1983 yamaha ytm 200k help

[aaronmach1]

1983 yamaha ytm 200k yellow, my dad is the original owner and just gave it to me because he got a new john deere gator thing. Anyway its in great shape and all original except for the race cam and cobra exhaust which he had put on the day he bought it at the dealership.
I was driving it 6 years ago and the shifter flopped straight down after a downshift. We found the end of the shifter shaft broke which i hear on this site may be pretty common. Anyway dad fixed it somhow with a bolt through the shifter linkage into the end of the shift shaft. The only problem this gives us is that we have to keep tightening the bolt as it loosens from shifting.
Any ideas for a more secure fix so i dont have to keep carrying this wrench with me? I cant find a new shift shaft anywhere and im not sure if its hard to change etc. thanks!

edit: also looking for the rubber boot that goes on the front side of the carbuerater. mine has a bunch of cracks.

[old-yellow]

have you tried loctite or look on ebay for one

[aaronmach1]

ill try locktite. i have tried ebay but cannot find one that will work for my three wheeler. Maybe im using the wrong wording. ive tried many different searches on ebay. it whatever the seller decides to name it though.

[maxdallasfan]

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=ytm+200+shifter&_sacat=0&_from=R40

[aaronmach1]

its part # 4 in this link that i need guys thanks for the help!
http://www.bikebandit.com/houseofmotorcycles/1983-yamaha-tri-moto-200-ytm200k/o/m147059#sch233397

[aaronmach1]

well i tried to post a link to parts diagram but its not letting me. its part #4 on bike bandits website part lookup. under my trike specs and transmision shift shaft. i need to say it NOT the shift lever im after. i need the shift SHAFT.

[aaronmach1]

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=ytm+200+shifter&_sacat=0&_from=R40
those are all shift LEVERS. thanks i need the shaft.

[ShaftDrive225dx]

I just purchased a ytm 225dx and have been buying parts off ebay... I bought a pull starter off of a ytm200 model and it fit right on the shifter is the same so if you cant find it under 200 model on ebay try 225dx there was a couple on there when i was looking around hope that helps.....

[aaronmach1]

I just purchased a ytm 225dx and have been buying parts off ebay... I bought a pull starter off of a ytm200 model and it fit right on the shifter is the same so if you cant find it under 200 model on ebay try 225dx there was a couple on there when i was looking around hope that helps.....
thanks ill check it out!

[aaronmach1]

I just purchased a ytm 225dx and have been buying parts off ebay... I bought a pull starter off of a ytm200 model and it fit right on the shifter is the same so if you cant find it under 200 model on ebay try 225dx there was a couple on there when i was looking around hope that helps.....
nope. dang. i just looked them both up on bikebandit and they are 2 different part numbers.

[Keepah Rolln]

There has to be a way to keep it tight..Use some loctite and a lock nut...

[aaronmach1]

well howw does everyone else fix theirs? I cant be the only one with this issue on this forum????:D

[taz]

go the red neck way and put a bead of weld on the end of it:naughty:

[aaronmach1]

go the red neck way and put a bead of weld on the end of it:naughty:
:lol: seems a few guys in posts i did searches for on here frown on the welding but does anyone have pics of how they welded theirs?

[aaronmach1]

Alright busted the dang shifter shaft bolt fix right off now. so now i really need a new shaft. I found an 85 ytm 225 one that im trying to buy and ill try it. hopefully its a fit.
How do i go about this shaft change now? Just pull off the right side cover and its self explanitory from there?

[aaronmach1]

i decided to get some pics up they make the discusion better lol.
here is the ytm
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/aaronmach1/2012-11-28_17-25-27_15.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/aaronmach1/2012-11-28_17-25-46_971.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/aaronmach1/2012-11-28_17-26-03_321.jpg

here is the bolt fix i had after the shaft snapped off flush. you can see the bolt just threads into the shaft now.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/aaronmach1/2012-11-28_17-17-00_273-1.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/aaronmach1/2012-11-28_17-20-30_319.jpg
And then last night after the bolt snapped:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/aaronmach1/2012-11-28_19-19-09_626.jpg

[aaronmach1]

well great. on the search again for a shaft. i see somone bought it out from under me.

[Howdy]

I will have to check on the shaft condition, but I'm 90% sure I have one.
Howdy

[aaronmach1]

I will have to check on the shaft condition, but I'm 90% sure I have one.
Howdy
thanks but somhow i now own 2. ebay got all jacked up today and i ended up having to pay for 2 long story short lol! should have the one tomorrow or saturday.and ill just resell the second one i guess. thanks for checking and all the help so far though!

