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Problem solved. The oem plastic idler and oem steel idler have the same width bushing and have minimal but perceptible movement between both washers/snap ring. The TACO MOTO gear in previous videos/photos had excessive and concerning side to side movement along the shaft. The width of what would be the bushing area on the TACO MOTO gear is significantly smaller...

Glad to hear yours doesn’t have all that play. I’m not working on my bike til all the oem steel gears, including new bushing (intermediate shaft), steel rotors and all new needle rollers…..everything coming new. I don’t want to speculate on what I suspect to be the problem so I’ll wait til I have new steel ktm gear to measure...

The videos I posted here are the only time I’ve ever posted on YouTube so I’m a novice. I believe I just fixed the video to public, let me know if it works.

Oem plastic intermediate oil pump gear out of 2020 husq fe350s this video shows warpage https://youtube.com/shorts/ENq_3odz3P8?si=mqXx9HF8cGLaAK8c

Thanks for the input, I’ve been called OCD and all sorts of other names I’m sure hahaha. I came across the plastic gear topic by accident and decided to swap them for peace of mind and I’m glad I did, just not happy with the side play. Here is a video of my 2020 husq fe350s that’s been ridden on...

I’ve got a 2020 husq ge350s. my shaft doesn’t show any wear. I posted in the other thread about “small gear pin” and “small rotor pin” having same part numbers but different description. A couple of other parts I can’t find using the part numbers. that list was a huge help. I can’t seem to get the parts diagrams online...

That is a great thread and list of part numbers. THANKS for sharing that. One of the parts listed as “big gear shaft” I assume is the shaft the larger diameter intermediate gear rides on, the one that’s sloppy in my YouTube video link. I am curious if that shaft is different than the one I have? Possibly the snap...

I just heard back from a guy who I won’t name but he runs a ktm service department at one of the largest ktm dealers on earth. He said, “We had a clutch out of an almost new 2024 350 xc-f today and I checked the play on the gear myself, very little movement on it, much less than yours...

I hope your job goes well. what gears are you upgrading to? If you get a chance to video stock gear side play and replacement gear side play that would be awesome. I’ve heard from KTM engineer that the side play in my YouTube video is normal but almost everyone else says it’s not.

Here is a better view of what’s going on, YouTube link below. https://youtube.com/shorts/5SqL8SP0iqo?si=aBAiP1v0PQs0bDw5

I’ll put the video on YouTube, I’ll post the link here and in a reply post because I don’t really know who would see what. https://youtube.com/shorts/5SqL8SP0iqo?si=aBAiP1v0PQs0bDw5

This image is pulling the gear away from the engine and toward the snap ring. it would make sense if a little bit of warpage plus so much wiggle room to have teeth misaligned would create problems. Anyone else think this play is normal/correct? Anyone have theirs accessible to check?