I was driving my blaster today and all of a sudden i went to hit 4th and it didnt go so i tryed again and still nothing....then when i went to downshift it wouldnt do that either...What is the prob?I dont abuse it..I always use clutch to shift down and up.Any help would be apreciated....thanks in advance
blaster wont shift out of 3rd gear
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oh i forgot to mention i drove it home in 3rd becuz its stuck in 3rd...but it didnt make any unusual noises...so it cant be a bad gear can it?
What does the shifter lever feel like? Is it completely stiff, or does it move, and try to grab something or just move freely?
it moves to a point where i cant move it any further then springs back.And as far as i know it has oil in it....it did have oil so it should still have oil unless it developed a leak.
check? and if its low or doesnt have any, just drain whats left and take off the clutch cover and check the shifting mechanisim. do you have any engine/transmision knowledge? if not, we can help out. just ask. pictures of the shift shaft, shift star and spring wheel and theres a kinda C shaped claw with a spring on the end of the shift shaft that crabs the star gear and spins it. that could be your problem, if either the spring on its gone, or the C tips are worn or broken.
by the way, when you take off the clutch cover(AFTER draining tranny oil) still have a pan under the engine(obviously under that spot) and some rags handy because oil still spills out even after draining it. like not just a bit, quite alot comes out. i learned from experience lol...
PICS OF EVERYTHING! just take a bunch after you get it open.
by the way, when you take off the clutch cover(AFTER draining tranny oil) still have a pan under the engine(obviously under that spot) and some rags handy because oil still spills out even after draining it. like not just a bit, quite alot comes out. i learned from experience lol...
PICS OF EVERYTHING! just take a bunch after you get it open.
Ok and yes i am very good with engines and tranys. But yea i will take pics unless i see whats wrong right away. I read my manual and it says that i could have a bent shift shaft or seized gear or forin particals jammed in there or something wrong with the shift cam.But yea i guess i gotta take that cover off and take a peek. thats the only way i will find out. thanks for the info.
.....Sounds Familiar..... :-D
If you need to see a break down, go to My Yamaha Prompt - Parts Catalog , click ATV, Year, then Blaster, and you will have all the parts diagrams that you will need for anything.
After you get into it and report with more info, if you have not figured it out, we should be able to help you out. Do pay close attention to the shift shaft end that has the claws on it with a spring. Claw should not be sloppy or loose.
i just bought all the gears and shift cam and all that stuff for 45 bucks.All in good working order. So yea whatever is wrong with it i got the part to fix it.
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Yea i know...but it was cheap so i decided to buy it...and from the same kid i bought everything except the chassie and motor for 35 bucks.I got basicaly every part i could ever need now.
Ok i just getting around to looking at it...and i noticed it had no oil when i looked in the window...so i filled it half way up the window...And the thing shifted out of 3rd so i took it for a spin and it shifted sometimes and other times it wouldnt....And now what is really making me mad it is smoking like crap and i cant keep oil it the case...it has no leaks anywhere...and it isnt over full.... but today i started it it ran fine but didnt shift and had no oil in it again....what is wrong with it?it is agrevating me....i am about to part it out on ebay and get a 1000 out of the thing.
losing oil, but no leaks, smokes alot? Sounds like the seals are bad, sucking into the cylinder and burning it off.
yea i kinda figured i was gunna half to...but i am dreading pulling that motor...I am too lazy to do that much work...
LOL........well then, that must not be the problem, it must just be.....ummm........the TORS......thats what it is.....I knew it.....Easy fix!!! =))
Funny because everybody always says TORS. Sorry to say but there is nothing on a blaster that is hard to work on. If you know what you are doing you can have that engine out of the blaster and tore a part in about 1 hour give or take. Just download the service manual in the DIY section it will tell you step by step how to do everything if you can't figure it out yourself.