[aaronmach1]

first i got this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/390248968329?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
and then my offer had went through on this one which i should have in a day or two from ohio:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/121030293546?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
Im just hoping a ton that they work for mine being they are from a different model!!!!

[Chunkers101]

Did you try a longer bolt and a few lock washers? That might hold up, add soem locktight just to be sure

[aaronmach1]

Did you try a longer bolt and a few lock washers? That might hold up, add soem locktight just to be sure
yes to all. but once i put the locktite on the other night it lasted 15 minutes then busted the bolt. im doing it right now and replacing the shaft. waiting on parts and gaskets.......

[aaronmach1]

well keeping you guys up to date. and pics make it less boring so heres where it sits tonight. waiting on parts and gaskets to get here
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/aaronmach1/2012-11-30_19-03-04_498.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/aaronmach1/2012-11-30_19-23-18_474.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/aaronmach1/2012-11-30_19-23-40_768.jpg

[Chunkers101]

That has a Centrifugal clutch Right? And a reg clutch, If so, What does your Centrifugal clutch look like, mines acting werid, and i Havn't tor it apart, since you have yours apart, i thought maybe you would know, Mine stick sometimes, like if im at idle, it tries to move, i donno if there is springs or what not, I'm scared to take mine apart, lol.

[aaronmach1]

sounds like you need to adjust yours. there is an adjuster on the right side on the clutch case on the outside. tells you how to do it in the manuals. try that.

[old-yellow]

love foxbodys i have 80 Mercury Capri with a built 302 here's my little sis sitting on it

[aaronmach1]

love foxbodys i have 80 Mercury Capri with a built 302 here's my little sis sitting on it
nice lookin car! mines a 1990 notchback with a 352 cubic inch stroker and 150 shot of nitrous.

[aaronmach1]

HELP!!!!!!!! im really mad now! i just got the new shift shaft put in from a 1985 Yamaha DX225 / YTM225 Tri Moto off ebay and the shaft is an inch and a half to two inches longer!!!!!! :mad::mad::mad: what to do now guys???? looks like the difference is that this shaft went to the 1985 dx/ytm and had a different foot shifter lever setup.
heres the differences on the shift lever itself:
http://www.bikebandit.com/houseofmotorcycles/1983-yamaha-tri-moto-200-ytm200k/o/m147059#sch233397
and:
http://www.bikebandit.com/houseofmotorcycles/1985-yamaha-tri-moto-225dx-ytm225dxn/o/m146955#sch230615
my question now is can i just get the shifter lever for the dx and use it now?

[aaronmach1]

well.... turns out that my 83 200k shifter has so many pivot points that it will work just fine now that i made a very small tweak to the brush guard. this makes me happy. now just waiting on a seal and two gaskets. should have them by mid next week!

[aaronmach1]

wel i finally got the gaskets yesterday in the mail after waiting all week! got it all back togather and UPS is bringing the shift shaft seal today and it will be all done! cant wait to see if i got everything back togather right lol!

[muthey]

I have already done this to a ytm 200k motor, and your best option to stabilize the shaft is to get a 225dx stator cover, it will bolt right on but has a stabilizing brace for the extended shift shaft.

[aaronmach1]

well got it out and running yesterday! awesome! seems a little stiffer to shift im not sure why but works great!
thanks muthey. i will be looking into that. because right now i have no idea what you mean.

[aaronmach1]

I have already done this to a ytm 200k motor, and your best option to stabilize the shaft is to get a 225dx stator cover, it will bolt right on but has a stabilizing brace for the extended shift shaft.
what is that listed under on bikebandit parts lookup?
EDIT: ouch! 65 butts on ebay! but a good idea. thanks for the tip!

[Chunkers101]

I have already done this to a ytm 200k motor, and your best option to stabilize the shaft is to get a 225dx stator cover, it will bolt right on but has a stabilizing brace for the extended shift shaft. MY chain flew off and broke my case on my 200k stator case cover, and i had bout a 225 one and it bolted up, but didnt cover the bottom part of the motor...

[muthey]

I would like to see pics of where it doesn't cover the motor chunckers, not that I don't believe you I am just curious, as they look almost identicle to me, I have a ytm 200k, and a ytm 225, and I can't see a difference in coverage.

[Chunkers101]

i returned the cover or i'd take pic's, It wasn't much that was covered, but enough to leak oil all over. the one i got from ebay might have been labeled wrong for all i know. i just no it wouldn't work, and i was told it was from a 225.