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Indexing Kick starter

clarenceada
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Indexing Kick starter

Post by clarenceada » Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:11 pm

Howdy: Can anyone send me a link to the forum thread about indexing the kick starter gear when replacing the right hand cover?

Btw, the search function is really broke as I tried every way I could think of to search for this and came up with nothing relevant.

Thanks



Clarence

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Re: Indexing Kick starter

Post by LOUD MOUSE » Mon Dec 13, 2010 5:06 pm

Easy enough.
Ya want the lever to index to 11:00 when turned in.
Ya start by turning the Kick Shaft clockwise to stop.
Hold the Kick Lever at apx. 10:00 and push in.
If the KL isn't at 11:00 now do it again. ..........lm

clarenceada wrote:Howdy: Can anyone send me a link to the forum thread about indexing the kick starter gear when replacing the right hand cover?

Btw, the search function is really broke as I tried every way I could think of to search for this and came up with nothing relevant.

Thanks



Clarence

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Post by Sascha » Tue Dec 14, 2010 12:29 pm

LM has it bang on... He talked me through it and mine works like an ace now.
Just be sure to load the spring on the kick correctly or it will move when you roll the bike... learned that the hard way didnt I LM?!
;)
-Sascha

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Post by LOUD MOUSE » Tue Dec 14, 2010 8:08 pm

Ya listen/learn and ya be OK. ..........lm

Sascha wrote:LM has it bang on... He talked me through it and mine works like an ace now.
Just be sure to load the spring on the kick correctly or it will move when you roll the bike... learned that the hard way didnt I LM?!
;)
-Sascha

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Post by clarenceada » Wed Dec 15, 2010 4:05 am

Took the cover off as the kick starter was flopping around from not being indexed:


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Looked real clean inside.
Kick starter spring and Clutch mechanism all look great, didn't mess with springs as everything looks ok, the little ball bearing is in it's recess:

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Put it back together following Lm's direction; does seem to be in more 10 o'clock then 11:



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I was surprised when mine did like yours Sascha, turning when I put it into gear and roll it. So what spring is loaded wrong?
Thanks for the help LM.

Clarence
LOUD MOUSE wrote:Ya listen/learn and ya be OK. ..........lm

Sascha wrote:LM has it bang on... He talked me through it and mine works like an ace now.
Just be sure to load the spring on the kick correctly or it will move when you roll the bike... learned that the hard way didnt I LM?!
;)
-Sascha

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Post by davomoto » Wed Dec 15, 2010 9:34 am

Wind the kicker counter-clockwise a full turn, then slide the cover on. If the kicker isn't at eleven o clock, remove and re-try.

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Post by Sascha » Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:21 am

clarenceada,

You simply loaded the spring by rotating it the wrong way... Take it off and rotate in the opposite direction... PM me if you cant figure it out.

-Sascha
clarenceada wrote:Took the cover off as the kick starter was flopping around from not being indexed:


Image


Looked real clean inside.
Kick starter spring and Clutch mechanism all look great, didn't mess with springs as everything looks ok, the little ball bearing is in it's recess:

Image


Image





Put it back together following Lm's direction; does seem to be in more 10 o'clock then 11:



Image


I was surprised when mine did like yours Sascha, turning when I put it into gear and roll it. So what spring is loaded wrong?
Thanks for the help LM.

Clarence
LOUD MOUSE wrote:Ya listen/learn and ya be OK. ..........lm

Sascha wrote:LM has it bang on... He talked me through it and mine works like an ace now.
Just be sure to load the spring on the kick correctly or it will move when you roll the bike... learned that the hard way didnt I LM?!
;)
-Sascha

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