Popping out of gear is usually caused by incomplete or partial engagement, where the driving forces are mostly on the bevels of the dogs/cogs, especially when those bevels get rounded and longer. It can 'lever' the shift fork, and either bend it, or force the shift drum to rotate slightly. Some H*ndas would show up in our shop with worn/wallowed indexing wheel holes, the ones that ride on the 'star' pins, which would allow the shift drum to wander a little. This 'disengagement' issue was usually quite visible when inspecting the dog/cog faces, the shift fork faces, the shift fork slots, and sometimes the indexing wheel, star wheel pins (notching), shift drum guide slots (slight widening at gear positions), and shift fork pins (slight notching from shift drum slot.
But popping out of gear is completely different from clutch uncoupling/slip. Usually gear disengement is buzzy/rattly/violent, and clutch slip is a smooth feel. Clutch slipping, if done long enuff, usually results in discolored plates, and the fibers will feel a little harder and glazed when trying to indent with your fingernail. My smeller doesn't work anymore (too much chemo), but some folks could simply smell the fiber plates and tell if they've slipped/burned.
Is this old news for you guys, do you believe it's more of a clutch 'disengagement' than a gear skip-out?
But popping out of gear is completely different from clutch uncoupling/slip. Usually gear disengement is buzzy/rattly/violent, and clutch slip is a smooth feel. Clutch slipping, if done long enuff, usually results in discolored plates, and the fibers will feel a little harder and glazed when trying to indent with your fingernail. My smeller doesn't work anymore (too much chemo), but some folks could simply smell the fiber plates and tell if they've slipped/burned.
Is this old news for you guys, do you believe it's more of a clutch 'disengagement' than a gear skip-out?