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Kick start lever removal, kz650 b 04 Aug 2021 16:50 #853168

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I feel stupid, I unlocked bolt nr 10, but I can’t slid the arm of the splints, it releases the arm so I can (only) move it out 10 mm but then (some how) it hits a invisible hard stop. Any suggestions before I start using force?

 

Z 650 B1 1977
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Kick start lever removal, kz650 b 04 Aug 2021 18:15 #853170

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Did you completely remove the bolt?
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Kick start lever removal, kz650 b 04 Aug 2021 23:42 #853186

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Yes, completely. 

Looking at the schematic drawing I just can’t imagine what causes the stop. The stop feels very firm ‘metal to metal’ after moving out the first 15-20 mm or so. 

Z 650 B1 1977

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Kick start lever removal, kz650 b 05 Aug 2021 06:31 #853195

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I took mine off years ago and have it handy to slip on and off if needed. Try gently prying the slot open with a screw driver while pulling off.
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Kick start lever removal, kz650 b 05 Aug 2021 08:13 #853201

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Could be a burr or some crud. A generous application of your favorite penetrating oil and spreading the clamp a bit as KZB2 650 suggests, may do the trick.
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Kick start lever removal, kz650 b 05 Aug 2021 13:49 #853210

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Thank you all, I had to use a lot of force but eventually i came off. I used a nut as a distance on the shaft end allowing me to pry out the boss without applying force on the gears etc on the inside. 

After examination I think the reason for the bad jam is that the bolt holding the boss had bad groves making correct tightening impossible - leading to play between boss and shaft, and years of kickstarting led to a slight twisting of the splines inside the boss, as there are two sets of groves on the shaft it became a problem when trying to get it off as the inner part of the boss no longer aligned perfectly with the outer part of the shaft creating a gridlock. 

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Kick start lever removal, kz650 b 05 Aug 2021 13:51 #853211

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Kick start lever removal, kz650 b 05 Aug 2021 13:53 #853212

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Kick start lever removal, kz650 b 05 Aug 2021 14:16 #853213

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Any pics of the kick starter shaft???

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Kick start lever removal, kz650 b 06 Aug 2021 04:56 #853252

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Shaft!
 

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