Bought a 08 sportsman about a week ago. The last owner must have used it for mudding becuase I am finding evidence of water being in the recoil side cover and they must have had issues with the starter, as there is hammer marks all over it and actually punctured a hole in the rear case of it. So I pulled the starter to tear it apart and see if I could figure out what the problem was. Cleaned it out real good and lubed up the connections now it works. BUT I happen to believe it is spinning in the wrong direction… Is this even possible? With the side cover off I cranked the engine quick and the bendix is spinning clockwise,which in turn if this is right it would be making engine run counterclockwise. HELP. is it possible to get the starter spinning the correct way again?
08 sportsman 500 ho. Starter questions help can not figure it out.
Bought a 08 sportsman about a week ago. The last owner must have used it for mudding becuase I am finding evidence of water being in the recoil side cover and they must have had issues with the starter, as there is hammer marks all over it and actually punctured a hole in the rear case of it. So I pulled the starter to tear it apart and see if I could figure out what the problem was. Cleaned it out real good and lubed up the connections now it works. BUT I happen to believe it is spinning in the wrong direction… Is this even possible? With the side cover off I cranked the engine quick and the bendix is spinning clockwise,which in turn if this is right it would be making engine run counterclockwise. HELP. is it possible to get the starter spinning the correct way again?
