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Starter clutch woes

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In the 46 years I've owned my 1000, I've had to reattach my starter clutch once or twice, but 2 years ago, it became a regular problem.

Finally, after the second time in 2 years, I took the parts to my machinist. I could tell the 3 bolts were making contact with the starter gear.
Measuring everything, it was found that the heads of the Allen bolts were .5-.7 mm longer than previous and stood proud of the starter clutch housing, allowing the heads to contact the starter gear and become loose.
A quick spin on his lathe and all is well.

Ace Hardware must have found a cheaper supplier of said bolts a few years back.

So, if you're reinstalling a starter clutch on your GS, be sure to drop the bolts into the starter clutch and confirm that the bolt heads do not protrude above the housing before assembly
 
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IF you find need to remove it again replace those spindly springs with springs from ink pens. They work the same and will not break like stock ones do.
 
I have a set of ink pens from Disneyland. Mickey, Minni, Donald, and Goofy. Would those springs work?
 
whatever floats the boat Ed. Just got done pulling engine on my 75 goldwing to do clutch and starter clutch. I got a 3 pack at wally world for that job.
 
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