[Troutbum]

Hi all - I'm going to start a new thread on this. I just replaced a motor on a 1981 kz550 LTD (the old one threw a rod). The new motor is in, started up, and runs fine. But, I can't drive anywhere because the transmission will not engage. Don't think the transmission is the problem, because it is definitely shifting between 1st and neutral - I can feel that with the foot pedal and the neutral light goes on and off - however, the sprocket / drive chain does not engage when in first gear. It's as if the clutch is in and I can't disengage it.

A few questions - Should the pin that is engaged by the clutch rocker spin while the motor is running? (It's not) Also - that pin does not "bottom out" against anything in the engine - I can push it into the engine with no resistance. Is that right? Does the clutch rocker engage the clutch by stopping that from spinning?

Is this a problem with the shift linkage? Do I need to go in behind the sprocket and see what's going on in there with the connection to the transmission? Or is it a clutch disengagement issue ?

I really appreciate the folks on here - Thanks -