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starter cover

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81 GS 550LX

i'm trying to remove my starter to get it rebuilt and am having a helluva time getting the cover off. I have removed the one bolt that i could find and the dang thing moves around when i pry it up, but that's it, it won't come off; at all! it seems to be stuck at the rear of the cover. can anyone tell me what i need to do to get this thing off? what is holding it there?

tia,

tb
austin, tx
 
Most of the covers have a bolt on each end...I think you only have one on your's.. Try sliding the cover towards you before prying it up...

Hap
 
Clean off the grease and grime.

Clean off the grease and grime.

Clean off the grease and grime so you can see all the nuts and bolts. One at the front, and another in the back. If you cant see it you can probably feel for it.
 
i'm almost positive that there isn't a bolt in the back there.
 
well, i finally ended up getting the starter cover off. and it did have a small 7mm bolt in the back, holding it down. i had to remove a sensor (oil pressure i think) in order to get at it with an open-ended wrench.

thanks for the help.
 
austinringding said:
well, i finally ended up getting the starter cover off. and it did have a small 7mm bolt in the back, holding it down. i had to remove a sensor (oil pressure i think) in order to get at it with an open-ended wrench.

thanks for the help.
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That bolt dosen't show up on the schematic....weird.

Once you get the bike running, are you going to join us on one of our Texas Hill Country rides?

Hap
 
Your oil sensor may be wrong.

Your oil sensor may be wrong.

Your oil sensor may be pointing the wrong way. It should be pointing toward the clutch side, not over the starter cover. I don't know if you should mess with it though. Might open up some more problems just fooling with it. You could always replace the oil cooler hoses if you do fool with it.
 
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