T500 / GT500 kick starter preload
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:22 am
Am assembling the GT500 motor for the T500 cafe build.
Shop manual instructions for setting the preload are a bit lame. But the Hanes manual is clear enough.
Need to remove the stopper bolt to set the preload but it doesn’t budge.
It's part # 13 on: https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/suzuk ... ck-starter
Instructions are:
1) remove stopper bolt
2) using kick start lever, rotate till the spring engages the crankcase slot
3) rotate kick start another ~ 200 degrees
4) reinstall stopper bolt
Questions:
1) any ideas on setting preload without removing stopper bolt?
2) I have an impact wrench that good for up to ~ 150 ft-lbs. But I’m leery about using it. Any concerns or suggestions?
Shop manual instructions for setting the preload are a bit lame. But the Hanes manual is clear enough.
Need to remove the stopper bolt to set the preload but it doesn’t budge.
It's part # 13 on: https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/suzuk ... ck-starter
Instructions are:
1) remove stopper bolt
2) using kick start lever, rotate till the spring engages the crankcase slot
3) rotate kick start another ~ 200 degrees
4) reinstall stopper bolt
Questions:
1) any ideas on setting preload without removing stopper bolt?
2) I have an impact wrench that good for up to ~ 150 ft-lbs. But I’m leery about using it. Any concerns or suggestions?