So I got to work. First I removed the clutch cover and found no castle nut. Good news there. Then I removed the jug. That went easily as well. Took the carb and air box off and then the flywheel and stator, which I marked with marker to make sure she goes back in correctly. Then removed all the case bolts. After that I took my rubber mallet and whacked it good to get the seal to break. Finally it did just a smidge and the rest of the gear oil dripped out. That gave me an in to wedge plastic scrapers in to pop the case open. Little tap on each one working my way around till she was open. Didn't take too long, maybe 10 mins or so, that part at least. Getting it started took about 2hrs of whacking it to get a little daylight. I don't hit hard so probably would have taken 5mins for a normal human.
Swapped out the kickstart buffers and the cog popped off. Does that just wedge back in there on top of that metal flap or no?
Now should I go whole hog and replace all the seals? Which ones are recommended if so? The bearings look fine and spin super smooth so I'm not going to bother with them till next time.
My first time. May god have mercy on my souls.
Surprise. Someone's played with the clutch before…
Off with their heads!
Time to remove the carb and split these cases!
I used a rubber mallet to open her up just a touch then used plastic paint scrapers to slowly wedge her open. Not too bad honestly.
Here's the culprit.
Rest easy seal. Rest easy. You done good old friend.
Is this original or no? Just wondering if anyone's cracked the cases before me.
Open heart surgery. See anything that needs to be addressed?
