1976 Honda cj 360
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Bromz
Been Around the Block
I saw the pic with the cover.Sonreir said:
Didn't realize they have the same cover, just without the hole or the internals. My bad.LOL
I had to replace the kickstarter shaft on my XL, which is the same method. It took maybe 3 hours and could've been done in less time.
crazypj
Split personality, I fake being smart
Kick-start shaft breaking is usually due to bad starting methods.
Either you 'slap kick' it like a 125 MX bike or your putting too much pressure at bottom of stroke (unintentionally using kick start lever like a footrest is easiest way to describe it)
The constant 'flex' eventually breaks off the inner piece and the spring pressure 'goes away'
There is also a possibility the small inner spring just broke, but I've never seen that happen
It's a pretty simple job you can easily do in a day. You will have to remove clutch to get gear-change mechanism out the way when separating cases (it's quicker than trying to finagle it)
Either you 'slap kick' it like a 125 MX bike or your putting too much pressure at bottom of stroke (unintentionally using kick start lever like a footrest is easiest way to describe it)
The constant 'flex' eventually breaks off the inner piece and the spring pressure 'goes away'
There is also a possibility the small inner spring just broke, but I've never seen that happen
It's a pretty simple job you can easily do in a day. You will have to remove clutch to get gear-change mechanism out the way when separating cases (it's quicker than trying to finagle it)
