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rickdavis81
06-12-2009, 11:40 AM
I picked up a big red 250 on ebay last month and finally started working on it. It was missing all the rear axle components so I ordered all of them. But I thought I should see if it would start before I got to deep. I hot wired it since it was missing the key and cleaned the carb. It will start for a second which is fine but the question is when I kick it over it will some times just spin freely and make a ratcheting noise for a while. I'm assuming something is just sticking because everything else is. Any suggestions before I tear into the sidecase?

Hair Bear Bunch
06-12-2009, 12:09 PM
Hi, Your best bet is do a search on 3ww for 'sprag' or 'one way clutch'. Seems to be fairly common on Br's.
Does it start on the electric?