I don't know what "not easy" is but by hand with no leverage it my seem hard, ya have to think there is pressure from the seals, friction from each piston and so on, so it depends what you mean by "easy", if the kick starter is not engaging it sounds like you most likly don't have kick starter gear and spring setup put incorrectly, they can be trickly if ya haven messed with it before. But no don't part it out, spend some time and take pride in fixing it your self and ride the balls off of it. Good luck :biggrin: