starter clutch

Hello all again, I have still been working over my recently acquired 1978 XS400E and thought I'd post an update on all the things I've done so far. 1. As in a previous post, I had a cracked head. I bought a used one off ebay, lapped in the valves, new valve guide seals and also decided to...

Hello. I bought a 1981 XS400 Special II a couple weeks ago and I've been following willem's new bike how to to get her running right. I'm having starting problems, it doesn't start easy and when it does it revs normal for a few minutes then starts revving high then dies. I cleaned the...

Well I went to go replace the starter clutch this evening. When i got to the part of putting the puller in to push out the starter clutch....realised some p.o must have tried it as they totally buggered up the threads where the puller goes into.:wtf::banghead: Now I am unsure what to do...I...

Hi guys, Through a recent minor screw up which I will detail later I had to remove my rotor and starter clutch again, this time I thought to document it. If you are pushing your starter button and can hear the starter spin and chain rattle behind the alternator case but its not grabbing...