5 speed Narrow case Kickstart gear

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5 speed Narrow case Kickstart gear

Postby Bevel bob » Sun Apr 15, 2018 2:50 pm

Feels like the first tooth has gone on my KS, Does not engage till half the way down,though a little push round and then a full stroke appears. These gears are very thin on the ground , I would like to find one before I pull the bike appart but don't know exactly what they look like and if are different to the 4 speed ones ,any pictures of a 5 speed , no of teeth etc?. If they really are as rare as they seem I am in contact with someone who will make a batch if there is a demand. 5th gears are also iffy I hear.

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Re: 5 speed Narrow case Kickstart gear

Postby Jeb » Sun Apr 22, 2018 7:54 am

Hi Bob. I have just rebuilt my narrow case 250 and although I know the kickstart gear is not missing any teeth and they appeared to be in good condition it too sometimes misses the first tooth when starting. I have found it needs a little nursing into engagement when pushing down the kickstart.
I am not sure, but I think this is a design fault with the springs which pushe the quadrant into engagement. Probably why the wide case engines had a redesigned kickstart.

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Re: 5 speed Narrow case Kickstart gear

Postby Bevel bob » Sun Apr 22, 2018 7:19 pm

You could be right Jeb as sometimes all appears ok.

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Re: 5 speed Narrow case Kickstart gear

Postby double diamond » Fri Apr 27, 2018 7:18 pm

This subject has been explored in some detail: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1703&p=12429&hilit=kickstart+gear#p12399

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Re: 5 speed Narrow case Kickstart gear

Postby Bevel bob » Fri Apr 27, 2018 9:18 pm

Thanks Matt, There is reference to 2 types of 5 speed Narrow case set ups, any idea what Bob was talking about? .

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Re: 5 speed Narrow case Kickstart gear

Postby Ducadini » Mon Apr 30, 2018 2:18 pm

Didn't read the whole topic but I know there were two types of spring used to push the kickstartgear into the gearboxgear.
First type was a Y-type with a little bend in the upper parts.
Second was a ordinary coil with a special "bridge" over it .
Nothing interchangeable, but with a bit of drilling, tapping and screwing the second can be adapted.
Sorry, no pics readily available.

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Re: 5 speed Narrow case Kickstart gear

Postby Bevel bob » Mon Apr 30, 2018 6:16 pm

Bob made reference to 2 types of 5 speed gears ,thats the issue. Need to know what the differences are as these things are now hens teeth and just as fragile!

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Re: 5 speed Narrow case Kickstart gear

Postby double diamond » Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:42 pm

Bob,

I don’t recall incompatibility among 5 speed NC starter gears. But it wouldn’t surprise me. Perhaps I’ll get the chance to look through some kickstart gears in the next several days. I'd like to know if there are differences with the 5 speed.

From my experience, the most problematic transmission gear is 2nd on the clutch shaft. Most have the engagement dogs rounded/chipped because the gear teeth are cut across the dogs. The diameter of the gear is so small that there is no way to machine the gear teeth without also compromising the engagement dogs.

5th gear driven is weak because dog engagement is by slots in the gear. I’ve seen (rarely) these gears crack and could lead to the gear breaking up. The flaw was resolved in the widecase design by replacing the slots with engagement dogs. This required that the transmission shafts be lengthened, one of several differences between WC and NC transmissions.

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Re: 5 speed Narrow case Kickstart gear

Postby Bevel bob » Tue May 01, 2018 4:20 am

Thanks Matt, It may be some time before I get inside again as I have plenty more pressing issues but its good to know what to give a close inspection or even get crack tested. I had the bike out on Sunday and it went well , I'm experimenting with a head camera and hope to post some vids .

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Re: 5 speed Narrow case Kickstart gear

Postby Bevel bob » Wed May 02, 2018 11:52 am

After much deep thinking, I remember that behind the KS gear there is a ramp which is part of the engagement process.I remember that there was some wear . Is this item replaceable?, it could be built back up with welding presumably.


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