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thanks for the PMs guys

hi chaps the rear shock on my 2000 txt280 has died can anyone tell me if these units can be refurbished or can i get a patern part the prices i have seen on gas gas stockist sites are silly any ideas please

at last i have a back brake still spongy but now i know the method thanks for all your help chaps . sorry for hijacking your thread gilbertdave

thanks i will give it a whirl i am now on my fourth can of fluid (ha ha)most of it on the garage floor would have been cheaper to take it to the shop

after i sorted that out the main bearings went so i did the rebuild myself never striped a bike engine before so was i bit worried but it turned out not too bad i took step by step photos marked the position of the stator plate and it was fine started second kick the worst part was getting the kick start spring back in properly there is a little notch in the centre spacer for the spring to go into i found it after 2 or 3 hours trying to get the clutch case on mine is a 2000 280 but i guess they are similar good luck

it sounds like the prblem i had when mine was doin it the revs were very slow to drop when the engine was reved it turned out to be crank seals the hardest part for me was gettin the fligh wheel off the previous owner had buggered the threads up for the puller

been at it again today pushing fluid in master cyl then in through caliper tried suckin it through still got nothing should i start with the caliper pistons in or out i might have to give it up

i have been at it today pushing fluid in through master cylinder it is gradually coming there is a bit of pressure on the peddle ran out of brake fluid another session tomorrow should sort it

i agree with crasher dont touch the rear i have been at mine a week tried all the methods mentioned except the submerged one could be plan B good luck

thanks for your input that is a good point about the fluid line i may as well give it a go a friend of mine rides a 300 pro and he says his clutch drags very slightly has done from new i might just have to put up with it until i can afford a beta thanks again

thanks for that very interesting info i will try changing to ATF i am using light gear oil i was told at my local trials shop this is what the old motor needs . to go back to what i have done when i got the bike the clutch dragged so new plates went in no change i have done both master cylinder and slave cylinder rubbers still no change the bike creeps forward if i let brakes off thank you for your time

i have now done the slave cylinder and the clutch is still dragging what can i try now ?

no not yet i will start on the internals if the slave cylinder dose'nt change anything

can anyone tell me if the clutch basket fron a contact 200 will fit my 2000 280 . i will be doing slave cylinder rubbers this week when the parts come then i will have done just about everything new plates master cylinder re build at the end of my tether

cheers i know what ya mean about the midges i have had a few weekends up there on the road bike great roads just dont stop for too long

thank you for your time very informative the grandson looks like staying down in the town with grandmar

hi chaps i am going up to watch the fortwilliam trial in july i was just wondering if anyone went last year could tell me what the access to the sections was like could you get good view etc . thanks

you were spot on the spacer with the slot in had moved only a couple of hours untill i saw it now i have lost one of the spring clips that hold the piston in place have you ever done somthing ya wished ya had'nt started

thanks for that i did mark the position the only thing now is i am having trouble getting clutch case on seems like kick start spring could be a problem any ideas ?

i am in the middle of putting new crank bearings in my 2000 280 i just have a couple of questions . do i use gasket glue and how do i set the timming thanks

i am using light gear oil my local trials dealer told me its right for this model but i welcome any advice

the plates have only been in about 6 months i did notice when i pulled the lever in the whole clutch basket moved out slightly

i am afraid i need some more help please i have done the repair kit on master cylinder no change took clutch cover off when i pull clutch in the pressure plate only moves out about 3 or 4 mm is this normal could the slave cylinder be at fault

thanks for your help guys i will give it a try

i can pull the lever in about 10 mm before i feel resistance the rubber boot is a bit shabby and dose come away from the cylinder