Kick starter binds when the cover is tightened.
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Kick starter binds when the cover is tightened.
Trying to get the right case cover back on, and it goes, but once you start tighteing the bolts up the kicker stops self returning and it's pretty stiff. loosen the bolts, everything is good again. The kicker spring is "cocked" when it's all put together, but I can't figure out a way to make it stop doing that.
I can't find anything wrong? Any idea's, kicker worked fine when I took it apart.
I can't find anything wrong? Any idea's, kicker worked fine when I took it apart.
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Re: Kick starter binds when the cover is tightened.
I'm not familiar with E series, but does you kicker mechanism have a white "spacer" in it? It has a slot cut in it on one end.
The H series has one that can move out of place and cause the problems you are describing.
The H series has one that can move out of place and cause the problems you are describing.
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Re: Kick starter binds when the cover is tightened.
there's a spacer in mind, that keeps the spring in line with the shaft. if that spacer is dead, it won't align proper.RustyStuff wrote:Trying to get the right case cover back on, and it goes, but once you start tighteing the bolts up the kicker stops self returning and it's pretty stiff. loosen the bolts, everything is good again. The kicker spring is "cocked" when it's all put together, but I can't figure out a way to make it stop doing that.
I can't find anything wrong? Any idea's, kicker worked fine when I took it apart.
the spring has to be all the way in the hole location in the case before assembly too.
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Kick starter binds when the cover is tightened.
Turns out it was the white plastic spacer.
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Kick starter binds when the cover is tightened.
Hi, was the spacer broken or just fitted wrong? Having the same problem!
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Re: Kick starter binds when the cover is tightened.
It is very easy to knock the spacer out of position. I think the chances are really low that you'd have a broken one.
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Kick starter binds when the cover is tightened.
I've been battling the same issue, just haven't had the time to look at it in a while, does the kicker shaft have to come out or can I just pop the spring off and align the plastic bushing? I really don't feel like taking the clutch out if I don't have to.
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Re: Kick starter binds when the cover is tightened.
the clutch only needs the nut removed, then it's easy to get to all of it..... the spacer can get hung up and melted, then the spring gets cocked, and things bind.Dekon wrote:I've been battling the same issue, just haven't had the time to look at it in a while, does the kicker shaft have to come out or can I just pop the spring off and align the plastic bushing? I really don't feel like taking the clutch out if I don't have to.
easy to fix, just a pain and messy removing the case cover
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Kick starter binds when the cover is tightened.
Make sure the end of the spring is located firmly in its hole on the casing ...a worn spring can result in it popping out on installing the case cover & binding on the clutch wheel....you'll know if this has happened as when the bike fires up you can hear a whine on tick over , it happened to me once & for a while I thought it was the water pump impeller!
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Kick starter binds when the cover is tightened.
Thanks for the info guys.