gs450l starter cluch

[ccb1963]

can someone help me?
i have a 1982 gs450 and need to remove the magneto to replace
starter clutch how does it come off?
i cant get it to move

chris
okla

[pete]

You need a slide hammer Chris.

I improvised with my swingarm axle and a sledge hammer head. I also managed to maul my thumb pretty bad while doing it, so be careful! The alternator rotor is locktited onto the shaft so it doesn't come off easy, but be warned that when it lets go, it will let go quickly so make sure you have it on a work bench or something so it doesn't fall too far when it comes off.

Start at post #331 in my rebuild thread to witness the drama I had getting mine off:

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=158670&page=34

Note: this is all assuming you have an '80 - '82 450...

[earlfor]

can someone help me?
i have a 1982 gs450 and need to remove the magneto to replace
starter clutch how does it come off?
i cant get it to move

chris
okla

You need a rotor puller. Otherwise, it is more likely than not that all you will accomplish is to destroy the stator and crankshaft end.

Earl

[pete]

You need a rotor puller. Otherwise, it is more likely than not that all you will accomplish is to destroy the stator and crankshaft end.

Earl

Probably safer than my makeshift slide hammer...

[earlfor]

Probably safer than my makeshift slide hammer...

The permanent magnet is fragile. 99 times out of 100, a slide hammer will take it off,..........in pieces. If you got it off in one piece and uncracked with a slide hammer, consider that you have already received God's one great gift to you. Don't press your luck. LMAO Besides, the proper tool is only twenty dollars and that magnet is a Hell of a lot more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. ehe


Earl

[pete]

The permanent magnet is fragile. 99 times out of 100, a slide hammer will take it off,..........in pieces. If you got it off in one piece and uncracked with a slide hammer, consider that you have already received God's one great gift to you. Don't press your luck. LMAO Besides, the proper tool is only twenty dollars and that magnet is a Hell of a lot more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. ehe


Earl

One gift considered

So that's the third time that the Haynes has led me astray... first was telling me I should remove the rotor as part of disassembly (don't need to unless doing the starter clutch), second was twice the torque figure of the gear change detent plunger pivot bolt (stripped it naturally), and now the third saying use a slide hammer on the rotor...

[earlfor]

One gift considered

So that's the third time that the Haynes has led me astray... first was telling me I should remove the rotor as part of disassembly (don't need to unless doing the starter clutch), second was twice the torque figure of the gear change detent plunger pivot bolt (stripped it naturally), and now the third saying use a slide hammer on the rotor...

I don't have much trust in Haynes and probably only a wee bit more in Clymer. I've found too many things that were flat out wrong in both of them. The factory service manuals on the other hand, I have found to usually be trustworthy.

Earl

[pete]

I don't have much trust in Haynes and probably only a wee bit more in Clymer. I've found too many things that were flat out wrong in both of them. The factory service manuals on the other hand, I have found to usually be trustworthy.

Earl

Good call, although the Clymer is a little easier for a noob doing a complete rebuild as the factory one talks more about the actual spec's and tolerances etc. rather than what you need to do to pull it apart/put it back together.

And yes, that would be me as the noob