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What are the chances the output shaft is bent?
My friend doubted it.



Since you are already familiar with checking for run out via dial indicators you should be able to answer your own question as to output shaft trueness or endplay. I have found with my '06 that with a true parallel alignment that I would have to install an .018 thou. shim behind my front sprocket to attain the closest to a perfect alignment attainable compensating for the existing runout on that particular bike. This was ascertained by a precision ground 48" straightedge. My '05 is so close (.002) in this respect as to not being worth mentioning. Chains are noisey, no way out.