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I hate finding metal shavings in my starter clutch
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11 Aug 2006 06:33 #68701
by georgeha
I hate finding metal shavings in my starter clutch was created by georgeha
It has been a sucky riding season so far, in that I've only rode twice. My arthritis was acting up real bad, I felt so tired I didn't trust myself on a bike. But, finally my meds started kicking in, and I was getting ready to ride.
I changed the oil, and when I went to start it, it caught, and then made an awful screech, and everything locked up. I couldn't kick start it, or electric start it. I was able to very slowly turn the engine over with a wrench on the end of the crankshaft.
So I took it the dynamo/starter clutch covers off. Do you like my pretty garden stool? I wanted a manly red and black Craftsman wheeled stool, but this was a lot cheaper.
In my starter clutch, I found metal shavings, ick. When I finally got it off (with hammers and screwdrivers, etc), I found out why.
It's a little hard to see, but one of the bolts got loose, and stuck between the starter clutch and gear, where it seemed to melt when I tried to start it. Dang, it was a mess.
I had to file the edges down, cut a slot with a rotary tool and slowly get it back into the hole ( I should buy a new one, but I don't want to wait a week or two for it to arrive). It turns over now, I just need to get it going again and start my riding season.
Post edited by: georgeha, at: 2006/08/11 14:54
Post edited by: georgeha, at: 2006/08/11 14:54
I changed the oil, and when I went to start it, it caught, and then made an awful screech, and everything locked up. I couldn't kick start it, or electric start it. I was able to very slowly turn the engine over with a wrench on the end of the crankshaft.
So I took it the dynamo/starter clutch covers off. Do you like my pretty garden stool? I wanted a manly red and black Craftsman wheeled stool, but this was a lot cheaper.
In my starter clutch, I found metal shavings, ick. When I finally got it off (with hammers and screwdrivers, etc), I found out why.
It's a little hard to see, but one of the bolts got loose, and stuck between the starter clutch and gear, where it seemed to melt when I tried to start it. Dang, it was a mess.
I had to file the edges down, cut a slot with a rotary tool and slowly get it back into the hole ( I should buy a new one, but I don't want to wait a week or two for it to arrive). It turns over now, I just need to get it going again and start my riding season.
Post edited by: georgeha, at: 2006/08/11 14:54
Post edited by: georgeha, at: 2006/08/11 14:54
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