YZ 125 GEAR LEVER, HELP!

[motos_for_life]

Hi guys I have a yz 125 2007 and i have now gone through 4 gear levers they are MSR aluminium and i havnt had much luck with them, and i dont have money to go out and buy the original gear lever and also i cant get a small spanner in there to tighten the nut up i have to wrong sized spanners so my nut is being rounded.., so..

i need your help how does this sounds

I have an old gear lever with some teeth still on it, i was thining taking off the nut and finding a wing nut with the rod on it and putting that through insted,, and then using locktight to double secure it. this way i dont have so find a short spanner to tighten it up i can just use a small shifter and tighten the wing nut up??

Would this work do you guys think? I am over buying crappy gear levers and dont have any money at the moment to spend???

Let me know what you guys think!!

CURRENT GEAR LEVER I THINK ITS MSR

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=yamaha+gear+lever&rlz=1C1CHKB_en-GBAU460AU460&aq=f&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=o_wxUcC0F6-ViAeKs4D4BA&biw=1920&bih=922&sei=pvwxUfqcJ835lAWImoDIAw#imgrc=LkdzVDY_VE4-YM%3A%3BmKk7EwwJErO8AM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.forbesanddavies.co.nz%252FImageHandler.ashx%253Fp%253D2216%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.forbesanddavies.co.nz%252Fproducts%252F104-gear_levers%252F2792-alloy_gear_levers.aspx%3B455%3B500

[BDubb106]

Hi guys I have a yz 125 2007 and i have now gone through 4 gear levers they are MSR aluminium and i havnt had much luck with them, and i dont have money to go out and buy the original gear lever and also i cant get a small spanner in there to tighten the nut up i have to wrong sized spanners so my nut is being rounded.., so..

i need your help how does this sounds

I have an old gear lever with some teeth still on it, i was thining taking off the nut and finding a wing nut with the rod on it and putting that through insted,, and then using locktight to double secure it. this way i dont have so find a short spanner to tighten it up i can just use a small shifter and tighten the wing nut up??

Would this work do you guys think? I am over buying crappy gear levers and dont have any money at the moment to spend???

Let me know what you guys think!!

CURRENT GEAR LEVER I THINK ITS MSR

https://www.google.c...rs.aspx;455;500

Your shift shaft is probably damaged (splines worn)... that is why you are stripping shift levers so quickly.

[SDet]

Hi guys I have a yz 125 2007 and i have now gone through 4 gear levers they are MSR aluminium and i havnt had much luck with them, and i dont have money to go out and buy the original gear lever and also i cant get a small spanner in there to tighten the nut up i have to wrong sized spanners so my nut is being rounded.., so..

i need your help how does this sounds

I have an old gear lever with some teeth still on it, i was thining taking off the nut and finding a wing nut with the rod on it and putting that through insted,, and then using locktight to double secure it. this way i dont have so find a short spanner to tighten it up i can just use a small shifter and tighten the wing nut up??

Would this work do you guys think? I am over buying crappy gear levers and dont have any money at the moment to spend???

Let me know what you guys think!!

CURRENT GEAR LEVER I THINK ITS MSR

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=yamaha+gear+lever&rlz=1C1CHKB_en-GBAU460AU460&aq=f&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=o_wxUcC0F6-ViAeKs4D4BA&biw=1920&bih=922&sei=pvwxUfqcJ835lAWImoDIAw#imgrc=LkdzVDY_VE4-YM%3A%3BmKk7EwwJErO8AM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.forbesanddavies.co.nz%252FImageHandler.ashx%253Fp%253D2216%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.forbesanddavies.co.nz%252Fproducts%252F104-gear_levers%252F2792-alloy_gear_levers.aspx%3B455%3B500

Buy the right spanner instead, they're cheep and I'm sure you'll find more uses over time. Worst case, get an adjustable spanner or a vice grips, it'll be better to round off the nut to where you can only use a vice grips than it would be to round off the shift shaft and have to split the cases. Maybe put a bit of strong epoxy between the shifter and shaft, something like pc 7.

