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Vega starting problem
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 3:39 pm
by nicsar
Hi,
I´ve had a complete stock original Vega in the garage for a couple of years now.
It had a mushy kickstart when I bought it and I thought the clutch is gone. So I got new plates and springs and installed them.
Even after that when I kick it it only turns the crank the first few kicks, after that it feels like a bad clutch again, the kickstart goes down hardly turning the crank.
More a vespa guy myself so would appreciate any tips, I feel like I´m missing the obvious here.
Thanks,
Nick
Re: Vega starting problem
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 4:12 pm
by bristolmod
something basic like clutch cable adjustment? Must be some slack in the cable otherwise plates will slip and give the result you are describing.
Chris
Re: Vega starting problem
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 6:03 pm
by nicsar
I wish it would have been as easy.
It was the same with the cable disconnected completely.
Re: Vega starting problem
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 6:58 pm
by wack 63
Two things I can think of, the kickstart shaft is rubbing on the clutch top plate or the spiders splines are worn. Also check the push rod in the casing is free to move in and out and is the correct one and not something a previous owner may have fitted.
Re: Vega starting problem
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 10:13 pm
by nicsar
wack 63 wrote:Two things I can think of, the kickstart shaft is rubbing on the clutch top plate or the spiders splines are worn. Also check the push rod in the casing is free to move in and out and is the correct one and not something a previous owner may have fitted.
Nice ones, exactly what I was hoping for.
Ill check when I get back home in acouple of weeks.
If anyone thinks of something else please comment.
Thanks,
-n
Re: Vega starting problem
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 10:22 pm
by lambro
nicsar wrote:Hi,
I´ve had a complete stock original Vega in the garage for a couple of years now.
It had a mushy kickstart when I bought it and I thought the clutch is gone. So I got new plates and springs and installed them.
Even after that when I kick it it only turns the crank the first few kicks, after that it feels like a bad clutch again, the kickstart goes down hardly turning the crank.
More a vespa guy myself so would appreciate any tips, I feel like I´m missing the obvious here.
Thanks,
Nick
I have a Lui that does this, clutch plates well burnt.
Scooter Resto's have delivered new today, So I hope it fixes mine
