Broken kick starter?

[wheelie]

The kick starter on my bike is broken. The guy i bought it from said it needed a $40 part and was another $50 for labor.

is their a cheaper route? i guess he said it just needs a clutch or something? Its a Lifan 138cc engine if that makes a difference

 

[Minibiker05]

hey mate be more specific coz the clutch has nothing to do with the kick starter what does it do when u try to kick it

 

[sean01]

the kick starter drives the gear behind the clutch on all kick in any gear engines

and with start in neutral engines if the clutch is toasted then it will slip when kicking it, which in turn will not turn the crank..

so clutch has a bit to do with it..

but i agree, a little more info would help..

 

[The_GDFP]

Push start

 

[wheelie]

Push start

yes this is what i intend on doing until i can correctly diagnose the problem and fix it.

and about the actual problem i will have to go kick start the bike again when i can as i can not really remember to be honest lol. I believe that when u kick it, it is not engaging at all. I cant remember if it has any resistance or not

my friend had a similar problem, only his would engage half of the time. (but that was on a bigger (kdx200)

 

[Hillz]

yer you wont really know until you have a look inside

 

[The_GDFP]

I didn't get around to a vid, but found an old pic. Should end up looking some thing like this. Start with a little smaller cut than shown, again, 4-5mm, so you can verify the changes. Angle grinder, bench grinder, bastard file, lots of devices to remove a little cold-rolled steel.

 

[The_GDFP]

Once the clutch cover and basket are off, you'll see the probable culprit. My guess is it will be the gear in the back of the basket.