that sounds like gears rattling in the transmission. It's like a rattling/growling kind of sound.
I adjusted and lubed the chain, and added some grease to the transmission, rode it for awhile and it went away, but last time I used it the noise re-appeared.
is this possibly something in the clutch, or tranny ??
Thanks

[rpyfz450]

Originally posted by Texrider@Dec 7 2004, 02:41 PM
I have a 2001 Trailboss 325, I bought from a friend* who rode it very little, and the last 2 times we have used it I have noticed a noise that sounds like gears rattling in the transmission. It's like a rattling/growling kind of sound.
I adjusted and lubed the chain, and added some grease to the transmission, rode it for awhile and it went away, but last time I used it the noise re-appeared.
is this possibly something in the clutch, or tranny ??
Thanks
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You probably need to isolate the problem by only applying one correction at a time. Sounds like it's either the chain or the transmission since you changed something about each and the problem was affected.

[Texrider]

Well I figured out what the noise was I kept hearing from time to time. It turns out that once the drive chain becomes caked with sand/mud, it doesn't slide through the plastic lower chain guide smoothly and makes a lot of noise like I described above.
Once you clean and lubricate the chain, and if needed the chain guide, the noise goes away.
Just thought I'd share that in case anyone else notices this.

T.B.

[satrnfreak]

Nice.............. thank you.

FreAk