Need Help Identifying Metal on Drain Plug

Hello

Need help identifying strange metal pieces found on the drain sump magnet of my 07 TE510. This is the second time I have found this in the last 2 oil changes.
Found one last oil change and one this oil change. They appeared to be approx the same shape and length. No other metal or alloy found just these pieces. I notice these two pieces after I installed a rekluse clutch. Could this be from the clutch or from clutch less gear shifting or just a coincidence? Any help identifying these pieces or advise on what I should do would be greatly appreciated. Other then this everything else is ok. Motor goes and sounds good.
Attached is a link to the picture.
What would people do in my case?
http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii622/CrashPilot71/IMG_0178.jpg

Thanks

Jamie

i dont know if im using the correct word!

but that piece is circular or is flat?

The piece is flat with a slight curve.

Theoretically, any clutch garbage should not make it to the drain magnet. Pieces like that from the clutch side are prevented from flowing into the sump by the clutch screen. The clutch screen also prevents transmission garbage from traveling to the clutch area.

i thing the same, but thinkin is not possible if that piece is from the conecting rod bearing on the border or some like that


sorry my english just wanna try to help

Guys thanks for your replies. Does this justify splitting the cases.
Just trying to determine were I go from here.

I rode the bike last weekend and done a 100km ride. I will drop the oil and inspect for more metal this weekend.

If I find more metal then I guess I will be splitting the cases to inspect.

If there is no more metal then what should I do? Pull the clutch out and covers off without splitting and inspect what I can see or just split the cases.
Does finding 2 pieces of metal the size of the one in the picture on the magnetic plug justify splitting the cases. Filter and screens have been spottless.

I know everyone has a different view on this however it would be nice to know what people would do in my situation.


Thanks

I would not worry about that tiny piece unless it continued every oil change. Before I split the cases I would remove the clutch side case (the part the clutch cover bolts to), you can inspect quite a bit without pulling the motor. On my '05 TE510 there was a nut that backed out and spun into my case and caused some similar shavings and also ruined that side case.

Thanks sharpie1

I inspected the clutch without taking it out and everything looked ok.
The metal was magnetic so it must be from the transmission somewhere.

I spent about 45 minutes last night examining my 2 torn down motors. Nothing resembles what you got there. From tge pic it looks like a piece of cotter pin. Anyway I can only assume it's part of your rekluse. Lay the bike over on it's left side and pull the clutch cover. I would pull tge clutch out and check it.
But like Stated by oldhuslyrider in theory if it did come from the clutch side it should have gotten caught in the screens.

How many miles are on that hotrod?

Here is the big-end connecting rod bearing cage ... I doubt that is it .. but that's the only thing I can see in the engine that is shaped like that ...

Please post more pics and length

Guys

Thanks heaps for your help. You have put in alot of time trying to help me identify this piece of metal and I really appreciate it. Above is a better picture. It is about 6mm long and 1mm wide (.5mm thick). The first piece I found which I don't have anymore was about the same size by memory. I have about 4000 km on the bike.

Jamie

yeah is not identical for anyways you have reason, so this is a mystery please post more pictures and exact dimensions

Guys

I drained the oil today through a strainer. There was no metal on the sump plug magnet or in the strainers. No metal particals found in the oil either. The bike had only done a 100km ride since the last oil change. I will pull the clutch out next weekend and inspect. Also I am due to check my valves so i will inspect the top of the motor while I have the cover off. I will change the oil frequently for the next few changes to see if I find anymore metal. If I find more metal I will split the case. If I don't then I will just keep monitoring it during oil changes.

Thanks for your help guys

hi there, following this post with interest as i have the same bike but less miles. the bits you show look to have a curve on them, indicating they come from somthing with a larger circumference than the bearing cage pictured. is it soft steel metal, or hard cast iron type metal, have a look through a lens, at least x15, this may give you more clues. keep us updated, nige

Hate to revive an old thread, but I have had shavings identical to this a couple oil changes now. Starting to concern me a bit..

Anyone ever figure this out? Anyone have any idea at all?

Had a few of these on my 07 450 for a few oil changes a while back, took it to the husky shop and we matched it up with the transmission gear dogs which he had sitting on the bench. Looked to be what it was. They stopped coming out of the oil and I never worried about it.

Dog ears? I'd never guessed that but when I was dabbling in the 70s models bikes at the turn of this century, dog-ears wear was a known issue across many bikes from that era and the fix was a new\different gear to keep the bike from popping outta gear. I'm hoping the bikes we own now do not have this issue 30 yrs from now ...

Well said Ray. I remember tearing my Maico down (splitting cases) during the week and buying what
I could afford that week to race on Sunday.