by Big Al » Tue Apr 27, 2021 2:11 pm
I have not been using the larger top bolt at all during this process, as it doesn't grip properly in the stripped thread.
I have just been using the two smaller bolts to secure the triangular cover. They screw into blind threaded holes in the main kickstart cover only, so cannot directly affect anything else.
The bearing inside the triangular cover was moving freely when this cover was detached, but I happened to put a small screwdriver through the centre hole of the bearing, and discovered some debris at the bottom of it, on the inside of the triangular cover.
I removed all of this, greased all the moving parts and then replaced the triangular cover, tightening the two small bolts right down onto the kickstart cover. The quadrant still moved to its full extent, rotating the pinion correctly, and returning to its start position without making the "ratchety" sound it had previously made.
I put the complete kickstart mechanism back into the scooter, and the kickstart operated correctly when the pedal was rotated, turning over the engine and without making the "ratchety" sound when the pedal was released.
I will, in any case, make up a better gasket for the triangular cover, as the new one I bought with the set is wafer thin.
Many thanks again John. Hopefully, once I have resprayed both the main cover and triangular cover, I can get the scooter off the bench, put the oil and petrol in, and get it started up!