shadetree

welcome to the forums.

lol, well...I've got 28 yrs under my belt, been down that rode a lot in those yrs..most problems that pop up here ?, i'm almost sure I've dealt with it at one point in time ?!..lol.

me too !..lol. weather is bad here right now, as you already know down there !..lol. soon as the weather gets right ?, I will start painting plastics.

its posb someone ?,..got it all outta whack ?, this calls for pulling front cover, and inspecting the inside at clutches. I know you did not want to hear this ?!..but..it had to be said. you can stand the atv up on its tail end, or at least high enough to get front cover off without loosing some oil ?. or just drain the oil..which is what I would do when working on engines while in the frame. if it were me ?, here is what I would do: i'd buy a new oil pump chain, new front cover gasket ( if it calls for one ? ), or just yamabond if no gasket ?. I would also buy new clutch friction disk, and maybe even a new one-way clutch bearing ? ( this is optional..but may as well seeing how your already pulling front cover..right ? ). tear it apart, and start going through it, checking everything that has to do with the clutches. AGAIN..THIS IS WHAT I WOULD DO !. please keep us updated on your progress ! :-). p.s.: MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT USE ANY KIND OF RTV SEALANT WHERE THERE IS NO GASKET ?!...ONLY USE HONDABOND OR YAMABOND !!!!!.

just picked up some spray paint from wally world, here is what I got :-).

no you do not, you just need to inspect the rocker faces is all, and the tappets on them, no need to pull them out, unless your replacing the O-rings on the shafts ?.

what ???..ya lost me.

when motor is not running ?, yes, normal to rock the atv in order to shift gears.

when no spark ?, this is the very first place you check !. your stator and flywheel is where it all starts for making the spark plug fire. stator produces AC voltage, then goes to reg/rec to convert to DC current, then to coil, spark plug.

have you ohm'd out the stator ?, checked the pulse generator ?. checked the connections at stator ?.

mel is our elec guy, if he cant get you going ?..no one can !.

I would hold off on the wire harness for right now bro, lets get everything ruled out b4 you go tossing parts at it. oh..sorry about the display issue, I was not thinking very good at the time of that post ^^..lol. but I did bite the bullet, and own it !..lol.

crap..I need my butt kicked..my bad

ehhhh..what the heck happened to the display ???, lol. they wont work very well without the display !!. ya know, you might had better luck...if ya had mentioned this..oh I don't know ?, 5 pages back ?!..lol. my bad bro...got carried away, you have a fm model..sorry.

front bumper was made that way, and I bet it was so a winch line could clear the bumper.

no..your right...we just think of them just being OFF..IN THE HEAD THAT IS !..LOL.

ahh..ok. I still would not trust it though. but hey..if it works for you ?.good deal !.

lol, we'll see him back here soon, telling us how much damage he did to it when he tried to take all the tress out huh ?..lol.

great !, nice bunch of members we have here, some of smartest around !..lol.

I like the thumb throttle better on atvs..twist are for motorcycles..lol.

good deal..ty for the update !. now, just cuz ya got it going , does not mean you cant hang around, help out, learn here !.

stay with pump.

my simple cure ?, don't leave it sitting for long !..lol. run it ever so often ?, or keep the carb drained ? ( this only works on carb models ).

its posb ?, we never really can say if its the operator ?, or the machine without doing it ourselves...right ?, but I just wanted to point out, it never hurts to keep going over the process !.

Ok, I see a lot of new members joining us,having trouble with their atv's not wanting to move ?, jumping when put into gear ?. so here is a simple way to adjust your clutch for any atv model that has a auto clutch. here is how I do them, I will loosen the 14mm locking nut on the front cover, then I turn the center screw/bolt counter clockwise until I starts to feel tight ?. then I go back roughly 1/4 in clockwise, then I tighten down the lock nut while holding the center screw/bolt in place. now..to check to see if you adjusted it correctly ?, get on, start the atv up, with your left foot ( if your on a manual shift ? ), lift the foot shift lever up...AND HOLD IT THERE !, while doing this..rev the throttle..the atv should not move at all ?. let off on the throttle back down to idle. then let the foot shift lever back down. again..the atv should not move '' creep '' at all ?..until you give it throttle !. if it is idling to high ?..when you let the foot shift down..yes..it will move, '' creep ''. if for some reason it moves at all when you lift the foot shift lever up and holding it there..and it wants to move ?..then turn it off, go back and re-do the adjusting..because it is not right !. your aiming for a smooth shift..and to get a smooth shift ?..you have to have the clutch adjusted right !. ok..now your asking me..''ok shade..i did the adjusting like you said''..but it will not move '' ???..ok..then do this..if you look on the front cover for the words <--- decrease, increase ----> ( these words maybe covered in mud ?..lol ) but they are there !!!. loosen the lock nut again, and turn the center nut some more clockwise, tighten down the lock nut while holding the center screw/bolt. then start it up, shift it into gear..and see if it '' grabs '' better ?..if it does not ?..then more than likely..your change clutch friction disk are worn too much ?..and no matter how many times you adjust the clutch ?..it won't help !. you will need new friction disk. now..you can remove the front cover, ( drain the oil, or flip it on its rear end )...and pull the centrifugal clutch, then the change clutch, and get the friction disk out, and mic them, and see if they are still within spec's ?, if they are out of service limit ?, then yes..you will need new friction disk. please keep in mind...YOU CAN NOT USE REG AUTO OIL IN ATVS !..THEY HAVE TO HAVE OIL MADE FOR ENGINES WITH A WET CLUTCH !!!..if you use reg auto oil ?..then the clutches will slip in due time !..and all your going to do is burn your clutches up !. I hope this helps !.