2003 Yamaha YZ 125 "dirty gritty" Questions

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...dirty, gritty oil in the gearbox. Go ahead and change the oil. 10w40 motor oil is what you want. I think that will fix the problem assuming the clutch plates were installed properly. The first plate ...

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...Dirty, gritty oil is causing the clutch plates to grab. Change the oil filter along with the oil. Ride the bike fifty miles or so then change the oil again. No new filter this time. Doing this will ...

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...Dirty, gritty oil is causing the clutch plates to grab. Change the oil filter along with the oil. Ride the bike a hundred miles or so then change the oil again. No new filter this time. Doing this ...

...clutch cable. Also, change the gearbox oil, 10w40, and install a new oil filter. The gearbox oil could be dirty and gritty and impeding the operation of the clutch. Please rate this solution.

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dirty, gritty oil driving the clutch plates. Replace the clutch cable. It is probably the original and lacks lubrication. This will probably take care of the problem. Please rate this solution. Thanks

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...Dirty, gritty oil in the gearbox can make the clutch grab. Consider changing oil if grabbing is the problem. The "crunch" you hear is the slider gear engaging into the driven gear. The higher the ...

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...dirty and gritty this problem can occur. Usually the clutch doesn't want to disengage and the clutch handle is stiff to operate. An oil / filter change followed up 100 miles later with another oil ...

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...Dirty, gritty oil can make a clutch act this way. After the oil change , ride the bike for an hour or so. Now drain the oil a second time. Doing this will flush most all of the grit from the engine. ...

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...dirty, is there a way to check level with a dip of some sort? 2) I was also informed there is a special non-foaming type of oil I must use.? 3) I keep reading that this v twin likes to tick. ...

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...dirty, gritty oil can cause the clutch to grab as you describe. There is a $25 get-me-by fix and a $50 do-it-right fix. Th $25 get-me-by fix means you drain the old oil and put in new oil and a new ...

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