Starter clutch fix

[randy]

This spring I fried my starter clutch when my clutch belcrank snapped. To get home, I was using the starter to get the bike going and the starter clutch is completely gone. Luckily, I had installed an 850 kick lever a few years back and I've been kicking it (yes Duane, I'm still kickin it).

Anyway, i'm going to repair it this winter and I was wondering if anyone has used the Parts-n-more kit and how the results were? For extra insurance I may order the OEM springs, but the OEM dowels and pins are too $teep.

While I have the cases split, I'll check the mains / rods and change the crank seals. I know the tranny dogs are perfect, I had the oil pan off two winters ago.

So, do I go Parts-n-more or open a vein an go to yamaha?

[randy]

Bump

Now I know someone has repaired their starter clutch

[trbig]

I used the kit from them and didn't see anything wrong or different from what was in there OEM. I haven't heard back much from the guy I did the fix for, so can't tell you of the longevity, but it looked/seemed like a solid replacement and worked well when I tested it afterwards. The springs were longer than the ones that had been in there, but those had been in for 30 years. I don't know why you'd need different than what comes with it, but if that makes you feel better, then do it.

What I found, was the actual wear was most on the clutch shaft thing that the rollers contacted (The part with the gear on it). It took a long time spinning that gear in my hand with emery cloth in the other around that shaft to clean it up. Rigging it up in a drill somehow would definately be easier...


Sorry I hadn't seen this post before.

Tod

[randy]

Thanks, Tod. Yeah, I kinda figured that the wear would be on that gear, but I've never had one out. I suppose if it's not too bad, I can chuck it in my drill press to make quicker work of cleaning it up. But I have another shaft on the way and I'll begin with the better of the two gears.

[Dragon Tamer]

Sorry Randy, I somehow missed this post also. I myself have not had to do any work on a starter clutch but can give you this much info, when I found the Black Dragon and bought it there were several handsfull of reciepts in the fairing pocket and one of them was from PNM for a clutch drive. It has apparently been in there for several years and still works quite well at this point. Cold weather will sometimes cause it to stick/slip on the initial start attempt but it always works on the second try I have never worried about it, that and the fact that the OEM one in the Fire Dragon does the same thing makes me think it is just a characteristic of the beasts.