Thanks and i'm glad yours is now sorted its give me more confidence that the part ive ordered will resolve my noise issueMel46 wrote:Wow! Thanks for the link. I think they rebuilt mine because the part was on backorder, if this is the same area. Like I said, I'm not a mechanic, so I can't tell you more than I did. However, keep in mind that the scooter was in the shop for 7 or 8 weeks because of backordered parts. They finally took matters into their own hands and started calling every Honda dealer in America to get the parts they needed. They went so much above and beyond that we bought the whole group pizzas and tea. I really hope that part fixes your problem, and I really, really hope that part comes off of backorder for you. I noticed that it fits multiple manufacturer's models. I'm also surprised that it even fits a Suzuki Burgman 650.
i have had the problem for around a year but it was a lot quieter to start with and i was told by a mechanic it was nothing to worry about but since then its been getting louder so one day i decided to take everything out of the variator casing and start the bike and spin the back wheel backwards to see if it still made the noise, all was silent no abnormal noises so i'm putting it down to one of the 2 bearings in the clutch area, either number 18 or 19 in the diagram attached. A mechanic confirmed he had just fixed this issue on another pcx and quoted me £60 if i take just the clutch wheel assembly in or £150 if i take the bike in, i am going to change the part myself but because i dont have the tool needed to take the bearing out i have ordered the complete unit from the US(number 8 in the diagram) its costing me £25 for the part(a massive £105+p&p if i order from the UK) and £20 delivery.
I am no mechanic but am confident in working in the variator housing its very easy take apart with basic tools and a impact wrench or clutch/variator holding tool. i have been checking and greasing the bearings periodically for the last few months and up to now the bearings have not crumbled on me!
Seems a bit funny that they are out of stock of the part everywhere and on back order with honda, after many of hour online searching it seems a lot of pcx owners seem to experience this issue(seems more common with 2012/13 models) i wonder why that is because they are the exact same part number in all pcx models. maybe they used different grease or did not use enough during this production year i dont know but it seems weird that so many owners from this year are experiencing this issue.
I'll post an update as soon i receive and install the part