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stuck in frist gear

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by stuckfilter, Apr 11, 2009.

  1. stuckfilter

    stuckfilter New Member

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    my bike is stuck in first gear not sure what is going on can any one help it is a 1983 yamha 750 maxiam
     
  2. JoeFriday77

    JoeFriday77 Member

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    How is your clutch working? Could be a couple of things. Did anything change/happen before this problem?

    You could pop off the shifter engine side cover and take a look. Likely not your external shift linkage, but you can have a look at that after you get the cover off. I believe I read that some of the bikes have issues with a spring breaking at that location.

    Hopefully some transmission experts will chime in.
     
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    Um....I'll offer my .02 cents.

    Several of us have had a piece of the rubber starter chain guide break off and jam up the shift mechanism. You have to remove the left cover, and the foot lever. You'll notice 2 or 3 half-dollar sized holes. Buy a spring-loaded grab-it tool from your local hardware store or some really long needle-nosed pliers and dig out the offending piece.

    You'll have to drain the oil of course and you'll need to shine a light in the hole in order to find the piece. It'll be black. You may have to break it up in order for it to fit through the hole.

    Eventually, the chain guide will probably fail completely and will cause serious engine damage. Many of us are living on borrowed time but I have yet to hear of anyone actually grenading their engine because of this.
     

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