Help: TE630 Rear Sprocket Fell off at 65mph!

Interesting! Of my six Huskys in the last 10+ years..... I've only had sprocket bolt problems with my '00 WR250 and that was because I was in denial about my swingarm bearings being shot. Sprocket bolts were coming loose from the swingarm moving and putting chain out of alignment. New bearings, no more loose sprocket bolts.

Glad you are OK! That is terrible to hear your bike is broke and you are stuck in bfe. I have read here on CH to always loc-tite the sprocket bolts and foot peg bolts before the first ride. I hope you get back on the road asap.

Thanks for all the reply's and offers to help. I got a hold of my dealer this morning. I ended up renting a truck and hauling it back to the dealer for repairs. They said all warranty work needs to be done by a Husqvarna Dealer to be covered. Here is a link to some pics that I posted over on advrider:

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=706535

man thats a kick in the nads, glad your ok!

I hope your dealer takes good care of you. Glad you're ok and sorry your trip is a loss.

I do that, but it seems they still deform a little over time..

They were about $250 for a rear hub last I checked, and it did NOT include bearings/seals.

FlyingBeard Those pictures are gnarly! I hope you get it fixed in time to catch up to your buddy!

Checked mine (630). All tight and secured with some kind of off-whitish Loctite substance.

Over 7000 miles on my 630 and the rear sprocket is pretty much the only thing that hasn't broken or fallen apart on it.

I put LocTite on the sprocket bolt threads and under the head of the bolt.

On my TC450, the bolts are about 1/4" too short. The bolts don't reach the nylon portion of the lock nut and are subject to coming off frequently.

Week 1 update:

The bike has been at the dealer for a week now. I am sorry to say that no repair work has been done. They are waiting for warranty authorization from Husqvarna before ordering any parts or starting the repair work. Not the way I would do business, but repairing my bike seems to be low on there list of priorities. I will give them another week and then I may have to crate my bike up and ship it cross country to a dealer like Hall's Cycle in Springfield, IL. I'll post another update as soon as I hear some news.

FB

This is one of the short-comings of warranty work (IMHO). A dealer is supposed to order the parts to do the work and isn't allowed to take them out of his inventory....at least that is the story I once heard. I can see getting authorization and ordering parts specifically for that legitimizes the claim a bit in the eyes of the company but it CAN put a halt to customer satisfaction if the parts are slow to arrive (perhaps months).

Keep after them! They have no excuse not to warranty these repairs. It is not a questionable failure. Loose sprocket bolts are a known issue with these bikes. Parts should have been ordered the same day you brought in your bike. I worked as a motorcycle/showmoble/small engine mechanic in my last life and I can tell you they are just giving you the run around!

I had the same problem but I cought it in time, and if there was a recall I never got one? After changing the sprocket and using loctite they never came loose again, who installs the sprockets anyway?

The Husqvarna rear wheel component line installs the sprocket just before the federally-mandated espresso break.
Management should slow the line down a titch and get the sprockets bolted up after the espresso has taken hold.

Hall's sent me new sprocket bolts. Since I wore out my drivetrain, I just now took the OEM sprocket off. The bolts were still tight, and had some blue loctite on them. The nuts were not nylocks. I have yet to open up the recall sprocket bolts to see what's different.

EDIT: Just checked; the replacement nuts are nylocks.