At the absolute Final stages of my cafe rebuild, had the engine running before pulled it off the frame to paint, etc.
My Kick won’t budge, I see a very slight movement on the sprocket when I try to push down on the kick.
Bike is is neutral (rolls without any engine resistance). Also tried with clutch pulled in, but no difference.
When I set the electronic ignition, I was able to crank the engine to get compression strokes no problem, so I don’t think it’s seized (plus I had it running a few months ago).
Guess I don’t understand the linkage between the kick, clutch, drive train, etc?!? I assumed neutral would disengage the drivetrain from the motor, and the kick would then Be able to turn the engine.
Really hoping there’s some simple troubleshooting steps I could try before cracking open the case :-/
Another thing to note, not sure what the push rod should be doing when I have the clutch case off, it slides in and out freely. Is it supposed to push in further with the pressure from the clutch cable, and perhaps I can’t expert enough pressure by hand to make it do some sort of actuation? Or should I be able to feel some sort of “spring” as I exert pressure on it by hand?
My Kick won’t budge, I see a very slight movement on the sprocket when I try to push down on the kick.
Bike is is neutral (rolls without any engine resistance). Also tried with clutch pulled in, but no difference.
When I set the electronic ignition, I was able to crank the engine to get compression strokes no problem, so I don’t think it’s seized (plus I had it running a few months ago).
Guess I don’t understand the linkage between the kick, clutch, drive train, etc?!? I assumed neutral would disengage the drivetrain from the motor, and the kick would then Be able to turn the engine.
Really hoping there’s some simple troubleshooting steps I could try before cracking open the case :-/
Another thing to note, not sure what the push rod should be doing when I have the clutch case off, it slides in and out freely. Is it supposed to push in further with the pressure from the clutch cable, and perhaps I can’t expert enough pressure by hand to make it do some sort of actuation? Or should I be able to feel some sort of “spring” as I exert pressure on it by hand?
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