Bayou 300 4x4 Clutch Adjust and Shifting Issue Fix 

This is like one of those videos I'll just leave playing in the background at work to relax

This is the first video of yours that I've watched. I just want to say it's absolutely brilliant, you have a fantastic way of explaining and showing how these parts operate. You're a real credit to RU-vid. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

This was hugely helpful, thank you! This is a complicated mechanism and even with the manual I'm not sure I would have understood it as clearly without the help of your video.

Finally someone that knows and shows everything .... Thankyou very much.

Thanks a million! I had the same problem with loose clutch screws. Your video provides the much needed directions to confidently tackle the problem.

Awesome video man finally somebody who knows how to adjust the bottom screw. Thx man

Thanks for posting this. I have a 1992 300 4x4 and I was able to properly adjust the clutch after watching this. I basically turned the upper adjustment counter clockwise until the slack was taken out and then turned an extra 1/2 turn until I could feel the lower adjustment screw starting to give resistance for 1/2 of its full 360 degree turn. I then placed the lower adjustment at the mid point of the 1/2 turned that does not give any resistance. In my case the resistance while spinning it round and round was between 9 and 3 o'clock so I set it at 6 o'clock and locked it there. After i turned clockwise the upper adjustment until it got loose and just turned is counter clockwise until it rested at the point of starting to resist and locked it there. The resistance if due to the fact that the clutch springs start to be compressed so we want to take the slack off but not compress the springs early so that the clutch does not slip under full acceleration. After this adjustment, the bike shifts like new with smooth action and no binding of the gears. Once you understand how it works, it is much easier to figure out how to adjust it. I had different methods published in the Kawasaki literature so I could not understand how to adjust it properly before your post.

Thank you for the adjustment on the crotch I rebuild my 400 bay you but didn't have a manual y went by like bit of video here end the wich the motor it starts up really good but it won't go forward it can go backwards 😅 but you video help me alot

You did a killer job on this video ! Thanks.

New subscriber and getting ready to restore an old Bayou 300. This video helped a lot! BTW, what Shop Manual are you using and which one do you recommend?

Awesome job on that video. I bought a '93 about 8 years ago and the shifter has never worked right. Now I might be able to adjust it. Thank you sir!

Thank you so much for this video. It helped a ton. I’m having some trouble. I was having some slipping and made some adjustments to the top screw. It was and is better. I came across this video and attempted to adjust the bottom screw. Mine just spins and spins. Everything seems to run ok just can’t get the bottom screw to get tension.

Great video very helpful and good explanation of what would be a v difficult process if you didn't know how to do it

Fantastic and detailed video, thank you!

Amazing video, its definitely going to help me tomorrow. I just had new cams made for my 400, but i cant get any forward gears. i suspect i have an issue similar to yours.

I can't seem to get it right at all. And I can't even find a book on it. It is driving me crazy. By any chance do you have pictures of the clutch set up

The bottom one is to adjust your loose in the shifter ant the one one top is for your push plate for the clutch

A beautiful video

Amazing video thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice vid i have a 2003 Kawasaki 4x4 300cc bayou . And I'm trying to find a brand new shifting Rod shaft.

This video would be 1000% better if we saw it Mobile and shifting at the end.

You helped me

This is a great video. Do you have anything on replacing the reverse lever spring? I have a 2008 Bayou 250 and when I use the reverse cable, it stays engaged. I understand there is a internal spring on the lever. Anything on that spring replacement?

Hi I have a kawasaki kef 300 1990 year. I replaced the clutch discs and the centrifugal clutch, the gears enter but the clutch slips and does not go help because I am broken

I forget what it's called, but the High low clutch on my bike doesn't lock. So if I'm going up a hill it will move and I can no longer go forward. Scared the heck out of me the first time it happened. I had no idea what was wrong

Did it fix the problem. You didn't show in the video.

cool comercials and great6 video

Can the oil pump gear be replaced with a metal one?

Mine is doing the exact same thing. When I try to adjust. It binds everything up and pushes against the case.

Where did you find the manual

When I took my cover off I found a washer in the bottom of it. Would it by chance go over the shifter mechanism

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sshawn09 : THANK YOU SIR FOR THIS AWESOME VIDEO . IM NEW AT THIS ,HOPING BAYOU 220A IS THE SAME ISSUE . WHAT IS YOUR MANUAL YOU HAVE HERE ? AGAIN THANKS & BEST BLESSINGS .