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    • November 3, 2013 at 3:43 pm #14585
      Ray Lovestead
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      My CR125 has a chronic problem with the dogs wearing on 5th gear.  I’ve now replaced the gears on it twice in the past year and it is back AGAIN!  Am I doing something wrong (shifting wise, or even the tranny build)?  Has anyone else had 5th gear go on their kart (slips out, over-revs)?

       

      Ray

      "Karting Expert Since 2015"

    • November 4, 2013 at 6:33 pm #14702
      Lee Dawson
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      So I just went thru this with my new motor build. There was a thread in the old forum about this. Here is the long and short of it.

      1. You have the wrong mainshaft. (the one with the clutch basket on the end of it. The correct one is from a 96-97 cr125 pn#
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      2. The shafts from all other 6 speed years are too short (the gear on them is 1.5mm too narrow.)

      3. The 99-2002 cases are wider and thus require the wider/longer shaft.

      4. Some said you could shim it but for 80 bucks, just put the right shaft in there.

    • November 4, 2013 at 6:35 pm #14703
      Lee Dawson
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      23210-kz4-a10 p/n

    • November 5, 2013 at 7:19 am #14732
      Ray Lovestead
      Participant

      whoa.  That’s good info Lee.

      I’ll check out my main shaft later tonight.

      Uh, that sounded wrong.

      I’ll feel out my shaft tonight.

      hmm.

      Ray

       

      "Karting Expert Since 2015"

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