Recent content by danielw

Alright fellas, the clutch WAS fried and the starter transition gear shaft was actually stuck in the front cover when i pulled it off. I figured it was just a location pin so i didnt pay much attention to it. (I have a spare now, lol). Anyways, put it all back together last night and it fired up...

I sure will. :)

The parts i ordered should arrive today and will start to install them tonight. The oil was clean and no visible signs of metal anywhere but i will definitely check further before the install. Thanks 'sid and Karttekk.

'sid, i disassembled it last night and the clutch is toast. It does spin freely both directions. The reason being is that the metal shaft that holds the starter transition gear is completely missing in the engine from the factory! (Talk about quality control, lol). Im actually surprised that the...

Thank you for the info.. I have ordered the magneto puller and clutch nut puller which should be here tomorrow. If i dont see any physical damage with the starter gear or if the woodruff key is not broke, how do i know if the clutch is bad?

All the teeth are on the the starter motor and the teeth are on the bigger part of the transition gear but i cant see the teeth on the smaller gear. I have no resistance either way i spin it. Unfortunately i will have to tear it down soon to see what all is broke. Hopefully it is something easy...

The starter seems to work perfectly with the brake pedal pushed in. The problem is that the transition gear that the starter spins to crank over the engine spins freely with no tension. Im not sure if that is what it is supposed to do. I have not torn it all the way down yet but i think that...

Good morning. I have a DongFang DF200GKG go-cart and im having starter issues. I have power to the starter and the starter spins as it should but i believe that the Transition Gear may be broke possibly. I can see that gear when i remove the starter and the gear spins freely but im not sure if...