Hey ... gravity is your friend ...
I was talking about that dime. Take off the oil pan and fish around in there ... should fall out.
Cool.
Buddha.

Just a few more pics. I got the starter gear off with one nice whack. and look what I found
(My wife offered to model the starter gear)



And



I am not sure if this is normal but one of the dogs completely fell out. the other two are difficult and I have not wedged them out. As you can see the spring for one of the"dogs" is completely trashed. Interestante!

Quote from: alois71 on September 04, 2008, 06:24:53 PM
Just a few more pics. I got the starter gear off with one nice whack. and look what I found
(My wife offered to model the starter gear)

...that's hot...



Babes and gears rock. 

Quote from: theUBS on September 04, 2008, 08:25:56 PM

Quote from: alois71 on September 04, 2008, 06:24:53 PM
Just a few more pics. I got the starter gear off with one nice whack. and look what I found
(My wife offered to model the starter gear)

...that's hot...



Babes and gears rock. 

Cool.
Buddha.

Defo a bond girl out of You Only Live Twice 

Do I detect a little thread creep here?

Back to work guys! That picture of the gear is certainly interesting, the teeth are very even and its always good to see such a well presented piece of machinery, I'll just go and have another look.................

Just a few updates.
I still haven't recieved the stupid starter cluch shim 12649-45000. So i decided to just reverse it, it seems that one side had some scratches but the other was spotless and the fact that it is a part that doesn't move makes me feel slightly more comfortable.

So I had a hard time connecting the carburator, in fact I have to take the tank off again and re-do it. It seems that the previous owner had a wrong tube to the charcoal emmisions cannester.

After I get the carb figured out I will try to post a video of the bike running, or lit on fire, whicheve comes first!

.Alois

Quote from: the mole on September 07, 2008, 01:09:04 PM
Do I detect a little thread creep here?

Back to work guys! That picture of the gear is certainly interesting, the teeth are very even and its always good to see such a well presented piece of machinery, I'll just go and have another look.................

both hands on the keyboard now 

Mission accomplished.
So to recap. I fixed the starter clutch, changed the chain and sprockets. Changed fuel lines with fuel filter. Oil
+ oil filter of course and finally a clutch cable.
Starwalt, thanks for the tool, I will send it back to you asap.
Budda- your the man, everyone knows that.

So I have posted two seperate topics on the fact that my bike has been running bad after I got starwalts fixed and everything back together. I originally thought it was gas tank issues, then after I got it to consistentl start (changed fuel lines by then) I realized my mid-high range  power was shot.

I originally thought my bike was a lemon. then I used the SEARCH function on gstwins and realized that it is most likely my clutch. As the same time it dawned on me that I put in a new clutch cable and obviously adjusted it wrong as my clutch was slipping. I almost gave in and took it to a dealer, but instead I just relaxed and came back to gstwins.

I have to tell you, I have never worked on a bike in my life. I do have minor mechanic skills... if it broke on my car I probably fixed it if I had the tools. I have to say, over the course of a month I got a bike from craigslist for 400 dollars. put in a few hundered dollars..... about 22.5 hours of work and trouble shooting part dismantling and reassembling I got the bike to run, and run well.

I have a helmet in transit. I will get one week of riding in, and then I expect my minnesota winter to come.

Again, thanks. and to the newbies out there. use common sense, don't force anything, stop working upon frustration, and ask for help after you search!

Cheers!

Alois

Quote from: alois71 on September 29, 2008, 12:41:08 PM
Mission accomplished.
I have to say, over the course of a month I got a bike from craigslist for 400 dollars. put in a few hundered dollars..... about 22.5 hours of work and trouble shooting part dismantling and reassembling I got the bike to run, and run well.
Cheers!
Alois

Sweet!  You must have more patience than I do!  Glad things have gotten going for you!  May your fall be extremely mild! 

Well done! You've saved yourself some money and learned a lot, not just about mechanics. Have fun on the GS!