Thank you for all the help. How much damage will i do if I run it in second for awhile. Basically deer hunting season.

 

Your Welcome and I wouldnt worry about it....as long as its not making strange noises you should have no problems..

 

I guess I am not as smart as I thought. The shift diagram shows neutral 1 2 3 4 5 with the lever pointing at second gear so I guess you were right first and revers are down. I noticed this as I changed the gear oil.

 

Does first gear work if you shift down? or do you not have oil in it yet?

 

ok I just went out and tried it. when I try and go into first gear it seems like it keeps popping out it is not making any grinding sounds just sounds like it is getting kicked out of gear.

 

It could be a bent shift pawl on the shift actuator...Have you ever taken the clutch cover off of a motorcycle/atv engine before?

 

No I have never worked on this type of engine before, any advice would be great.

 

Hi I use to have a 07 Baja 250 I sold it be fore it cost a ton of cash of course biggest problem is no parts or repair manuals so I did some digging, what i found is it is a Jianshe or a Loncin I think I spelled that right but anyway to make life simple it is also the same motor as a 08 and maybe other years as a Yamaha Big Bear 250 I think all parts and info will work you can visit the Jianshe America website and I think you can download a service manual click on the picture of the 250 and then at the top click manuals let us know good luck

 

Interesting post. Found this site after going to the Jianshe site. It looks like it's partsyahoo and saw a thread of a bad experience there.

QJ WD 250

 

I have a similar issue, my wilderness 250 is stuck in 4th gear. doesn't make any grinding noises when trying to shift. When I pull up or down on the shift leaver it just does nothing. Any advice?