My brother has a 2001 YFM660RN Yamaha Raptor. We just changed out the clutchs in it yesterday. Now that we have done this, the machine will not shift into any other gear besides first. The shifter will move, but it will not click as if it is hitting any other gears. Can anyone tell me why? Thanks for any help.

 

hey i have the exact same problem with my 01 raptor.. i just put a new clutch in and the thing wont shift outa 1st. have you figured anything out yet??

 

My brother fixed it while I was at work. He said something about a pin inside of the case where the linkage hooks up. I will ask him for a more detailed account tonight, and report back later this evening.

 

yeha i figured it out. it was a roller on a pin thing that fell outa place when i had the case off

 

Yup, that was it!! Glad you got it bud!

 

can you tell me if i need to remove the water pump from the clutch cover in order to change the clutch??. its not that i dont want to pay to have it done its just i enjoy doing things myself , but just need some assistance along the way...

 

I remember when we took his down, we did remove the water pump, but it was no big deal. No gasket on that, just a rubber o-ring. If I remember, it was necessary to get at a screw to pull the cover. We also had to pull the front top and bottom engine mount bolts and lift the motor a bit, in order to pull the cover off past the frame.

Just remember to make sure that your clutches and plates go back on in the same order that you took them off. If I remember correctly, you will have 2 clutches smaller than the rest, and they go in specific places.

 

thank you , thats what i needed to know, didnt want to go buy a gasket (oring) if i didnt have too.. thanks man, appericate it.. hey there are 6 springs right?? not five? they sent me 5 springs..

 

I think you are referring to the springs for the blots holding the Pressure plat, right. If I remember correctly, I think there was 5. We just reused the old springs. The only things we replaced when we were in there, were the Clutch Plates, and the Gasket for the cover.