howdy from TEJAS. good job, have a BT too and 200 acres to roam. love the flag. never give in and MAGA!

Great video, I'm not very mechanically inclined but I not only fixed my carb but actually felt like I understood what I was doing. I found myself narrating in my head like you were which is a sign of a good teacher, kudos to you brother also protip: Like he says, REBUILD the original Mikuni carb. I bought a chinese carb off Amazon for $14 (yes $14 lol) and the main jet was size *145* and all the others were wrong size lol. Cleaned out the Mikuni and my Beartracker runs flawlessly, with the peace of mind that there's no Chinesium shitting it up haha

You are one of the very few that exhibits patience and the desire to teach the next generation how to maintain something worth fixing instead of throwing away and financing something new. I've cleaned dozens of carbs from various toys, but your video reminded me of the additional features of this particular mukini carb. I'm going to make my 15yr old son watch your video very closely and let him have a stab at cleaning his carb all by himself. Keep up the selfless act of passing on your knowledge of the trade!

@holleyoff-road3554

Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks man. I honestly needed that you are a blessing

Excellent video. You were right about the plastic spacers that go on the metering rod. When checking the one in the rebuild kit, the one that goes bellow the clip was twice the thickness of the stock one. After rebuilding my carb, the machine ran like crap and would only run while choked. I tore it back apart and followed your video. I couldn't find anything I had done wrong until I checked that spacer after you mentioned to use the stock one. I scrounged up the stock one, put it back together and runs like new now. I guess that extra thick spacer in the rebuild kit put the metering rod way too far out of spec. THANKS!

Out of all the bs videos I gotta say yours should be first choice. Very detailed procedure and obviously been there and done it many of times. Love the way you make sure your viewers have a good visible view of what exactly your looking at and trying to show, props to the camera man. thank you!

@holleyoff-road3554

2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks man I have been working on 4 wheelers since I was a kid and I love doing it and I’m so thankful that I got to help you fix yours too, my camera man is my 15 yr old son and he takes care of all the tech stuff for me, we plan to put out allot more videos this winter, have a blessed day man!!

Great video! The float level was throwing me off cause of the bowl being off level with the throat of it. Helped me out. Thanks!

@holleyoff-road3554

Ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

Bro you look exactly like a smaller version of my uncle He's 6'9 500 pounds with his full red beard and short hair Everywhere he goes he's in a stained white shirt with jeans

Excellent, I'm busy trying to get my 1999 Bear Tracker back on the road and I was looking for this video I'm pretty sure thanks to you I'll bring it back to life, thank you so much for that..

Excellent video! Followed step by step and fired right up with no problem!

@holleyoff-road3554

2 жыл бұрын

Hey that’s awesome I love it when I get to help people succeed! Thanks for the feedback I’m blessed

This dude is awesom. I just bought a second Mikuni and just cleaned it as best I can, why do I say as best?because I've hammered the flot pin quite a bit but she wont move! Don't know what the previous owner did looked like he knocked it flat or something 😡. I'll get myself a carb kit later, anyhow I've put the carb on and she idle fine. Start up immediately. Luckily it has a 95 main and 42 pilot jet in. My only issue is my current throttle can't feed far enough so I'll get the original cable soon. Thanks again for your informative videos I like it. Many blessings for your channel! 🙏

@holleyoff-road3554

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

What a great instructional video, plenty of information relevant to each task and great footage to show what you are explaining. Resurrecting my old 1999 Bear Tracker that has sitting for months. Starter isn't working and thought I'd better clean the carby. Confidant I can put a new carby kit in it now, thanks. Will have to order a new starter as its getting power but nothing. Thanks again for the video hopefully you'll do more.

@holleyoff-road3554

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the encouraging words! I’m building a new house and shop so I haven’t made videos in a while but when I get the new shop done we plan to make allot more, have a blessed day! And if you test everything and you have fire at the starter but it doesn’t crank over you can hold the start button and tap the starter and if it tries to crank over then it’s definitely the starter brushes worn out

Thanks for the video. Fixing up my dad's old beartracker and this is next on the list

@holleyoff-road3554

Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir they are good 4 wheelers and they sale fast!

Excellent instructional video and you have taught me some new techniques. I thank you.

@holleyoff-road3554

Жыл бұрын

Thanks that is great to hear👍🏻

Best Instructional video I have seen on youtube! Excelent job!

@holleyoff-road3554

2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks! That means allot, I love teaching people how to fix problems themselves

Great video very informative keep it up

Thanks. I followed your instructions and it worked perfectly.

@holleyoff-road3554

Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome

Great video!!! You are very detailed in your instructions..that really helps keep me from tearing more stuff up like I always seem to do when fixin something thx 😉

@holleyoff-road3554

Жыл бұрын

Your very welcome👍🏻

Gran aporte amigo.....muchas gracias.

