DtMitch Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 hi guys i have a problem with my dt changing from 1st to 2nd. it started yesterday after using the bike for some enduro riding, i rode from 10am to 3:30pm with regular cool down breaks. i will say that most of the time i was in first gear with fairly high revs. well now the bike goes into first easily but then struggles into 2nd and is then fine throughout all the gears. is it possible to damage a gearbox from riding in 1st for a long time? any advice will be appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcferreira100 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Is there oil in the box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Could be the detent ball, that holds the shift drum in neutral, remove it by slackening the plug on top of engine, just behind the clutch arm.[ that's on most DT"s] remove spring and use magnet to draw out the ball ,, then test run, it will be hard to find neutral of coarse, But if it changes gear , that's your problem,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DtMitch Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 thanks for the replies, yh it has gearbox oil but i am gonna change it tomorrow anyway. also if that ball is the problem then what is the solution? will i need a new ball or spring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DtMitch Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 oh yh another thing it does is that sometimes if can feel delayed between the shif and actual gear change. kind of like its sticking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Weak return spring on selector pawl,,, it can bee fixed with side cover off, clutch side,, the ball thing , lets get it out first and see if its that, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DtMitch Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 morning guys, im out working on the bike now and have just removed loads of mud from the front sprocket area, but it didnt seem to make a difference. the engine plug on the left side is very tight and i cant see any screw around the clutch arm so im a bit confused tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DtMitch Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 its just as its running aswell, when its stationary it goes from 1st to 2nd nicely, i really dont know where this screw spring and ball it tho, and i dont know how to upload pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Ok" if its shifting when stationary then its clutch drag,,,you need to adjust cable first,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DtMitch Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 hi again, i changed the gearbox oil and went on a long ride and it seems to have resolved itself. thanks a lot for the advice and if the problem persist then i know who to ask 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DtMitch Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 i dont know if anyone will read this again but i just want to correct myself to maybe help others in the future. anyway, my chain was quite loose so i went to tighten it today and found the left adjuster to be on 5 and the right on 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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