My off-road buggy has the GY6 engine and forward or reverse gears.Problem is , I have to rig a bungee cord to the shifter bellcrank or it will slip a tooth or so under load.I figure the spring inside has gotten weak, and I haven't been able to find a parts breakdown on it.Probably a torsion spring?Anyone have this happen ? Thanks
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Baja 150 buggy transmission issue
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Hi, I just read your posting about slipping out of gear under load. I have a Baja 150 buggy that i believe is doing the same thing, like a clunk or skipping a tooth on the sprocket is what mine sounds like. Is that similar to yours? I have just gotten this buggy together (I bought it as a basket case), and have had it out once. Have you since remedied the problem? Or what have you tried? Maybe we can double diagnose this thing.
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I found an adjustment screw below and to the left of the shift actuator, and by loosening the locknut, and tightening the adj. screw, seems to have solved the problem. Loose drive chain could also make a skip. Good luck Also-make sure that the shifter cable is not too tight as that will help it slip
Right on glad you got it fixed. I ended up taking it apart and setting up my preload spring on my cable at the shifter a little tighter. Then checking the engagement in forward and reverse while it was disassembled. One ride later and so far so good. But ya I tried setting my drive chain a little tighter (about 3\8 slack) just to be sure, even though there was no visible wear that the chain had been skipping. It really freaked me out though, such a hard clunk under load. I was sure something broke but everything looked good and healthy.