Clunk, when shifting into forward or reverse on my Trail Boss 330

[dusty trails]

I just picked up a 2004 trial Boss 330, with low hours. Would it be considered fairly normal to hear a click/clunk when shifting into forward or into reverse?

I hold the brake while shifting and the idle seems to be low enough. I checked the trans fluid and it's clean and up to proper level.

[war1ock]

My Trailblazer does taht and it almsot seems as if its getting worse. Id says id mostly normal. I wonder too though

[Scootergptx]

When you put it in gear, does it jerk forward or backwards too?

If so, then the idle may be too high. A little noise is to be expected, but a loud clunk is not normal.

[ftwflh]

If you have hard miles on it you need to check the silent chain in the tranny.Do this by jacking it up and see how much play you have turning the rear clutch before the wheels start to move.

[old polaris tech]

Originally Posted by dusty trails

I just picked up a 2004 trial Boss 330, with low hours. Would it be considered fairly normal to hear a click/clunk when shifting into forward or into reverse?

I hold the brake while shifting and the idle seems to be low enough. I checked the trans fluid and it's clean and up to proper level.

Kinda,sorta normal on the clunking on the 330.I know it doesnt sound good,but its the nature of the beast! BUT havent had any tranny problems,so keep on truckin!

[dusty trails]

Originally Posted by Scootergptx

When you put it in gear, does it jerk forward or backwards too?

If so, then the idle may be too high. A little noise is to be expected, but a loud clunk is not normal.

No it doesn't jerk, I don't have to give it a hard push or pull either, just seemed kinda loud sometimes.

[dusty trails]

Originally Posted by old polaris tech

Kinda,sorta normal on the clunking on the 330.I know it doesnt sound good,but its the nature of the beast! BUT havent had any tranny problems,so keep on truckin!

Thats what I wanted to hear. I haven't had a chance to get out and ride it yet just riding around my small yard, where I need to shift from forward to reverse more than I would on the trails.

ftwflh, thanks, I'll check that out.

[400x]

Off topic here....We had an 02 Trail Boss... if you wanna add a little zip to it, drop a tooth in the front sprocket. It'll take away a little of the top speed of the machine, but it doesn't really have all that much top speed to lose. It's a great little machine tho, and for us, it was bulletproof.

[Tpr430]

My wifes has a little clank to it when shifting. Alls fine with it though.

[tripd]

They all have this problem. I have a 2000 trail boss 325, and two trail blazer 250s (2stroke) They all do this. Just make sure the transmission has enough fluid in it.