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kickstart spring/engine case woes
iamsofaking:
I had a problem with my kickstarter not engaging all the time on my '86 so I bought some new bits for it and set to installing them. When I go to put humpty all back together again, there is a fairly substantial bit missing from the hole where the spring tucks into the engine case. I can't for the life of me get the little bugger to stay in there with what is left of the hole. I bought a new set of engine cases from ebay, but they have the same notch missing! Has anyone experienced this? Seems a little oily in there for JB weld. I suppose I could take it all down and bring it to the machine shop to see what they can do. I am hoping that someone here has dealt with this and knows a little trick that will get my riding again, or a place where I can get a case in good shape.
Thanks for reading.
KX500freak:
yea ,i have one enginecase where that happened too.
previous owner did weld it back on twice as thick ,so it would not come off again .
it is a weak spot in the design imho :|
i think you will end up the same way here,
dunno if JB weld holds in places where tension builds up ,using the kicker ,stretching the spring..
succes with it !!
Danger4u2:
This hole, yes??
iamsofaking:
Right. The one where the spring hooks into the case there. I can send a picture tonight if it helps, but my gimmick is not as clean as yours. Very nice.
Danger4u2:
My kicker problems.
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