February 16, 200422 yr Can someone give me a tips what I should do. Yesterday I opened the right crankcase om my gasgas 270tx. After that the gearlever were hard to push upwards and downwards. //Emil
February 16, 200422 yr You may have tightened the screws too tight. See if you can find a torque spec and use that. Also, make sure the gasket is seated properly in the area near the shifter. If the gasket is compressed too much you will need to replace it. Good luck, Richard
February 16, 200422 yr It'seen a while since I've been in one of those, but... Doesn't the shift shaft come through and have some mechanism on the right side, near the kicker gears? The kicker gears and spring can be a little tricky, and something may be interfering with your shifter.
February 17, 200422 yr Best I can say is " Sumpin' Ain't Right " ! I'm thinkin' there should be locator pins on the side covers and the gasket but I don't know . It does remind of a time ( not related ? )where I popped a clutch apart ( laying on it's side ) put it back together , went to tighten the screws /bolts and busted the head off ! What I figgered was that oil had got into the blind hole and when I went to tighten the bolt , it locked ( hydraulic ) and snapped . I didn't put much pressure on it honest ! Yeah Okay maybe it was ready to go , maybe i'd had too many... I don't think so . Anyway , just somethin' to look out for .
February 17, 200422 yr Case screws abide by "murphy's law." They break off with little or no pressure if they are fractured. My fork pinch bolts on the axle had the head snap off just riding, and I decided to start changing bolts pre-emptively. Tried to remove an 8 mm allen bolt and it just fell off. Makes ya' think again about re using critical hardware. One time my nephew snapped the steering stem clear off jumping his Fantic K Roo off a six foot high loading dock. Mr. Miller of the section one trials shop told him he had never seen the steering stem snapped off on a K-Roo. I was amused.
February 18, 200422 yr put it back together , went to tighten the screws /bolts and busted the head off ! What I figgered was that oil had got into the blind hole and when I went to tighten the bolt , it locked ( hydraulic ) and snapped . I didn't put much pressure on it honest ! Silicone and other forms of gasket goo can do this very easily. I've seen THICK pieces of cast aluminum break off as if they were supposed to! Very important to keep goo (and blast media) out of blind holes.
February 18, 200422 yr Does the information on this web site do you any good? http://www.etcycles.com/repair.html Looks like it might address your issue.
February 18, 200422 yr If its the older TXT model (not PRO) , then sounds like a bent gear shaft. Remove right case. remove gear lever & pull out gear shaft to check.
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