[wheelsquad]

Does anyone have experience removing the rubber boot from the 450/660 style gated shifters?

https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/yamaha/atv/2011/grizzly-450-eps-4wd-yfm45fgpag/shift-shaft
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https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/yamaha/atv/2006/grizzly-660-special-edition-yfm66fasev/shift-shaft

I prefer the more open style of the 700 where you can see the notches. Especially while plowing snow:
https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/yamaha/atv/2011/grizzly-700-eps-4wd-yfm7fgpa/shift-shaft

The 700 is a much more open assembly underneath. So maybe drill a small hole in the bottom of the assembly in my 450 to keep it from pooling water from rainfall? I do zero mud riding.

Just thought I'd see if anyone else has experience doing this.

 

[dezz]

Does anyone have experience removing the rubber boot from the 450/660 style gated shifters?

https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/yamaha/atv/2011/grizzly-450-eps-4wd-yfm45fgpag/shift-shaft
&
https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/yamaha/atv/2006/grizzly-660-special-edition-yfm66fasev/shift-shaft

I prefer the more open style of the 700 where you can see the notches. Especially while plowing snow:
https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/yamaha/atv/2011/grizzly-700-eps-4wd-yfm7fgpa/shift-shaft

The 700 is a much more open assembly underneath. So maybe drill a small hole in the bottom of the assembly in my 450 to keep it from pooling water from rainfall? I do zero mud riding.

Just thought I'd see if anyone else has experience doing this.

If you look closely at your 450 shifter box, it should already have a hole in the bottom for drainage. There was a service bulletin released by Yamaha in 1999 to drill a small hole in bottom of the shifter box on the 600 for drainage as they were having issues with moisture/water entry building up and freezing the shifter solid.
As far as I know, all proceding models of Ultramatic from then on have a drainage hole already.

 

[wheelsquad]

If you look closely at your 450 shifter box, it should already have a hole in the bottom for drainage. There was a service bulletin released by Yamaha in 1999 to drill a small hole in bottom of the shifter box on the 600 for drainage as they were having issues with moisture/water entry building up and freezing the shifter solid.
As far as I know, all proceding models of Ultramatic from then on have a drainage hole already.

Thanks for confirming the hole, Dezz. I've never had my shift box off before.

So are you also saying I *should* be able to remove the rubber boot and keep it off without issue, like I'm thinking?