After stretching the return spring because of starter not disengaging quickly enough (1-2 sec extra), I put everyting back together.
The bike fired upp great, but now it doesn't disengage at all. It grinds on. Pushing the button when started doesn't change the grinding sound. So either the starter keep it spinning and engaged or the return spring doesn't push the gear out. Only once when starting, it disengaged completely. Repeatingly starting the engine again, it don't. Went around the block, still grinds.
I let it be for half an hour, fired it up, and then it disengaged completely. But then, shutting off and when starting the engine immediately again, it didn't disenegaged completely again. Now, again waiting an hour, it still doesn't disengage at all.
Maybe I should try stretching a little more?
Could the spring perhaps get stuck somehow? So that it' not fully expands? Or can it be stretched to much? It worked before though. The only issue then was that it didn't disengaged quickly enough, took 1-2 sec to disengage completely.
Even if I shut it off when not fully disengaging after using the starter, and then kickstarts it, it still rattling on, as if the starter continue to spin or if not, the gear is engaged.
Have read a thread about the starter solenoid. Can this be it? Didn't have the trouble before, then the starter just didn't disengage quickly enough, so that's why I tried to stretch the spring some. But now this worse thing happens...
Getting colder here. Perhaps some snow next week, so I really would like to slve this before next riding season.
M
The bike fired upp great, but now it doesn't disengage at all. It grinds on. Pushing the button when started doesn't change the grinding sound. So either the starter keep it spinning and engaged or the return spring doesn't push the gear out. Only once when starting, it disengaged completely. Repeatingly starting the engine again, it don't. Went around the block, still grinds.
I let it be for half an hour, fired it up, and then it disengaged completely. But then, shutting off and when starting the engine immediately again, it didn't disenegaged completely again. Now, again waiting an hour, it still doesn't disengage at all.
Maybe I should try stretching a little more?
Could the spring perhaps get stuck somehow? So that it' not fully expands? Or can it be stretched to much? It worked before though. The only issue then was that it didn't disengaged quickly enough, took 1-2 sec to disengage completely.
Even if I shut it off when not fully disengaging after using the starter, and then kickstarts it, it still rattling on, as if the starter continue to spin or if not, the gear is engaged.
Have read a thread about the starter solenoid. Can this be it? Didn't have the trouble before, then the starter just didn't disengage quickly enough, so that's why I tried to stretch the spring some. But now this worse thing happens...
Getting colder here. Perhaps some snow next week, so I really would like to slve this before next riding season.
M
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