Recent content by yanmardoug

After looking at the part again, I realize that my previous reply was almost as clear as mud. You should grind on the sides without the hole. You will be pushing the part through into the inside of the transmission in order to remove it, so you will have to remove the top transmission cover to...

Can anyone advise me or guide me to a procedure for replacing the hi lo range gears for my YM 2000. When I bought the tractor, the previous owner had installed a semi-permanent metal cable to pull the hi lo shift handle back so that it would stay in gear in hi range. Inspection revealed that...

I needed to remove the internal hi-lo shift lever on a YM2000 without removing gears from inside the transmission. The lever would not clear the gears to allow removal. Using a high speed grinder, I ground down the top and bottom sides of the external portion of the lever so that, upon...

New to me YM2000. Was running ok, but some white smoke. Pulled the head. No observable problems. No gouging, scratches, or lands in the cylinders. Poured deisel in the cylinders. One held overnight, the other drained into the pan within 20 minutes or so. Reinstalled the head and changed the...

YM2000 hi-lo range shift fork is worn. What is involved in replacement and is the wear most likely a symptom of other problem(s)?