KX Riders

Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: KXT500 on September 19, 2008, 05:29:33 PM

Title: slipping kicker on a 90 kx5
Post by: KXT500 on September 19, 2008, 05:29:33 PM

for some reason the kicker on my bike slips and man does that hurt  :-o  :cry:

is this common? what is the fix for it. the beast is easy enough to start when it catches.

Title: Re: slipping kicker on a 90 kx5
Post by: Hillclimb#42 on September 20, 2008, 02:11:15 AM

Mine did that when the little plastic collar inside kicker was broke. It was easy to spot once disassembled. Oil sludge can cause problems and is also easy fix. Could also be worn teeth on gears in there, but is alot less common.

Title: Re: slipping kicker on a 90 kx5
Post by: Danger4u2 on September 20, 2008, 03:59:49 AM

Found this in the search function  http://www.kxriders.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=80
Lots of pictures.

Title: Re: slipping kicker on a 90 kx5
Post by: nd4speed on September 22, 2008, 10:21:54 AM

But on another note my kickstart gear started slipping like this on both an 86 Tecate 3 and an 86 Kx250.
Did not have a problem until the waterpump seals went bad and the oil became contaminated with coolant/water and turned milky. Replaced seal and oil and no more slipping.