Kickstarter Sticking? (Wont Pull out When Warm)

[decon]

Ok i've been having this problem. When shee's cold, i can kick her over just fine. But when shee gets warm i cant even pull the kickstarter back out to kick it over. I have to use all my might to force the kickstart to pop out so I can kick it over. What could the problem be?

[SAVAGE420]

Take the whole kicker off and you need to pull the top part of the kicker off with the bolt holding the 2 pieces together.

 

Be careful when you take it apart as there's a small spring and ball bearing in the lil hole.

 

What i do when mine did that is get some bearing grease and lube everything up nice, kicker shaft were the 2 pieces meet, the ball and the spring, also replace the o-ring at the bottom if its worn out.

 

There is rebuild kits for cheep also, that come with a new spring ball and o-ring, but lubing them up will be fine. The rebuild kits are if the ball bearing is not round or the spring is worn or broken.

 

Mine used to rattle ALOT also and what i did is go to the hardware store and pick up a small coil spring and cut it to size and stuck it vertically between the 2 pieces and bolted the 2 pieces together like you always would and its never rattled again. I Also stick 2 o-rings between the pieces also, works like a charm, never sticks in and never rattles again.

[decon]

so i need to take that whole side case off? and take off the whole kickstart assembly?

[SAVAGE420]

No, go look at where your kicker bolts to the splines on the shaft on the out side of the clutch cover.

 

There's a bolt holding the kicker on the shaft at the bottom of it facing the clutch cover its a 12mm bolt. Take that off and pull the kicker off the splined shaft.

 

Now go take it to your bench and take the philips head bolt out that connects the pieces together, watch out when you pull the 2 pieces apart gently that that you don't lose the small bearing and small spring in the lil hole. Then do what i said above in my last post.

Edited July 3, 2009 by savage420

[GrMeyer]

had the same prob...when Mine was sticking like wouldnt come out even if I did my rubber mallet out at the dunes it wouldnt come out...So I sprayed some WD-40 on the damn thing and it works great..I still need to rebuild it but hey hasnt given me any probs sense the spray. but sure does raddle like a mother.

[decon]

yah i know there's a bolt for the kickstarter i just was confused for a sec. I get it now, ill do that next time i work on my bike and let you know how it goes. how much does the rebuild kit usually cost? and where can i get one from.