When I crank the starter it sounds good but the engine does not turn. I took of the starter cover case and found that the alternator rotor and the gear on the crank shaft are turning like they should but the engine and other end of the crank shaft are not. I was able to take the bolt on the end of the crankshaft, which holds on the rotor/starter clutch assembly, simply by using a wrench and the resistance of the cylinders in the engine which I did not disassemble. It loosened really easily. Then I pulled gently on the rotor/starter clutch assembly with my hands and it popped right off. Inspecting the inside of the assembly and the end of crankshaft the mettle looks twisted on the surface like the assembly has been slipping around scaring both its insides and the shaft. I am wondering if I should just try and reinstall it and tighten the bolt down to spec and see if it works. Can I do this holding the other side of the crankshaft with a wrench? Should I try to smooth out the metal with sand paper or a file?
I appreciate any advice from those of you who have done this before.
I am guessing this happened when I did a lot of cranking trying to start the engine in the cold of the winter. I am wondering if there is not something else going on in the engine that caused enough resistance to make the assembly slip on the shaft. The engine seems to turn alright when I use a wrench on bolt on the other end of the shaft so I am hopping it is good. Still last time I road it the engine was skipping and firing intimately at high rpms and then shutting off. I was hoping it was just the cold or the carburetor but I may have a bigger problem with this being just a symptom but I will try and trouble shoot that after I get the starter spinning the engine again.
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