90's King Quad 300 resurrection.

[Jim Denton]

Well I may have discovered why this bike was put out to pasture. Finally got the starter to spin and thats all it does. Is that indicative of the sprag clutch being shot

[Mech]

That would be the most likely reason.

 

[Gwbarm]

Did you pull the starter to see if the teeth were stripped, or run a magnet down the oil hole and see if you get any metal out.

[Jim Denton]

I swapped the starter with one I had opened up,cleaned, and tested.  Not sure what oil hole you mean.

[Gwbarm]

I just run a magnetic pickup tool down my oil fill hole, generally when I get a new old one, and wiggle it around  to see if any metal chunks come out, that tells me a little about the engine condition.

[Mech]

Yeah pulling the starter to check for damage or metal chips or flakes might be a good first step..  You can get those out with the body work still on..

[Jim Denton]

Man that bearing is pricey. I'll order the stator puller, and hopefully one of the other 4 motors has a good one. The Quadrunner motor is on a shelf, hopefully it works. 

Edited March 21, 2023 by Jim Denton

[Gwbarm]

OEM Parts are expensive good you have 4.

[Mech]

Clean it and inspect it. They are pretty tough things sprag clutches, and simple.. 

If the surfaces look ok I'd try it again...  Given I don't have a spare bike sitting around.

They sometimes come right with a good clean and blow out,,

[Jim Denton]

Have ordered gaskets, got a good bearing out of the Quadrunner. Front brakes reassembled. I'll get there slow but sure.

[Pod]

On 1/25/2023 at 10:19 AM, Jim Denton said:

I was gifted four King Quad 300's, they were used to tow portable snow guns around the slopes. All of the plastics are trashed and racks bent up from rolling down the mountain. The lone Quadrunner is a 98, and will be the initial point of focus, as it reportedly ran before being parked in the field of lost dreams. 

Nice project, keep us posted with your work. Looks like a lot a fun coming for you!!!!

[Jim Denton]

Thanks I'm indeed having fun. Check out the same post under the King Quad 300 section of the Suzuki ATV forum. Kinda long winded but like you said I'm having fun.

[Code54]

Good solid, long lasting ATV’s - keep us posted!

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[Jd101506]

This was such a cool read. Thanks for sharing!