Suzuki LT230s kick start wont stay out

[joshua91673]

hi every one .anyone out there my issue is my kick start wont stay out  i have to have some one pull it out.  it pull out easy just wont stay out to kick it over .kicks over and starts no problem 

also does this quad have a ajust mint for the rear spring .it sags when i get on it .or is this normal . thanks guys for your time 

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josh ohio

[joshua91673]

also what will i need to get rid of the play in the shifte pedle

[joshua91673]

any one 

 

[Mech]

Not familiar with that model but most shocks have a cam sort of thing under the spring, on the shock. You turn the sleeve/cam thingy and it puts more reload on the spring.

If the shift lever is on the frame and with a cable to the engine, then check the foot lever for worn bushes, and the cable ends for play.

Normally on kickstart levers there's a detent and spring and ball to keep them tucked in, and nothing to hold them out, except friction from the spring and ball. It's usual to have to use your hand or foot to swing the lever in and out. The lever should be in two parts, one on the kickstart shaft coming out of the engine, and the actual lever you put your foot on. Take it apart where the lever swivels and check for a ball and spring in a drill hole.

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Edited November 26, 2023 by Mech

[Raymond230]

Thanks Mech but the kick start lever on this quad isn't the two piece type you reference above. It's one solid piece and is supposed to be pushed out away from the engine slightly, staying in that position allowing you to put your foot on it and kick which starts the engine. I'm having the exact same problem as Joshua91673 where it won't stay in the outward position. Someone please help. TIA

[Mech]

Oh ok. It's not a model we ever got here..  I had a look at the spares though and it doesn't seem to have anything to hold it out, only in. The big spring returns it after it's been kicked and as far as I can see holds it right in.

That gear #3 and #5 with teeth shown missing, they may not actually have teeth missing because it's quite common to simplify gear diagrams by leaving most of the teeth off like that. If that is how they are though, then there's a chance the missing teeth are to allow the pedal to swing out before engaging, but then it would require something to hold the pedal back into the engine once you had finished with it, and in that case the pedal should hang out by default unless it's been clipped in. I doubt that's the case, and it's more likely that the recoil spring is meant to hold the pedal in when not being used, and for the operator to need to swing it out against the spring pressure.  That's how hondas with that system work.

Have you read an owners manual ?

Edited November 26, 2023 by Mech

[Gwbarm]

That’s the way the ones I have seen work you have to push it out with your foot on it kick to start and it springs back out of your way while riding

[opnea]

What year is it? I have an lt230 but it’s pull start.