Cush drive bids for freedom!

[lammer205]

Hi all , i've just rebuilt a motor all shimmed up and torqued put it back in scoot and go to kick it over kickstart very stiff and not returning , i gave it a few kicks out of frustration to be honest, then sat down for a relax smoke and noticed a hairline crack at the cush drive this was on a polished casing so quite visible, so casing back of and some damage there alrite, so i need to know what happened here and what to do to sort out all help appreciated. thanks Lammer205

[Morgan]

The cush drive was probably not seated correctly, causing it to sit proud and catch the casing. Seen it done before and cracked the casing when tightening up.

[lammer205]

Yep i seen what i've done there , thanks Morgan! Lammer205

[Pepot]

Had a similar problem after having changed the kickstart shaft. It had like a "nipple" on its inner side that faced the clutch and didn't allow the casing cover to sit properly. Grinded that "nipple" with a dremmel and solved it. It would explain the stiffnes of your kicstart.

[joeswoonara]

opps seen it done , luckily not by myself , i always tw@7 the cush drive with a hammer to see if the spring bounces , you also get a solid "clunk" if it`s not seated properly , the casing can be welded on the inside and re-polished