214 yam rod kit suit yz400d

[TT5 Matt]

as the ad says im in need of a rod kit for my yz400d budget tracker any leads guys?

[Freakshow]

$99 USD bucks plus postage is the best youll get for the rod only, no kits avail, and not an after market part made that ive seen.

[TT5 Matt]

so thrust washers and big end bearing are available from the local yam dealer then?or do start pullin the top off every 250/360/400 i can find till i get a good rod kit candigate

[vandy010]

you've lost me with that 214 thing.
i thought a 214 rod was to suit the DT/RT/YZa/YZb 250/360 motors.
but now your talking YZ400d.
are they the same rod?
if so, then i think it's the YZ250j rod that fits or pro-x do one.
confused 

[TT5 Matt]

someone must have put a 250 crank in with a box of yz400 remains and i got the 214 off that crank's rod but when i pulled the top off a dt400d i found a 498 rod and a piston with the windows to the exhaust side the farmer must have thought the windows were exhaust valves!!!just checked the IT site and 400's take a 498 rod so has anyone got some leads on one?

[jimg1au]

Part # = 431-11651-00-00
Part Description = ROD,CONNECTING
Model Count = 29
DT1 1968 250 DT1 Dual Purpose
DT1B 1969 250 DT1 Dual Purpose
DT1C 1970 250 DT1 Dual Purpose
DT1C-MX 1970 250 DT1MX Dual Purpose
DT1E 1971 250 DT1 Dual Purpose
DT1MX 1971 250 DT1MX Dual Purpose
DT1S 1969 250 DT1S Dual Purpose
DT2 1973 250 DT2 Dual Purpose
DT2MX 1972 250 DT2MX Dual Purpose
DT3 1973 250 DT3 Dual Purpose
DT360A 1974 360 DT360 Dual Purpose
IT400C 1976 400 IT400 Dual-Purpose
IT400D 1977 400 IT400 Dual-Purpose
IT400E 1978 400 IT400 Dual-Purpose
MX250A 1974 250 MX250 Off-Road
RT1 1970 360 RT1 Off-Road
RT1B 1971 360 RT1 Off-Road
RT1M 1970 360 RT1M Off-Road
RT1MX 1971 360 RT1MX Off-Road
RT2 1973 360 RT2 Off-Road
RT2MX 1972 360 RT2MX Off-Road
RT3 1973 360 RT3 Off-Road
YZ250A 1974 250 YZ250 Competition Motocross
YZ250B 1975 250 YZ250 Competition Motocross
YZ360A 1974 360 YZ360 Competition Motocross
YZ360B 1975 360 YZ360 Competition Motocross
YZ400C 1976 400 YZ400 Competition Motocross
YZ400D 1977 400 YZ400 Competition Motocross
YZ400E 1978 400 YZ400 Competition Motocross
 Part # = 498-11651-00-00
Part Description = ROD,CONNECTING
Model Count = 24
DT250B 1975 250 DT250 Dual Purpose
DT250C 1976 250 DT250 Dual Purpose
DT250D 1977 250 DT250 Dual Purpose
DT250E 1978 250 DT250 Dual Purpose
DT250F 1979 250 DT250 Dual Purpose
DT400B 1975 400 DT400 Dual Purpose
DT400C 1976 400 DT400 Dual Purpose
DT400D 1977 400 DT400 Dual Purpose
DT400E 1978 400 DT400 Dual Purpose
IT250D 1977 250 IT250 Dual-Purpose
IT250E 1978 250 IT250 Dual-Purpose
IT250F 1979 250 IT250 Dual-Purpose
IT250G 1980 250 IT250 Dual-Purpose
IT250H 1981 250 IT250 Dual-Purpose
IT250J 1982 250 IT250 Dual-Purpose
MX250B 1975 250 MX250 Off-Road
TY250C 1976 250 TY250 Trials
TY250D 1977 250 TY250 Trials
TY250E 1978 250 TY250 Trials
YZ250C 1976 250 YZ250 Competition Motocross
YZ250D 1977 250 YZ250 Competition Motocross
YZ250E 1978 250 YZ250 Competition Motocross
YZ250G 1980 250 YZ250 Competition Motocross
YZ250H 1981 250 YZ250 Competition Motocross

[LWC82PE]

is this any good? its the 498 rod

http://203.59.136.171/search/index.php?step=5&make=YAMAHA&model=DT250&year=All&category=Connecting+rod+kit

[TT5 Matt]

seems like yamaha uses these rod kits 214/431/498 in just about every dt250/360/400 up to the end of the e models with different casting's as tech had forced change abit like the yz125/it175 and the 125/175 dt series where there's 3 or 4 different rod numbers as well

[ARN]

hi all

the 250 and 400 rods are different   400 being 431 and 250 being 498   the 250 rods are easy to get but the 400,s are rare they do come up now and then on ebay.   
thanks  arno   

[Freakshow]

431 rods are the same as the 214, which takes you all the way back to the start of the thread.

I have not heard  the newer 498 rod being able to sub from the early motor 214 or 413, if this the case can someone confirm, cause the last made same rod part number would be good, incase they are a newer kit avaiable from a late model 

[ARN]

i have got both 250 and 400 motors 1977 d ,the rod for the 250 has 498 stamped on it, and it is different to the 400 rod ,i am getting a rod assembled at the moment so i cant check no,s but i think it had 214 on it.  the 498 rod does mx 250 yz 250 dt 250  74 to 77

[TT5 Matt]

think it's time to go back to the wrecker's armed with verier's and measure the rod's centre to centre and see what gives,from what of seen on the web they share rod same dimmention's and offset the crank pin 3mm to get the extra 6mm stroke for the 400's.back to the learning curve on 250/400's!!!