Update after 20 000 km. Excellent.

so i noticed i got a tiny bit of play on the rear sprocket, the cush rubbers.
But what kind of play is acceptable and what not?
i got about 1-2mm play in total.
i do not notice anything about it when i ride.
xt660x 2005, 13 000km

Solution: Cush Drive Problem
 

http://teknikmotorsport.com.au/Tener...b-Worn-Rubbers

Extra bearing does the trick.

But that's a expensive mod for something you can solve with the original Yamaha-rubbers and a bit of a cutten sheet:
http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=24172

Riding mine since 12'000 kms and its still tight - when i take down to the 2nd gear the backwheel is reacting/shortly blocking immediately. A guy from norway drive his (original) rubbers over 40'000 kms with this mod.

just a repeat of my older post - but that's the easiest and best way to solve it.

cheers, Andy

I ve done the same to my ten.
much better now and the sense is much stiffer back there.
used a car tube.
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/...psux2lings.jpg

Pics
 

Hi guys,

Sorry to reopen an old thread, but I'd like to try the inner tube rubber mod.
Zewl's pics on the first page are no longer there though, I assume something to do with Photobucket's new policies.

Would anyone happen to have any pics of how they laid the inner tube over the rubbers?

I have seen one pic, but the inner tube seems to lay ontop of the cush drive's connecting piece of rubber.

Thanks in advance

Andy

I dont think theres a hard and fast rule for the actual shape you use. Its more important to ensure the rubber takes up the gap between the original stuff and the casting.
FYI I used triangular shapes on mine and my mates.
Trial and error tbh.
But it was a good excuse to get the area nice and clean.

Top tip:ask for help when you try and put the rear wheel assembly back together. I struggled for 3 hours on my own trying to hold the wheel in the correct position whilst trying to keep the spacers in place and slide the axel through.. only to do it in less than five minutes when I had help.

Ah I see, but what about the connecting tabs of rubber? In Dual's post his rubbers were missing the connector? Is this something you guys have removed? As if it's there I don't see how the off-cut will slip fully down?

Haha, thanks, I like that tip!

Andy

Hi Andy, the connecting rubbers are insignificant they just disintegrate over time. Ignore them all you need to do is cut some peices of inner tube, I used squares but it doesnt really matter, lay it over gap where the cush rubber goes and push the rubber in. You want it so that you dont have any excess inner tube sticking out otherwise it will cause difficulty in putting the sprocket carrier back on, but large enough to fill in the gaps on the sides of the worn cush rubbers. I used washing up liquid on the peices of inner tube to help the cush rubbers slide in easy. Dont use bicycle tubes as they are reported to melt. I didnt have too much trouble getting the wheel back on but if you struggle and dont have an extra pair of hands you can use cable ties to hold the sprocket carrier in while you put the wheel back on. Hope this helps.

I could not have put it better.
This is exactly how I do mine and I have never replaced my cush as the inner tubes have worked perfectly.