So long story short, I’ve done a partial rebuild on my sportsman. Water pump seal, impeller, oil seal, crank seal, head gasket, valve cover replacement, carb rebuild, new starter and bendix. Now, here’s where the problem begins. After getting everything listed above, I went to start the beast to hear her roar with all her new parts, but no luck (should have known it wouldn’t be that easy). The starter made a terrible noise. So, I pulled the cover off, and the bendix is loose. After a week, and many thrown tools, I think I have finally found the culprit, this circled in the picture, is missing…. I’ve looked up a few parts diagrams, and I’m not having much luck finding one to replace it with. Anyone have any words of advice ?
So long story short, I’ve done a partial rebuild on my sportsman. Water pump seal, impeller, oil seal, crank seal, head gasket, valve cover replacement, carb rebuild, new starter and bendix. Now, here’s where the problem begins. After getting everything listed above, I went to start the beast to hear her roar with all her new parts, but no luck (should have known it wouldn’t be that easy). The starter made a terrible noise. So, I pulled the cover off, and the bendix is loose. After a week, and many thrown tools, I think I have finally found the culprit, this circled in the picture, is missing…. I’ve looked up a few parts diagrams, and I’m not having much luck finding one to replace it with. Anyone have any words of advice ?
