My kx250 is a 1986 model and it is stuck in 5th gear i think its one off the gear selectors will i have to split my engine to fix this ?
Yes you will have to split the engine and more than likely have to replace the 5th gear shift fork. It can be a common fault with this model kawasaki. New old stock part is not available so you will need to locate a good second hand one.
SOURCE: 5th gear doesn't lock
5th gear is gone, it'll be cheaper to find a good second hand one with a waranty than to get your one fixed sorry to say. The inside of gearboxes are only a place for gearbox specialists and they arent cheap unless you know someone.
SOURCE: sprinter gear selector
This is the gear linkages. It is a cable operated system to allow the gear lever to be dash mounted.
They are a common fault. The parts are about £65 from Mercedes (dealer only part) and unless you know what you are doing you can expect about 2 - 3 hours labour charge, though there are no special tools involved.
They average about 60,000 miles, though the replacements tend to be better.
SOURCE: fault with 6 speed selector mechanism, suspect
on the expensive side it could be a bent selector fork in the transmission.
on the cheap side it could just be shift linkage that needs adjusting.
are you still under warranty? if so take it to the dealer for a free repair.
SOURCE: 86 jetta diesel, high reving 5ht gear
wierd not normal. are you sure you have eased off the throttle enough just before you dip the clutch, diesels can lag slightly, is it a turbo? turbo could create even greater lag
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