Starter pull?

[flcmcya]

2005 Bulldog,

Went through the painful process of getting my starter loose and it just doesn't have the clearance to slide straight out.......reckon the belt has to come off to get some more wiggle room!

 

[BWG56]

It does on my 07' Mastiff, clutch push rod and cover, front head exhaust on the big radius exhaust and you can prolly pull the belt off without loosing the rear axel, but I doubt you will get the belt back on without loosing it.

 

[flcmcya]

Yeah, staring at that big axle nut and burst into tears!!!

 

[BWG56]

Yeah, staring at that big axle nut and burst into tears!!!

Just loosen the nut and only back off the axle adjustment screw on the belt side, give the tire a kick and you'll be able to get the belt back on easy, then readjust the belt tension. You could use feeler gauges to measure the distance from the belt and tire and adjust it right back to the feelers.
Then tighten the axle nut back up

 

[flcmcya]

Holy crap Ker!

Got lucky ....loosened up the battery box and got enough play to get her out.....

Minus the gear end of the jackshaft! Busted right off.....

i'll get her off to Curtis as soon as he is back up to speed.

Thanks for the encouragement gang.

 

[BWG56]

Did ya bust it off getting it out?
DOC (deadonecustoms.com) can do the starter also if you don't want to wait

 

[flcmcya]

It was just whining at startup so quessing that was the issue all along.

Thanks for the tip.

 

[BWG56]

Well when you pull the primary cover to recover the gear, you can check the chain adjustment

 

[flcmcya]

Got Lucky again, it was sitting just inside the housing....... so I snatched it out the backside.

 

[BWG56]

Got Lucky again, it was sitting just inside the housing....... so I snatched it out the backside.

You should go get some lottery tickets, lucky dog

 

[flcmcya]

Right on......it broke off real deep so a chunk of the shaft was sticking out.

Heading to the local Pump and Munch to get tickets.