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Is it not going into gear at all..?.. How white is the oil..?.. The water in the oil isn't good for the Rubicon's hydrostatic transmission .. You should change the oil several times with cheap oil to get as much water out as possible .. There could be water in some of the wire couplers so they should be cleaned with contact/brake cleaner and re-greased with dielectric grease .. ..
The Rubicon should go into gear even with water in it's connectors or angle sensor because they are designed to go into fail-safe mode to get you home ..
The oil pump & hydrostatic are a fairly expensive item on the Rubicon
What does the bike do when you put it into drive or reverse ..?
The Rubicon should go into gear even with water in it's connectors or angle sensor because they are designed to go into fail-safe mode to get you home ..
The oil pump & hydrostatic are a fairly expensive item on the Rubicon
What does the bike do when you put it into drive or reverse ..?
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You'll have to try it with clean oil in it ..
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Was it just started after it was in water or was it driven ..?
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The bike is going to have to have an oil pressure test done on it .. there is a special fitting needed ..I will measure my fitting this morning when I get to work but I believe it is 10X1 mm ,Honda uses a banjo type with a quick connect fitting on it .. I have the Honda gage but I mostly use my Fluke PV500 & Fluke graphmeter to test the oil pressure..
The pressure is:
min. idle== 22 PSI
min. 5000 RPM ==116 PSI
I've put about 2 dozen hydrostatic transmissions in Rubicons and I've never seen 1 just not work without the operator not hearing/feeling something .. Even when the hydro transmission's rivets break off the squash plates you can feel the bike viberate as it tries to move ..
The pressure is:
min. idle== 22 PSI
min. 5000 RPM ==116 PSI
I've put about 2 dozen hydrostatic transmissions in Rubicons and I've never seen 1 just not work without the operator not hearing/feeling something .. Even when the hydro transmission's rivets break off the squash plates you can feel the bike viberate as it tries to move ..
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At our shop we charge $40.00 per hour .. Replacing a Rubicon transmission is approx. 10-12 hour job .. Here's a link for a Rubicon transmission ..
<a href="http://www.planethondaracing.com/cgi-bi" target="_blank">http://www.planethondaracing.com/cgi-bi ... my_id%3d40</a>
here's a link for Rubicon oil pump..
<a href="http://www.planethondaracing.com/cgi-bi" target="_blank">http://www.planethondaracing.com/cgi-bi ... my_id%3d40</a>
As you can see they aren't cheap .. The hydrostatic pump & oil pump must be replaced as a set .. They are not serviceable but I've taken a few apart to see what was broke in them .. here's a couple of pictures of an oil pump & a hydroststic pump ..
<a href="http://www.planethondaracing.com/cgi-bi" target="_blank">http://www.planethondaracing.com/cgi-bi ... my_id%3d40</a>
here's a link for Rubicon oil pump..
<a href="http://www.planethondaracing.com/cgi-bi" target="_blank">http://www.planethondaracing.com/cgi-bi ... my_id%3d40</a>
As you can see they aren't cheap .. The hydrostatic pump & oil pump must be replaced as a set .. They are not serviceable but I've taken a few apart to see what was broke in them .. here's a couple of pictures of an oil pump & a hydroststic pump ..
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Honda had a small problem with some of the transmission units on early Rubicon's (especially 2001 models) we still see the odd one back replacement .. Honda is still covering them under "good will warranty" depending on condition ..
Low milage in good condition Honda will pay .. We had 1 last summer rough shape driven hard fenders broken Honda paid 80% of parts only customer had to pay labour ..
We also had some the crank rod bearing went in .. Filings were everywhere and since the Hydro pump can't be disassembled to clean Honda replaced them ..
Now as far as taking that bike back to your Honda dealer ..That depends on how well you get along with your dealer .. If he tells Honda the bike was under water you won't get warranty .. But it wouldn't hurt to try.. If your dealer says no warranty ask him for the phone number of the Honda service rep for your area..
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Truckman I have several Rubicon pumps if you want to pay shipping I will mail you 1 ..
Low milage in good condition Honda will pay .. We had 1 last summer rough shape driven hard fenders broken Honda paid 80% of parts only customer had to pay labour ..
We also had some the crank rod bearing went in .. Filings were everywhere and since the Hydro pump can't be disassembled to clean Honda replaced them ..
Now as far as taking that bike back to your Honda dealer ..That depends on how well you get along with your dealer .. If he tells Honda the bike was under water you won't get warranty .. But it wouldn't hurt to try.. If your dealer says no warranty ask him for the phone number of the Honda service rep for your area..
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Truckman I have several Rubicon pumps if you want to pay shipping I will mail you 1 ..
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I'm in Atlantic Canada .. I'll have 1 boxed & weighed as soon as I can ..Then I'll PM you ..
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A 2004 Rubicon at our shop would sell in the $6000 CDN range .. I don't know what they sell for in the US ...Probably quite a bit less..
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