My starter on my raptor seems to slip when the engine doesn't start right away. My Raptor is only about four months old. From day one I have heard the starter clunk on occasion, is this a progression of a misaligned starter or something. Maybe a one way starter bearing? I have the extended warranty, should I take it to the dealer? What kind of damage has been done?

 

Take it to the dealer, let them check it out. Mine was right at six months old, but had been dragging a little while. They replaced some gears below the starter, (starter was good itself). All covered under the good ole extended warranty without any questions whatsoever. Good Luck[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]

 

I just talked with my dealer. He saids it's the one way clutch slipping and not engaging. They will replace the clutch and the gears. The gears are most certainly chewed up. Warranty will cover this but parts have been on back order, what a pain. I was told also starting the engine in gear puts an extra load on the clutch. I will not do this anymore after it is fixed. Thanks for your reply.

 

Starter one way bearing is located just behind the flywheel. When it goes out you will need to replace the one way bearing and the ring gear.

The main cause of this problem is engine lean back fire during engine starting. When starting, if the engine lean back fires against the starter torque, it will jam the one way bearing.

To prevent this, always use choke during cold engine atarts. Also, lean back fire tells you that carb slow speed mixture is set too lean so turn the mixture screw out about 1/2 turn on both carbs. This will help reduce lean back fire plus reduce the time you need to run the choke.

When starting the engine, don't touch the trottle. Let it start and fast idle until you hear the rpm drop. Then take the choke off and let it idle for short time before riding off.