Shorty51

In case anyone sees my post, I will give a follow up. Removing the transmission drive shaft is quite simple. Since I already had the gears out of the transmission it only took a few minutes. First, I removed the clutch cover, second, I removed the driven clutch off the shaft, third I removed the bearing retainer on the inside of the transmission, and finally the shaft just tapped out.

Thanks for the reply. I do have a service manual. It is probably due to my age, but I am having a hard time with the procedure it is listing. Although co-pilot says basically the same thing. I'm going to try to remove it today. Hopefully I will be back on here with what I find.

Good morning, I am new to the forum. I'm 75 years old and love getting ATVs back to usable condition. I particularly like the 2006-2009 Arctic Cat 250 Utility. I currently own 6. The 2006 I am working on only has reverse and low gear. The "drive shaft" in the transmission is completely stripped where the high gear would mesh. Has anyone on here replaced the shaft. I'm told I have to split the case. I was hoping that someone on here could let me know how hard it will be. I already have it stripped down to where the shaft coming in from the clutch side is the only thing left. I was hoping I could just remove the driven clutch and drive it out from there. Directions say different. Any help would be greatly appreciated.