Kick Start Has me baffled

[Davo]

First of all thanks to everyone here been a big help. I have looked at my Bill Silver guide and can't seem to figure out how to fix the kick start. I have a 69 and 65 CA77, I pulled the kick start and spring off the 65 to put on the 69. When i attempted to reassemble the spring in the resting position is what appears to 180 degrees wrong. (the kick handle points to the ground) I have looked through many posts about preloading the spring yet it still returns to the rest position up side down. any help would be great.

[davomoto]

Davo, wind it back further, slide it over the splines. It may take e few attempts to get indexed correctly. Unless you re-assembled it incorrectly of course.

[Davo]

I will give it a try thanks. when winding it i should be going counter clockwise with the kick handle. What keeps it from returning to it's rested position.

[davomoto]

Yes, wind it counter clockwise. When you slip it over the splines. it should only return as far as the internal stop for the kickshaft will allow.

[Davo]

where is The internal stop for the kick start stop located? The kick start shaft that the spring and handle connect to will rotate clockwise without a stop. is this correct? so when i load the spring no matter how far i have rotated the spring counter clockwise it will spin back to the rested position upside down. maybe still have assembly issue. thanks for your help.

[davomoto]

Davo, the stop is in the transmission. Ther is a pawl, spring, and a pin. Sounds like that is where your issue lies. You have to split the case to access it.

[Davo]

Not what I wanted to hear but thanks. was hoping not to have to split the case but I think the clutch plates are stuck as well so I guess I will get to learn more as i go. thanks for your help. I am sure you will hear from me again. Davo