I bought a Mikuni carb kit for ours and the diaphram for the throttle was too big in diameter. Lovely

@holleyoff-road3554

Ай бұрын

Very nice!

Im actually doing a full rebuild on a 2000 bear tracker 250 thats been sitting for years right now so this video helps out alot!!!!!

@holleyoff-road3554

2 жыл бұрын

Hey great they are good rigs and every time I’ve had one for sale people almost fight over them! Be sure to check the boot that is between the carburetor and the head for any cracks they are very prone to do that and cause vacuum leaks that make it run terrible, don’t buy a cheap one online the have never lasted me more than a month or two get a Yamaha part it’s worth it! Have a blessed day bro!!

Very hopeful.Thanks

Great video and very detailed. Thanks for the information. Will need to rewatch in a week or two as I start to rebuild one of these.

@holleyoff-road3554

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir, I always appreciate comments like these 100% have a blessed day🙏🏻👍🏻

@rickylopez2330

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you bud I’ll look into it

Hands down best on you tube. So lucky I found this, Got a pretty nice 2000 bear tracker and love the thing and basically no videos on here, this was the best explanation, break down and actually showing you every step with great camera views. You sir know what you are talking about. MY muffler is shot and my bear tracker pops and back fires , every time you punch on the throttle.. carb clean and hopefully new muffler will fix that

@holleyoff-road3554

2 жыл бұрын

Hey thank you so much I try to do the best I can and I love teaching people how to fix their own stuff the right way, you comment is such a blessing thank you!

"How to go through a new to you bear tracker 250" thanks man

Great freakin video!!!! So detailed!!!

@holleyoff-road3554

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! I try👍🏻👍🏻

After the Chinese carb from Amazon didn't work out to well, I rebuilt the OEM Mikuni carb per the instructions on this video and now the quad runs great. Thanks (and use some dry skin hand lotion please).

YOU fine sir are one heck of a good teacher!! Your explanations on other problems to be aware of are also great in addition to the carb job. 99 Bear Tracker here that wouldn't run right. I must have watched this video a couple dozen times before I tore into the carb with a rebuild kit. I too was intimidated with what seemed like hundreds of parts and screws and seals, etc. You made it easy. I have to admit I had to rebuild mine 3 times before it ran. 1st time just used spray can carb cleaner - No change (started and idled only). 2nd time spray and compressed air - No change. 3rd time spay, compressed air, and brushes and needles through all orifices - Runs like brand new!! I also admit I bought the cheap Amazon intake boot before I found this video. It's been on almost 2 months with light use and still working. Any specific symptoms to look for when the intake boot fails? Just cracks in the rubber? Looks like the OEM intake boot is only $38 at Partzilla right now.

@holleyoff-road3554

2 жыл бұрын

Hey man thanks for the encouraging word I really appreciate it! If your intake boot starts to crack apart the first symptoms will be like an occasional puff sound at idle like and hard to start and then just run worse and worse because it causes a vacuum leak that makes it super lean

We have a bear tracker that was sitting out in the weather for years. It ran when it was parked. We are going to do the gas tank and carburetor. Then see what else we need to do. My husband has zero confidence that we can do this😂😂🤞🤞 happy to find your channel. Very detailed! Thank you!!

@holleyoff-road3554

2 жыл бұрын

Hey your very welcome I love teaching people how to fix things and you can do it! It seems intimidating at first and I remember about ten years ago a man showed me how to clean a carb on a Honda rancher 350 and I was like this is so complicated and now I have done around 200 carb jobs and they really aren’t that bad, and don’t forget to look for cracks in the boot that is between the carb and the motor and if it is cracked get one from Yamaha, I have never seen an aftermarket one last more than a month, have a blessed day Jesus is Lord!

@janethwendel46

2 жыл бұрын

@@holleyoff-road3554 thanks for the reply and confidence booster! Blessings to you! And Amen, Jesus is Lord!

Amazing video. can you please offer a link to that carb kit that you used? It’s hard to find the right part online.

Not much to add here Sir :0) - Props to you and your cameraman. So far, the most knowledgeable and clearly presented video I have EVER seen on this subject - obviously you have done it a 'few' times before! Nice pace and presentation, along with a host of 'bin there, done that' tips, all of which are really appreciated. Question for you if I may? Just about to tear into my YFM250, starts easy, idles well, dies when you give it gas - runs on half choke. Think this might be a blocked pilot jet.... aftermarket carb (yeah, I know) not sure how to remove the float seat, seems to be pressed in and no hold-down screw. Any areas you would be concentrating on cleaning, as I know there was a host of crap fouled the fuel system? Thanks again, for the time and effort you guys put into producing this video!

