reverse safety switch for 2000 honda trx300ex question

[p5200]

I'm beginning to think there is no telling what I bought. I tore it down to the flywheel and, I've found something that's making me wonder if I just through a bunch of money away. 😟 Here is the photo that has me worried if you look to the left of the gear and flywheel, you'll see a hole with what looks like something that's not, lined up with the hole inside the engine.

[Mech]

That's a balance shaft in there and I'm sure it will be fine.

Try moving the end of it with screwdriver poked into that hole in the end of the shaft.

[p5200]

I did that gently and it did move a little. I sent the photo to my grandson and he thought maybe it was the cam. I've got a starter clutch one way bearing coming next week. I'm hoping that will let the engine turn over and start. That starter sounds like the ones in the old cars when the bendix went out.

[Mech]

Oh, well that's not so good..  That bearing of course shouldn't allow any movement to speak of, a thou or two..

Might be good to check for metal in the oil and filters..

[p5200]

Another thing, when I turn the flywheel by hand that also turns.

[Mech]

Yeah it's meant to turn. It's a balance shaft and it has a weight on it to counter the effects of the flywheel's vibrations.

[p5200]

Ah, ok Thanks 

[Gwbarm]

I have one of the earlier 250s, 1987 and iv owned it since 89, engines were superb, starters not so much , it always sounded like something was breaking in there, even with new starter and new gears always made that noise. I would have thought they would have fixed that by 2000.

[p5200]

Yeah, I wish they would have.