My new free 1985 250R ... And all of the problems
It has been about 10 years since my last post on here. I'm back with a new stupid project.
I picked up an old Yamaha from a guy last summer who was cleaning out his garage. He called about a week ago and told me he uncovered an old Honda 3 wheeler he had taken apart due to a "bad bearing". He said i could head to his house and come grab it for free... so now i own his old Honda. It turns out it is actually a 1985 250SX.
Both the side covers are off the motor and the entire rear end is disassembled up to the output for the shaft drive. The motor turns over nicely and seems to have decent compression. The kickstarter gears were hanging on barely when i started tearing into it. I can't for the life of me figure out how the spring return goes back together. I pulled the parts diagram and everything is there including the spacer/washer on the shaft on the inside (no bottom end washer removal for me thankfully). I can't get the shop manual download link to work on here. Does anyone have a video or guide for me on how to get the kickstarter reassembled? Where does the spring hook? It looks like it should hook on the bottom of the interior window in there, but I don't know how to make that happen. It feels like there isn't going to be enough room to get it hooked and get the shaft into its hole in there with the boss in the hold down thing that is bolted in there. Maybe It is simple and I'm doing it wrong.
I appreciate the help. This site has been invaluable for me for years.
Last edited by RHEEMO; 09-19-2022 at 01:50 AM.
Reason: 250R to 250SX
ATC's owned
1973 ATC70 (long-term restoration)
1980 ATC185 (parts)
1983 ATC200 Big Red (rider)
1984 ATC200 Big Red (parts)
1984 ATC110 (rider)
ATV's
1987 Polaris Cyclone (almost done)