KX Riders
Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: iamsofaking on March 17, 2009, 03:36:33 AM
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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.
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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 !!
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This hole, yes??
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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.
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My kicker problems.
http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,2318.0.html
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Same thing happened to me some years ago. I bent the end of the spring that goes in the hole so it hooks just a bit. I had to drive the end into the hole, however it hasn't tripped out yet. I don't ride that bike much so I can't tell you how long it'll last with regular usage.
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any shop that works on aluminum heads or radiators should be able to weld that up in a couple seconds. redill the hole and rock on. no need for new cases.