2nd gear wont work on my 97 zx600
#12
01-06-2010, 07:24 AM
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Moorefield west virginia
Posts: 29
If you have the mechanical ability to take the engine off of the bike and take it to a shop it would most likely save you 2 or 3 hundred dollars. I have a friend that had the same work done to his 600 tranny and it cost him $800 to fix it. It takes a while to jack the bike, unhook everything and drop the motor.
#13
01-09-2010, 01:21 AM
i would say between 800-1,000 dollars to fix the tranny, that includes parts & labor from the stealership
#14
01-09-2010, 02:46 PM
I agree^ park it and fix it NOW. If you have basic tools (sockets, wrenches, etc.) drop the engine yourself and then have someone you know and trust do the work. Remember, nobody loves your bike as much as you (corny, but true.) Take the time (and label/photo as necessary) what you have done; especially if it's new to you.
I've used a recovery strap around the headstock to a rafter (to hold the bike upright) and a floor jack with a hole cut (for the drain plug) in a wood plank (as a jack "pad") to slowly drop the engine after disassembly (because I don't have proper jack stands.) When you do it yourself, it gives you time to clean and tweek all the related parts, which the dealer mechanic isn't paid to care about. The more you can do, the more money you save. Do it now, while the weather is crappy, so you're ready for Spring.
I've used a recovery strap around the headstock to a rafter (to hold the bike upright) and a floor jack with a hole cut (for the drain plug) in a wood plank (as a jack "pad") to slowly drop the engine after disassembly (because I don't have proper jack stands.) When you do it yourself, it gives you time to clean and tweek all the related parts, which the dealer mechanic isn't paid to care about. The more you can do, the more money you save. Do it now, while the weather is crappy, so you're ready for Spring.
#15
01-10-2010, 04:57 AM
I agree^ park it and fix it NOW. If you have basic tools (sockets, wrenches, etc.) drop the engine yourself and then have someone you know and trust do the work. Remember, nobody loves your bike as much as you (corny, but true.) Take the time (and label/photo as necessary) what you have done; especially if it's new to you.
I've used a recovery strap around the headstock to a rafter (to hold the bike upright) and a floor jack with a hole cut (for the drain plug) in a wood plank (as a jack "pad") to slowly drop the engine after disassembly (because I don't have proper jack stands.) When you do it yourself, it gives you time to clean and tweek all the related parts, which the dealer mechanic isn't paid to care about. The more you can do, the more money you save. Do it now, while the weather is crappy, so you're ready for Spring.
I've used a recovery strap around the headstock to a rafter (to hold the bike upright) and a floor jack with a hole cut (for the drain plug) in a wood plank (as a jack "pad") to slowly drop the engine after disassembly (because I don't have proper jack stands.) When you do it yourself, it gives you time to clean and tweek all the related parts, which the dealer mechanic isn't paid to care about. The more you can do, the more money you save. Do it now, while the weather is crappy, so you're ready for Spring.
lmao, the corned depends dude has spoken. hahaha, jeff
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