need opinions on trans problem.
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need opinions on trans problem.
So I tore into a friends yz250 motor this weekend and found the problem. He was having issues shifting into 1st. now I know for sure I'm going to replace the shift fork and shaft, but should I replace these 2 gears? Hes on a budget and only fixing this bike for his wife to ride, not going to hammer it. But I'm also a "do it once do it right" kind of guy and want to replace everything. here are the pics, tell me what you think I should do. the dogs are rounded, but not really that bad.
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how much money he want to spend. gears are $75- $100 a pop typically. the rounding doesnt look bad, ive seen alot worse. put a new fork in there and slap it back together. if it only gets used 4-5 times a year and casualy riden by his wife then it wont ever see much need to have new parts. is that a brass insert in that gear?
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I'd try to get some different size thrust washers and shim the tranny. Thats a little trick I learned from a very experienced bike wrench. Those forks are toast(like, they either don't change the oil often enough, or they use shit lube), but you still got life left in those gears. I'm not seein any chips in the teeth, but my eyesight been suckin as of late. Take and clean up the edges of the dogs with a small file, and see what you can do to take up a little of the slop.
Ever grab the end of your countershaft and try and move it in and out? Most have a bit of end play, the older the machine, the more(usually, but not always)end play. Our KDX was real sloppy, but a combination of new bearings and tightening the shaft with some thicker thrust washers got it way down. It's the original trans, and it had some huge mileage on it. You can shim the gear over a bit so the dogs engage a little deeper, and still keep enough clearance when not engaged. That KDX is the best shifting bike I've ever ridden. I'm tearing down the 98 and am going to do the same thing to it. It's starting to get a bit sloppy.
What the hell, while you got it apart, at least talk him into spending the nut for bearings
Ever grab the end of your countershaft and try and move it in and out? Most have a bit of end play, the older the machine, the more(usually, but not always)end play. Our KDX was real sloppy, but a combination of new bearings and tightening the shaft with some thicker thrust washers got it way down. It's the original trans, and it had some huge mileage on it. You can shim the gear over a bit so the dogs engage a little deeper, and still keep enough clearance when not engaged. That KDX is the best shifting bike I've ever ridden. I'm tearing down the 98 and am going to do the same thing to it. It's starting to get a bit sloppy.
What the hell, while you got it apart, at least talk him into spending the nut for bearings
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thanks guys, just verified my thinking. I'm gonna tell him to buy 2 new gears, the shift fork, the shift fork shaft and circlips for the shaft. total w/o shipping from metric parts direct (formerly yamaha parts direct) is about $120. not too bad. Yeah, I'm not too impressed with the way this yamaha is designed, the shift forks are weak ,when the same happened to MFDBs bike, his fork turned blue because it put up such a fight, this yamaha shift fork has a more french mentality and is weak and gives up.
the bearings for the back sides of both shafts are rollers directly on the shafts, another thing I didn't like. The bearings don't press in all that tightly either, most of them came out of the cases when I split them, the crank one stayed on the crank.
one other question for you guys, how to you tell if a nicasil jug has to be bored and replated? this one had a lot of blowby showing on the piston above the pin on each side. I'd like to get away with a re-ring, because a bore and replate with get $$$.
it has a crosshatch showing a little on the sides, but only showing small amounts here and there.
the bearings for the back sides of both shafts are rollers directly on the shafts, another thing I didn't like. The bearings don't press in all that tightly either, most of them came out of the cases when I split them, the crank one stayed on the crank.
one other question for you guys, how to you tell if a nicasil jug has to be bored and replated? this one had a lot of blowby showing on the piston above the pin on each side. I'd like to get away with a re-ring, because a bore and replate with get $$$.
it has a crosshatch showing a little on the sides, but only showing small amounts here and there.
'09 kx450f 4-Poke
Gen-4 trail bike --SOLD--
Gen-3 badass trail/mx bike --SOLD--
Gen-1 built dunes bike --SOLD--
'05 klx110 --SOLD--
'95 pw80
Gen-4 trail bike --SOLD--
Gen-3 badass trail/mx bike --SOLD--
Gen-1 built dunes bike --SOLD--
'05 klx110 --SOLD--
'95 pw80
If its scared or you got aluminum showing thru the plating.dannygraves wrote: one other question for you guys, how to you tell if a nicasil jug has to be bored and replated? this one had a lot of blowby showing on the piston above the pin on each side. I'd like to get away with a re-ring, because a bore and replate with get $$$.
it has a crosshatch showing a little on the sides, but only showing small amounts here and there.
Otherwise, hit it with some oven cleaner, while its soaking in the oven cleaner, follow the crosshatch with a medium scotchbrite, rinse and run
Clean out the powervalve system real good
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The factory ones do.AlisoBob wrote:Then I would think its not plated.dannygraves wrote:it has a crosshatch showing a little on the sides, but only showing small amounts here and there.
Plated bores dont wear... period.
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nope, definitly plated, might just be carbon or something playing games with my eyes, I'm gonna clean it up and see what it looks like. I'm thinking a clean-up with some new rings will do it goodAlisoBob wrote:Then I would think its not plated.dannygraves wrote:it has a crosshatch showing a little on the sides, but only showing small amounts here and there.
Plated bores dont wear... period.
'09 kx450f 4-Poke
Gen-4 trail bike --SOLD--
Gen-3 badass trail/mx bike --SOLD--
Gen-1 built dunes bike --SOLD--
'05 klx110 --SOLD--
'95 pw80
Gen-4 trail bike --SOLD--
Gen-3 badass trail/mx bike --SOLD--
Gen-1 built dunes bike --SOLD--
'05 klx110 --SOLD--
'95 pw80
Thats pourin the coals to it, but Lycomings are pretty tough( with the exception of some 540's manufactured in the 90's with the soft crank)AlisoBob wrote:It must be some shitty kind of plate job then.
I know a friend who flies a Harmon Rocket... Hard. 28" x 2800 rpm everywhere.
His Lycoming I.O. 540 ( nickel plated iron cylinder) looked friggin new, after about 1200 hours.
His nickel plating is done by Sentry Aircraft Cylinders in Texas.
The bike manufacturers are like any other big biz, they get the cheapest plating possible. I thought that the repair and replate job Millennium Technologies did for our KDX was a steal at 250 bones shipped. The job was flawless, the material is top notch. For what a new bike costs, you'd think they could get similar quality, but unfortunately, they don't.
Nice bird there, Bob. Fast
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I have my book somewhere, I've got a few hours in a 150, a few in a 152 and probably 9 or 10 in a 172. My dad always being drunk and late to take me to my lessons made me go through a few instructors . too bad my mom put the brakes on all that, I could have a much more entertaining job now
'09 kx450f 4-Poke
Gen-4 trail bike --SOLD--
Gen-3 badass trail/mx bike --SOLD--
Gen-1 built dunes bike --SOLD--
'05 klx110 --SOLD--
'95 pw80
Gen-4 trail bike --SOLD--
Gen-3 badass trail/mx bike --SOLD--
Gen-1 built dunes bike --SOLD--
'05 klx110 --SOLD--
'95 pw80
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gears screwed the forks, bushings are oem
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Only have about 80-100hrs logged would have to get my book and add them all up again.. Am going to however get back into it.. Found out a friend of mine has a 172 i might be able to make a deal with
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