Tranny probs

[Guest Robert1955]

Ok who can help me out there. I have a 83 1200 and 2nd gear slips. All others work just fine. Could it just be a simple adjustment?

[GigaWhiskey]

Doubt it is that easy. If it jumps out of gear in second, you h ave some real work ro do or skip second when shifting. '83 to a limited amount of '85's have this issue.

 

Search the forum for this subject and you will find a lot of posts. Yer perty much looking at pulling the motor ans splitting the case.

[Squidley]

Search the forum for this subject and you will find a lot of posts. Yer perty much looking at pulling the motor ans splitting the case.

 

Thrust washer inside the case, not a fun job, but many of our members do it. As mentioned there are many write ups on it and if your mechanically inclined, you should be able to make it happen

[MasterGuns]

Are you sure it is just "slipping" or did you mean to type "jumping" out of second? Big difference.

[Guest Robert1955]

Its kinda sorta jumps out of gear. Long as I don't get on it to bad, its ok.. So is it a easy fix?

[GigaWhiskey]

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=22081

[igya]

Its kinda sorta jumps out of gear. Long as I don't get on it to bad, its ok.. So is it a easy fix?

 

In comes the Grim Reaper! Yours is a classic Venture disease. Rather than repair my 2nd gear, I just bought a 1300cc engine on eBay cheaper than repairing the old 1200. Just make dog-gone sure the last 4 digits of the serial number (on one you buy) is higher than 1413. 1414 and higher is when they started producing the improved transmission.

Sorry, you're not alone!

[Condor]

In comes the Grim Reaper! Yours is a classic Venture disease. Rather than repair my 2nd gear, I just bought a 1300cc engine on eBay cheaper than repairing the old 1200. Just make dog-gone sure the last 4 digits of the serial number (on one you buy) is higher than 1413. 1414 and higher is when they started producing the improved transmission.

Sorry, you're not alone!

 

That serial number only applies to the 1985 1200 models. Everything past that, plus 86-93 1300's, will have the improved tranny. The serial numbers are only consecutive for each model year, and start over with the new year.

[igya]

That serial number only applies to the 1985 1200 models. Everything past that, plus 86-93 1300's, will have the improved tranny. The serial numbers are only consecutive for each model year, and start over with the new year.

 

Condor, you're absolutely right. It's a real shame that Yamaha Inc. allowed it to go on so long with that obvious problem. SHAME ON THEM!!

[Guest BigJohnD]

I am embarrassed...when you said you had tranny problems...

 

Any way the advice I was set to give will be of no use at all...carry on.

[hipshot]

I am embarrassed...when you said you had tranny problems...

 

Any way the advice I was set to give will be of no use at all...carry on.

 

 

SNAP!!!!

i caught that one on the FIRTS pass, Big John!

lol:rotfl::rotfl:

just jt

[fixit3546]

Here is Freebirds post (I think it is His)

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=508

 

Here is mine.

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2410

 

RandyA started this repair, and it works well. I have put several thousand miles on mine in the last several months. And i just did an 1800 mile trip from San Diego Ca back to Ms. With no tranny problems.....