[motos_for_life]

Hi thanks for the reply, the shaft is fine theres plenty of teeth left on it. And my biggest problem is that its the hardest spot to fit anything in there theres not much room to work with. What size is the correct spanner?

[SDet]

Hi thanks for the reply, the shaft is fine theres plenty of teeth left on it. And my biggest problem is that its the hardest spot to fit anything in there theres not much room to work with. What size is the correct spanner?

No clue, bring the lever to a hardware store and try them out.

[MCRIPPPer]

if you plan on owning a motorcycle you at least need a set of metric spanners(open and wrench and box end) and a metric socket set. you will use them. a metric set of allen wrenches is good to have as well.

[motos_for_life]

Hi, lol i do have spanners and shifters and 2 socket sets, my biggest problem is the area to work with, you cant fit a spanner in there or you will just hit the frame theres no room to work with.

Thanks for the reply!

[BDubb106]

I can get to mine just fine with a wrench, socket, or my T handles. Dont know why you cant get to yours.

[SeaBolt1]

Really just pull your bike off the stand and go from underneath with a 10mm socket. Its how I do mine, no problem.

[motos_for_life]

Thats weird i cant seem to do that the frame of my bike is in the way to fit a socket on it? heres a pic to show you what i mean as you can see the frame is in the way to fit anything in there..

http://www.yamaha-motor.com.au/sites/yamaha-motor/files/imagecache/lightbox/2011_YZ125_DPBSE_AU_2_engine.jpg

[BDubb106]

Thats weird i cant seem to do that the frame of my bike is in the way to fit a socket on it? heres a pic to show you what i mean as you can see the frame is in the way to fit anything in there..

http://www.yamaha-mo...AU_2_engine.jpg

Get a set of sockets and go right between the frame rail and the motor.

[SeaBolt1]

UNDERNEATH............. put your head under your bike and look up.

[motos_for_life]

Yeah i gathered that mate but your not understanding ill explain in the picture i attached below,

So the 'BLUE' arrow means that is where the bolt is off that particular gear lever, the 'RED' arrow means that is where MY bold is,, so there is no way i can get a socket in there at all with out hitting the frame.. Who ever made these gear levers were not thinking very well...

[motos_for_life]

UNDERNEATH............. put your head under your bike and look up.

Yeah i gathered that mate but your not understanding ill explain in the picture i attached below,

So the 'BLUE' arrow means that is where the bolt is off that particular gear lever, the 'RED' arrow means that is where MY bold is,, so there is no way i can get a socket in there at all with out hitting the frame.. Who ever made these gear levers were not thinking very well...

Sorry guys my post's are being strange i think i need to reset my modem

[arnego2]

Why not using a ring tool like

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQz-A9NVyI7SzvH-rw-pddZsXDzGE1LLXgV4ICIa_OxGyWgsFFcGg

[BoNalls]

Hold your shifter in the "shift up" position and that will rotate the lever and give you clearance to loosen the bolt.

I've gone through a bunch of MSR Aluminum shift levers as well, wore the teeth right off of them.

Turns out that even though it appeared that my shift shaft had teeth on it, the new one I bought was a huge difference.

I also am fed up with the aluminum shift levers and opted for a IMS Steel shift lever. Hopefully i wont have to deal with the shift lever again for a long time.

[don87xr600]

T handle fits right in from the bottom.

[BDubb106]

T handle fits right in from the bottom.

We have told him this numerous times but for some reason he still cant figure out how to get to that bolt. I dont understand what is so difficult about it.

[SeaBolt1]

Motos for life, after reading your post again I think I understand your problem. The MSR lever bolt is orientated at a different angle then stock, so you REALLY can not get to it from underneath. Since you do not have the cash to buy an OEM lever you can drill out the MSR and use a thru bolt with a nylock nut on top. I have done this years ago but it did work for me. Why are you breaking so many levers? I think that the OEM would serve you best in the long run, but until then drill that sucker out and do the bolt and nylock nut. All the best.