Wow, thanks a lot for the info. That's really great advice. I appreciate it.honda brian wrote:Hi Joe, sorry to hijack the thread from Alan.
If you want to rotate the outer ring to access the screw heads there is a method which I have used with some success. Put a socket on the crankshaft side of the starter and grab it in a soft jaw vice so that it won't turn. Put a strip of emery cloth around the ring and put a hose clip(jubilee clip) over it and tighten it up so that the emery strip is gripping the ring. Then tap the clip in the direction you want. I use this method to remove the chrome trim on early front forks, with masking tape instead of emery cloth when a strap wrench won't work. If you want to remove the screws, put a correct screwdriver tip into the screw head and clamp it up in the vice then back the vice off a little while holding on to the starter. Then put a spanner on the screwdriver tip and there is enough play there for you to break the tension on the screw.
Hope this helps.
Regards Brian.(Al's evil twin in Australia)
So glad I joined this forum.
Joe