stripped counteshaft

[aleyesonme]

hello peeps....in dire need of help...i have search but didnt find anything pertaining to this....anyway i found out today that my countershaft is stripped...does anyone know how to fix this problem without getting a new countershaft...just dont have the funds....could i tap it or something.. any info would be great,,thanks

[SAVAGE420]

Lets see a close up detailed pic of it man.

 

Make sure you push the MACRO button ON on your camera. So the pic is detailed up close.

[bansheesandrider]

You should really step up and buy a new countershaft, but if you HAVE to mickey mouse it here is what I would do. Blaster sprockets are the same size and spline, but are held on with a retainer that bolts to the sprocket. The retainer slips onto the splines and then you torn it till the bolt holes line up and bolt it to the sprocket. The bad part of this is that when you turn it, there needs to be a groove in the countershaft to let it turn. To solve this I wouldfigure out a way to cut the groove in the shaft- the best way would be to take it out and do it in a lathe, but then you might as well just replace it. Second choice would be to use a file or hacksaw to cut a groove, but I don't know if the shaft is too hard to do it that way. Third choice and the way you will probably have to go is to use a cut off wheel in a die grinder, you will probably need to wrap the shaft with tape so yuo get a nice straight groove all the way around in the right location to keep the sprocket where it needs to be. Also, use a pretty yhin cut off wheel so the groove does not get to wide. Good luck!

 

 

 

BEFORE you do that, you might see if you can find a rethreader die and straighten out the threads on the shaft, if they are not to far gone, and then make sure you use a Yamaha not, not some hardware store nut.

Edited May 30, 2011 by bansheesandrider

[sleeper06]

how much could they be,im sure someone on here has one sitting in a junk pile for years i know i do somewhere you can spend time tasking it apart to break it then do it again,you can go broke saving money,ill take a look if i have on layin around and it check good on the true stand ill send it for shipping ,or if you need it assembled send it to me ill assemble it n ship it back,or you can keep it gangsta n tack weld it on ,its only a problem if you change sprockets like underwear

[aleyesonme]

that's was some really great advice. I will try one of those options...I really thank everyone

[aleyesonme]

Aight...here's an update....I decided to use a lil thought process...so here goes...I went to my local hardware store and got a tap set 5mm to be exact and got 2 washers... on the end of the countershaft there was a lil indention...or hole...so I I tapped it and put a washer on and screwed a bolt to hold the nut on.....worked great..and to back it up...I decided to tap 2 holes on each side of the nut and used 2 hex bolts and tighten them down once the nut was on the shaft...so now I have double protection....haven't ridden it yet but its up there really good...took a few hrs but it beats spending a lot of mmoney...very happy with the outcome.