500 ho starter shaft help asap
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Yep I'd say thats your problem. Fortunetely they don't cost much though. Try Ebay NEW STARTER DRIVE BENDIX POLARIS ATV SPORTSMAN 500: eBay Motors (item 140469103691 end time Nov-21-10 11:46:14 PST) Make sure everything is sealed good when you reassemble and also silicon the pull start handle to help prevent water from getting in. Water in engine BAD!!!
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If it would run before as you say and now it doesn't after putting it back together I'd go back in and make sure you didn't break any connection to the stator and also check your coil pulser/pick-up . You may have bumped it throwing off the clearance. I doubt it but you never know. With as much rust showing from the pic's it appears there could be water damage to some vital components in there.
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clean the rust off the magneto and the flywheel, all that rust probably came from the pull rope handle not being sealed and water getting in there. take some emery paper and clean up the flywheel, there is a measurement between the pickup coil and the flywheel, not sure right now what it is, youll have to have some feeler gauges to measure, I'll look in the book and let you know.