@holleyoff-road3554

Жыл бұрын

Hey man thanks for the words of encouragement! Your float seat won’t come out, if it would there would be a screw holding it down, in that case I use half of a q-tip in a drill, with a tiny amount of fine valve lapping compound on it and just a few seconds and the float seat will be shiny inside, also be sure the intake manifold boot is not cracked because they almost always are have a blessed day man!

I just bought this 2002 250 and the battery drains if you don’t ride it every day. Any help I’d appreciated. Less than 400 hours brand new battery super clean

great video! would you have any videos or instructions to replace the oil seal from the shift shaft. (SD 12-22-5 HS) part

@holleyoff-road3554

3 ай бұрын

Hey I’m so sorry it took so long to get back to you. I like to use a paint can opener, it is kinda like a flat screw driver with a bent tip on it, you can just angle it and slip it up inside the seal and normally pull it straight out or use a screwdriver to pry it straight out, then clean the shaft from any debri, I like to use a scotch Brit’s pad before putting the new seal in, get a deep well socket that fits the outer diameter of the seal exactly and use that to drive it in with a little hammer

Good day sir, just wants to know if the gasket sets on the Yamaha Bear Tracker 250's are universal from 1999-2004? Keep up the good work! Thanks.

I have a 2002 beartracker an need a complete carb kit. Yamaha wants over 600 dollars for a kit.

hola compañero podrías poner el enlace donde comprar el kit de carburación?gracias

@holleyoff-road3554

9 ай бұрын

I get mine from a parts supply wholesaler and I’m not set up to sell online yet but if you go with an armor tech or a shindy brand they are both good ones.

Hello you've been my go-to guy for my bear tracker very helpful. I have a question if you could help me I'd really appreciate it I took my oil filter off today and at the bottom there was a hole through the crankcase it looks like some kind of pin slid through I can't tell what the problem is do you have any suggestions what it might be. I've been rebuilding this thing and I'm very close to the end and I'm so disappointed I have a lot invested

@holleyoff-road3554

2 жыл бұрын

Wow sorry I’m just getting back to you, man when I have a question about a part that I can’t figure out how it goes, I go to power sports discount.com and it will give the the factory parts breakdown so you can see what goes where

Outstanding video! I was wondering if you would give me your opinion on something? I started to rebuild my bear tracker carb when i realized that it is a piece of chinese crap. First question is that when I took it apart I did not see an o-ring in the mixture screw bore or on the needle.. is that normal for a china made one? The second question is after I had adjusted the float per your instructions, the needle float retaining clip keeps getting hung up on the Float tang and it wont seat so it so floods. Any ideas on either of these questions?

@holleyoff-road3554

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I would replace the carb you will spend allot of time going around in circles with that one! I normally go with one that has allot of good feedback and most of the time they do good

Got a weird issue with mine. It fires up easily and idles fine & I can rev it up slowly to moderately fast to WoT with no issues. But If i slam on the throttle to wot it will start to sputter and then after some coughing rev high like normal. What could it be?

@carterschmidt2116

2 жыл бұрын

Could be fuel air screw needing adjustment, weak plug, or dirty air filter. If the carb is clean I would check those

Do you have the parts numbers to the complete rebuild kit you are using I’m in the process of working on the same carb

@holleyoff-road3554

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t but shindy is a good brand

Oh and one more question. The main jet that came in the kit was a 95 but the one in the carburetor was a 105, so I left in the 105.

@holleyoff-road3554

Жыл бұрын

That should be fine 👍🏻

The carburetor I bought has a small hole on the bottom beside the ide speed adjustment screw.

@holleyoff-road3554

7 ай бұрын

I apologize I’m not sure because some aftermarket carbs are different than factory carbs, does it run bad?

@crazycooper7306

7 ай бұрын

@@holleyoff-road3554 I guess it doesn’t matter it run fine so I don’t know what it for

@crazycooper7306

7 ай бұрын

@@holleyoff-road3554 thank you

F me, 20 min later, and finally taking the carb off. Use playback speed x2, and his voice aint so bad, lol

@holleyoff-road3554

3 ай бұрын

Hey I think I have a beautiful southern man red neck voice! Thanks for reassuring me of that! 😁 Have a blessed day man

mine has a flat spot ,if you try to give it gas fast it stalls.

@holleyoff-road3554

2 жыл бұрын

Your intake boot is probably cracked and I apologize for getting back to this late but that is likely the issue

@jamesrice5550

2 жыл бұрын

@@holleyoff-road3554 you are right again thanks.

Where can I get the parts list?

@holleyoff-road3554

10 ай бұрын

Hey Man I apologize that I am just now getting back to you. My carburetor kits come from a supplier but you should be able to find a shindy brand carb kit on Amazon. The cheap carb kits are sometimes not good and the name brand carb kits work better.

@13NEDD

10 ай бұрын

@@holleyoff-road3554 BTW, excellent video!

Buy brand new carb and manifold 30.00