2009 Xciting 500 Variator Chewed Up And Nut Warped

[Crash4723]

Hey All. Brand new to the forum and brand new to owning a 2009 Xciting 500 with 30k miles. I picked it up from a guy here in Cali and drove it for about 25 miles. The variator started making some noise and I was loosing power so I shut it down and tore it apart. A sickening sight... I found the top half of the variato was rounded out where the splines of the crank engage the variator face and the nut and washer on the end were badly warped. The washer is fused to the nut. Everything was tight when I took it apart, but something went very wrong. There is paperwork of a shop replacing the belt and the rollers in the variator about 4 months prior, thinking they royally screwed up the reassembly.

So I ordered a Dr. Puller variator assembly and sliders. I had to dig deep to find the washers and the nut, end up having to wait 3 weeks to get just the nut and washers.

Anyone have any advice for assemply of the Dr. Pulley, washers, nut, etc? I really don't want a repeat of what the last shop did.

Thanks in advance!!

Ryan

[Mr. Paul]

Welcome Crash! Sorry to hear you are having problems but it is a great learning opportunity. A good start would be to get a torque wrench and torque the nuts and bolts to spec when reassembling. Sounds like the previous "mechanic" did not do this.

[Crash4723]

Any chance anyone knows where I can get the new variator nut & washer in the US? Having a real bear of a time with getting the parts.

[MJR]

Having in stock I doubt it but some of the biggest dealers around here would be Malcolm Smith in Riverside or Chaparral Motorsports in San Bernardino.

http://www.malcolmsmith.com/
http://www.chaparral-racing.com/

Also you can make your own holder with metal bar and bolts.

[sissymary]

You can order parts on line at kymco parts usa, and at other places. Just google kymco parts.

[Crash4723]

The nut and washers and ramp plate finally came in. I ordered from 3 different places and I got all 3, just a long lead time. :-)