Getting yamaha to pay for damages?

[Pol Anorl]

Long story short, xj's cats, fazers and the old r6 where fitted with defective front sprocket nuts, the older r6 whas recalled for this a few years back. The middle of last year mine decided to come off resulting in an absolute mess.

I could of died if a tractor was coming round the lane I was on!

The chain came off locked the back wheel up, the rest of the chain spun round inside the speocket case smashing the case and breaking most the mounting points for the cover, My 3rd gear which I was in at the time now has an annoying clicking noise and my output shaft is a little worse for wear.

Since then ive purchased 4 sprocket nuts which have all done the same thing, having been put on by me and professionals.

They strip the thread off the nut leaving it extremely smooth leaving the sprocket to slip off the shaft.

Now to fix my bike to get it to how it would be before the incident id need an output shaft £20-£40 ebay, gasket set £90 wemoto and of course new nut.

Problem is the mounting points for the sprocket cover which would basically mean a new engine casing, ill be damned if im paying for any of that due to a defective nut.

What do you think they chances are of me being able to get them to fork out for some repairs?
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Full Yamaha Service history?

If not, I think you'll struggle.
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[Pol Anorl]

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[Kickstart]

Hi

Realistically, chances are probably nill on a bike of more than a nominal amount out of warranty. Does it have the locking washer in place?

All the best

Keith
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[Pol Anorl]

Yeah, ive emailed them, id be more than happy for them to pay for the gaskets and ill replace the shaft myself but not a hope in hell am I paying £150+ to fix it when I may aswell change the engine which I wouldn't of had to do if they didn't continue to sell inferior parts.
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[Pol Anorl]

[chickenstrip]

On the Fazer FZS600, they were fitted with a 9mm thick front sprocket. These had a tendency to come off, possibly damaging the thread on the output shaft. Yamaha brought out a 12mm thick sprocket to replace it. If you catch it before things go wrong, a Yam dealer should replace it, they will have tech bulletins to refer to on this.

I have heard of Yamaha actually replacing the output shafts on bikes that were well out of warranty. It would be worth a call to Yamaha UK to see if you can't get them to do this.

[Pol Anorl]

[Kickstart]

Hi

Was the sprocket on the right way round?

All the best

Keith
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[Pol Anorl]

[gdj444]

I expect you already know but all you need in terms of what has happened to others with the same problem is listed here:

https://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,92.0.html

This is for Fazer issues mainly but if you do a search on the FOC U forum for front sprocket nut you will find loads more info including Yamahas official position on the issue.

May help you in your comms with yamaha if you are pursuing a claim

Jonesy

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