New Zongshen RX3 (ZS250GY-3) Dual Sport

[NoVa Rider]

Good suggestion on repairing the switch, Adjuster. I take it you checked yours and determined that it can't get stalled in a "dead" position? If that's the case, I may contact CSC about a new switch. It is supposed to be under warranty.

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by Adjuster

Disassemble the switch. Should be an easy repair. Usually a piece of spring steel inside applying pressure to a ball bearing that clicks in and out of place for the detent. Be careful as there will be a spring under the ball bearing and you don't want to loose any of the small parts. Bend whatever you need to make the switch work better then smear it all with dielectric grease and you will never have a problem again.

Again be very careful of small parts under spring pressure.

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Originally Posted by NoVa Rider

Good suggestion on repairing the switch, Adjuster. I take it you checked yours and determined that it can't get stalled in a "dead" position? If that's the case, I may contact CSC about a new switch. It is supposed to be under warranty.

That is good general advice, but I don't believe Adjuster owns an RX3.

Yes, the switch can easily get stalled in a 'dead' position. In fact, my light switch used to stall in a 'dead' position. Then the low beam would not work. Finally, the light switch would not work for either beam in any position.

I took the switch apart, and it is not designed in such a way so it can be repaired. Therefore, I cleaned the switch, and applied dielectric grease to the contacts, but it was dead.

I contacted CSC, and they sent me a new switch. CSC has excellent customer service, which is unparalleled in the world of Chinese motorcycles, and excellent for bikes from any country of origin.

I removed the slide switch which controls the headlights from the old switchgear, and I installed a nice toggle switch, instead. I will post a thread on that repair this evening, and leave a link in this thread.

[Scrami71]

Hey all, had something odd happen. Came back from riding with the Western US tour. Which was awesome. Was glad to have met a bunch of you owners. Anyhow, was time to change the oil. When replacing the 8mm nuts on the oil filter cover I finger threaded first one side on a little then the other side. Then fingered tightend them down to snug. I next used my 8mm t-handle wrench to just add a little more snugness to make sure no leaks. One side snugged down fine the other just kept spinning and spinning. So I got my vice grips out and got a hold of the nut and pulled while backing off, hoping to get the nut to catch. No luck. However the post finally unscrewed and I was able to then cut the nut off. Oddly the first couple of threads are intact, but several of the next few threads are stripped on the post. Has me scratching my head what happened since I hand threaded them. Oh well will call CSC in the morning and hope they have the post screw I need in stock.

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by Scrami71

Hey all, had something odd happen. Came back from riding with the Western US tour. Which was awesome. Was glad to have met a bunch of you owners. Anyhow, was time to change the oil. When replacing the 8mm nuts on the oil filter cover I finger threaded first one side on a little then the other side. Then fingered tightend them down to snug. I next used my 8mm t-handle wrench to just add a little more snugness to make sure no leaks. One side snugged down fine the other just kept spinning and spinning. So I got my vice grips out and got a hold of the nut and pulled while backing off, hoping to get the nut to catch. No luck. However the post finally unscrewed and I was able to then cut the nut off. Oddly the first couple of threads are intact, but several of the next few threads are stripped on the post. Has me scratching my head what happened since I hand threaded them. Oh well will call CSC in the morning and hope they have the post screw I need in stock.

As long as someone doesn't overtighten, two flange head bolts would work as well, maybe better. However, a lot of people would overtighten the bolts, and strip the threads in the crankase, so studs were installed by the designer.

[CSCDude]

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by Adjuster

Disassemble the switch. Should be an easy repair. Usually a piece of spring steel inside applying pressure to a ball bearing that clicks in and out of place for the detent. Be careful as there will be a spring under the ball bearing and you don't want to loose any of the small parts. Bend whatever you need to make the switch work better then smear it all with dielectric grease and you will never have a problem again.

Again be very careful of small parts under spring pressure.

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Originally Posted by NoVa Rider

Good suggestion on repairing the switch, Adjuster. I take it you checked yours and determined that it can't get stalled in a "dead" position? If that's the case, I may contact CSC about a new switch. It is supposed to be under warranty.

I repaired the headlight slider switch on my Zongshen RX3 switchgear. Here is a link to a thread which describes how I did it.

http://www.chinariders.net/showthrea...457#post189457

[NoVa Rider]

Spud, that's a great fix. The main objective of my initial post was to alert RX3 owners to the dead spot issue so they aren't riding around with their headlight off. I had planned to live with the switch while checking to make sure I had not nudged it to the dead spot. Your post suggests that more problems may be ahead for my switch. I do hope CSC is looking into a better fix as well.

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by NoVa Rider

Spud, that's a great fix. The main objective of my initial post was to alert RX3 owners to the dead spot issue so they aren't riding around with their headlight off. I had planned to live with the switch while checking to make sure I had not nudged it to the dead spot. Your post suggests that more problems may be ahead for my switch. I do hope CSC is looking into a better fix as well.

Indeed, I like my RX3 very much. However, I am sure this problem will arise again, so I presented the information as a service to my fellow RX3 owners. As always, the customer service I received from CSC was superb, and I'm sure this minor issue will be resolved.