Whoa, hold on there. That gear does run directly off the crank but it probablly would come off while trying to run the bike without the cover and the nut. It's a light press fit onto the shaft isn't it? You'll still want to inspect the keyway but....That in itself being the problem don't make sense. Kev
-----Original Message----- From: Paul Linn [mailto:paul-@attbi.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 3:20 PM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: Re: Now Crank No Start, OH ***
You probably have a sheared key on the shaft. Hopefully the gears aren't damaged.
Paul Richmond, Va
OH Lordy, think I just found my problem, how bad is it you can let me know but this AINT GOOD! Looked up front at the timing gears while cranking, oh s**t! The center gear has moved forward and aint touchin the top gear OR the low gear, isn't that the crank shaft? Does it go all the way through to the clutch? Something broke loose and allowed the whole crankshaft or gear wheel to spin free and nearly out of the front of the engine. I'm numb...............
Keith
Paul Linn wrote:
If you remove the plugs and crank her over and you have compression, then you know the flywheel is still attached. If it wasn't the bike would never start and you would also hear the faster whine of the starter just spinning on nothing. Pull on the gear attached to the cam and check it for excessive movement. Did the valves move at all when you spun the motor?
Paul Richmond, Va
Perhaps this is better for diagnostics. Went out and checked the
valves
were operating correctly. Both sides were good. Fired her up with valve covers off to verify the noise was not coming from the valves,
and
they operated fine, noise was from either engine internal, or perhaps the flywheel area as some indicated. She stalled out and when I tried to start her back up, she cranks freely and won't start, I think something broke loose? Perhaps the flywheel as some indicated? Will pull the starter next to see if the flywheel is the culprit. I put
her
in gear and the rear wheel turns as I crank, does that mean the
starter
is indeed engaging but something else is shot? Distributor perhaps?