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Simo63

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Re: Looking for a new YZ400 Rod kit or Crank
« Reply #30 on: November 29, 2014, 06:09:21 pm »
Pretty sure there is only 1 Maico rod common across 250-490  ;)  Longer your rod the better.......... ;D

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Re: Looking for a new YZ400 Rod kit or Crank
« Reply #31 on: November 29, 2014, 06:10:20 pm »
Hi Simo,
Rang my wife and got the details from her. The ProX kit number is 03.2304. The OEM reference is 24Y-11651-01.
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Re: Looking for a new YZ400 Rod kit or Crank
« Reply #32 on: November 30, 2014, 10:03:18 pm »
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The first option is a lot of dollars just to be able to use the letters NOS, especially as it's all unseen.

Option 2 makes a mockery of my first list, he states the rod is 125 long but others here say the rod should be 130 long(Yes Simmo, rods are measured centre to centre), he then says he can do rod kits for the 400 as well so I think a lot of those early year 250's should be a different rod.

I didn't do any homework on these just merely passed on the links. Without sounding flippant it's up to Simo to check with the guy if it is indeed the right one. The second guy says he now has 400 kits. Like anything we buy, especially ebay an OS etc. you need to do as many checks as possible.

No different than buying from a local shop when it comes to VMX stuff. I had an almost toe to toe with the Yamaha guy because he said the head gasket for a YZ125F & E were the same. I said they weren't & he went on about him being the expert & that's what the part list saying. I made him order the part number I had & he made me pay in full upfront. The part turned up, it was correct & the so called expert was nowhere to be seen.

My point is that with the old stuff you have to do as many checks as humanly possible & even then it may still be wrong.

I got a kit from a UK web site a few years back. I'll see if I can find it.

Wasn't trying to challenge you, just had doubts that my list was wrong when I first posted it and the e-bay seller added to my suspicions and was hoping someone could confirm which models were correct for the rod length.
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Re: Looking for a new YZ400 Rod kit or Crank
« Reply #33 on: December 03, 2014, 04:39:07 pm »
G'day
Has anybody ran the 250 rod in there 400 and have they had good results, I'm just about to have my crank rebuilt and don't want to spend all my money to have the rod fail, any help appreciated
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Re: Looking for a new YZ400 Rod kit or Crank
« Reply #34 on: December 03, 2014, 05:06:20 pm »
hi   

the guy on ebay has been selling them nos Yamaha parts for years made up with the 24y rod instead of 214 rod, he cunningly hides the part no. on the rod, I don't know of anyone who has done this but I have known for a few years of it .the guy on ebay must have sold a few by know and is still selling

 
good luck
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Re: Looking for a new YZ400 Rod kit or Crank
« Reply #35 on: December 03, 2014, 06:10:58 pm »
I know I have the 250 rod in my 360 and has not been a drama
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Re: Looking for a new YZ400 Rod kit or Crank
« Reply #36 on: December 03, 2014, 10:19:08 pm »
Hi all.
250 rod works just fine in my 400.

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