This is a COMMON problem....it has happened to several of the list members.
Pay heed.
Thomas Powell wrote:
> My suggestion to ANYONE that is having starting related noise that is
> When I got the flywheel off it was redily apparent what the
> problem was. The three bolts that hold the clutch to the flywheel had just
> come loose!!! I ended up not needing the new clutch. Just 3 bolts which I
> wasn't did not even charged for. The manual says to locktite and peen over
> the bolt ends. The bolts were peened from the factory which was the only
> thing that kept them from falling into the engine. (they were all 2-4 turns
> before they even made contact much less tight!!) But none of them had
> locktite on them!!! Mine is a '94, and it seems that alot of the culprit
> bike seem to be in that area. Maybe the factory screwed up for awhile. I
> would even go so far to suggest that everyone give the starter clutch a look
> at this off season, that is of course unless you live in Hawaii like me and
> there is NO OFF SEASON..............sorry had to throw that in. :-)
>
> BTW my old clutch is for sale, nothing wrong with it for $40 shipped in the
> US.
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Bob
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