balancer chain tensioner

[Joe Tittiger]

For the past few days the first time I tit the starter button, I get nothing. Fortunately after hit is a few times it spins ober strong and fires right up. My gut says the starter switch is going bad,(I have by passed and soldered both the the starter safety on the kick stand and the neutral) Any ideas on trouble shooting an intermittent? To replace the starter switch do I replace the whole unit on the handle bar of can the switch be had separately? Much Thanks, Joe

[Richard Bessey]

If memory serves me right, there is also a cut out switch on the clutch that was failing on me, I bypassed that and my problems went away. Regards, Richard Bessey System Administrator Vivio Technologies Joe Tittiger wrote:

> > For the past few days the first time I tit the starter button, I get > nothing. Fortunately after hit is a few times it spins ober strong and > fires right up. > > My gut says the starter switch is going bad,(I have by passed and > soldered both the the starter safety on the kick stand and the neutral) > > Any ideas on trouble shooting an intermittent? To replace the starter > switch do I replace the whole unit on the handle bar of can the switch > be had separately? > > Much Thanks, > Joe > >

[Tumu Rock]

Joe, Pull the whole thing apart and clean all the contacts before you go replacing anything. In the mean time you can short the contacts on the starter solenoid with a screw driver or other appropriate tool (metal end, rubber or plastic grip) to get her started. da Vermonster

> Joe Tittiger wrote: > > > > For the past few days the first time I tit the starter button, I

get nothing. Fortunately after hit is a few times it spins ober strong and fires right up.

> > > > My gut says the starter switch is going bad,(I have by passed and > > soldered both the the starter safety on the kick stand and the

neutral)

> > > > Any ideas on trouble shooting an intermittent? To replace the

starter switch do I replace the whole unit on the handle bar of can the switch be had separately?

> > > > Much Thanks, > > Joe > > > > >

[Tumu Rock]

Of course, before you tear the starter switch assembly apart, check the connection behind the cowling. I've had that come undone on several occasions. da Vermonster

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Tumu Rock" wrote: > > Joe, > > Pull the whole thing apart and clean all the contacts before you go > replacing anything. In the mean time you can short the contacts on > the starter solenoid with a screw driver or other appropriate tool > (metal end, rubber or plastic grip) to get her started. > > da Vermonster > > > > Joe Tittiger wrote: > > > > > > For the past few days the first time I tit the starter button, I > get nothing. Fortunately after hit is a few times it spins ober > strong and fires right up. > > > > > > My gut says the starter switch is going bad,(I have by passed and > > > soldered both the the starter safety on the kick stand and the > neutral) > > > > > > Any ideas on trouble shooting an intermittent? To replace the > starter switch do I replace the whole unit on the handle bar of can > the switch be had separately? > > > > > > Much Thanks, > > > Joe > > > > > > > > >

[oldrider25]

I replaced mine at about 35,000 miles. I was careful NOT to adjust it in case it was broken and held in place by the bolt. Upon disassembly, I found the spring to be in perfect condition but the doo to be completely deformed. I have an A10 where the shaft does not completely clear the doo (it goes about 3/4s the way through the doo - I hate it when my shaft is too short...) It appears someone attempted to adjust the doo, allowing the doo to partially come off the shaft(?), retightened the bolt, and bent the daylights out of the thing, making it totally inoperative. After replacement, the engine ran much quieter and sounded totally different (much "smoother" w/o "taps" or "clanks" - sorry, no other way I can describe the sounds). My kit had the coil spring. I hear the circular spring is more robust. John

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "mikeypep" wrote: > > That would be the dreaded "doohickey" we all speak of. I replaced mine > on my 2001 at 10000 miles. It looked just fine. So was the spring. We > replaced 4 that day on various years at my doohickey party. None were > broken or damaged. My local dealer said they had replaced several but > none were broken. Several friends have KLR's, some with stock parts. > None of them have failed. I'm glad I replaced mine and if I get another > KLR I will replace it, but I just have not encountered the failure rate > around here that others report. I figure its cheap insurance and I have > one less thing to worry about. >