Hi, I have a early 2000's honda 450 electric shift ATV.
It was my dads who passed away. I was using it to get some firewood from the bush, but the electric shifting was sketchy(sometimes didnt work, but i just used the manual shifter for 1st/2nd gears), and eventually the manual shifter jammed right up so it was stuck in neutral.
I couldn't get it unjammed, moving tires, light hammer to the case and elec shift motor, so i pulled it apart. As soon as i unbolted the shift motor, i could hear the shift mechanism release itself. But i removed the clutch cover anyways to see if there was an issue.
Here's the thing, there is nothing super obvious wrong, nothin bent, nothing stripped. Its possible the motor is tight? Not sure how hard it should be to turn, but by hand you cant spin the gear attached to it, but if using pliers you can turn the shaft easily.
Before i just re-assemble, I am looking for recommendations if there's a kit, or something that would be recommended to be changed?
My theory is maybe the shift motor seized, and caused it to jam, and when the motor was disturbed it released itself.
What do you guys think? Could one of the clutches be all messed? Or should i just buy a new shift motor and give that a go?
Also, i found this piece at the bottom of the case, any idea what its from? It looks like one side is broke(the far side, compared to the closer side)
And just a pic of it all pulled apart
