2000 Suzuki Quadrunner 500 - Funny Story

[ashby]

hey fellas new guy here, i just picked up my first wheeler ever, it a 2000 quad runner 500.... when pushing the starter button the starter would turn but not turn the engine over...so I was thinging it was like the one of the many automotive starters iv repaird that the bendex was not advanceing...as you guys prob already know it not like an automotive starter...... so the other day i pulled the startrer off the bike to see about getting it working...turns out the case the the starter gear come's out of is just empty, no flywheel gears or anything to be seen to connect starter gear to crank shaft.....

so my question is this, what do i need to get this working, i know im getting into the side of this motor to do the repair i'm just look for some thougth's...

thanx...

Edited May 27, 2012 by ashby
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[rappy97]

[marioweldinginc]

Lol :thumbup:

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[Ajmboy]

I really hope this is a joke....and not really missing a flywheel...

[ashby]

i really wish this was a joke too....

[marioweldinginc]

im sorry I just wasnt expecting Rappys pic...LOL i was laughing so hard!

Did the previous owner start it for you or did you test drive it?

[ashby]

oh ya it starts 2nd pull with the pull starter, but that thing is a pig to pull over.....and to be honest i laughed when saw rappys pic to....

[oxidized_black]

it might have the de compression chamber, you have to draw the cord out, wait about 3 seconds still pulling with some pressure, and then rip it. i'm doing that too with my griz right now, and i know its not fun.

man that sucks there's no flywheel, i'm sure it should have one even without a starter for balance. or, maybe the previous owner wanted to gain some ponys ... all kidding aside, definately look into it and i'll see if i have a service manual for you ...

[oxidized_black]

i have the 2002 lta 500 manual that goes up to '07. not sure if specs had changed in this or not ...

2002 - 2007 Suzuki 500 LTA Service Manual.pdf

[ashby]

thanx, i think i'm gonna have to pay for a download manual, in the one in the link it looks like theres a few gear's in there instead of just one flywheel,

[oxidized_black]

[Mudflap64]

I think it's the same setup as my 2002. The starter shaft has a one way bearing on it. I'm not sure how it turns over the motor internally(gears and eventually finding the crank.) but it still starts the engine, Sounds like a bad one-way. ( similar too a bendix without a helical drive shaft.) Try cleaning out the one way with some carb cleaner and re-mount it. If it screaems like crazy, you need a new 1-way and a seal to keep the oil from the crankcase out of the starter housing.

[thuds4evr]

I am reading back thru older post , I found this thread, I would like to know "the rest of the story" !

[ashby]

so i'v since taken the crank case cover off and found the the shaft's that the two gears are suppos to sit on are just broken off gone and the gears are missing too, so it's clear that some one befor me pulled the cover off and remover the gears after the shafts broke that the gears spin on, it looks to me that those shafts the the gears spin on are a part of the crank case it self, i did a little looking arond and the crank case cover is only 2 to 3 hundred but the crank case it self is around a thousand..... so thats bad news for my old 500.... no way i can justify that much money and time to repair....good thing after i cleaned carb it starts first pull evertime!!!