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Post by Fox on Jan 22, 2010 21:51:17 GMT -5
I got a call from a guy that has a Triton today. Same guy I sold the kick lever to a few months back. He said he wrecked his scooter and the kicker stopped working. I got over there and the case was broken so I said what's wrong with the electric starter and he said it was broken too. I brought it home and hooked up a good battery to it and the starter clutch was slipping. On disassembly I found that the belt was almost gone and the CVT area had never been cleaned out. The Variator and drive face had deep grooves in them and the starter clutch was packed with so much dust the spring thingies (don't know the proper name  ) in there were frozen in place causing the slipping. Long story short, I cleaned it all out and put a dab of grease on each of the spring thingies and it starts with the electric start now. He's going to replace the variator and belt and case as soon as he can afford it. He also broke the left side brake lever bracket so the brake light stays on and the brake is useless.  Anyway, I am proud that I was able to diagnose and fix it because I have never had to actually mess with a starter clutch till now. Simple little thing really. Anyone know where to get a new left side switch assy/brake lever bracket? Thanks! |
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Post by 90GTVert on Jan 23, 2010 7:42:43 GMT -5
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Post by 2strokd on Jan 23, 2010 7:49:06 GMT -5
Cool, gald you got another job  . Amazing how many people just gas-an-go until their scooter quits. Or wrecks and breaks  ... |
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Post by Fox on Jan 23, 2010 9:31:50 GMT -5
Yeah, I always tell people that you can't gas and go indefinitely and expect it to last forever.
So what are those little cylindrical metal things with the springs in the starter clutch called anyway?
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Post by Reign on Jan 23, 2010 13:10:30 GMT -5
I think I have just the parts you're looking for. I'm guessing when you said he broke the case, you mean he broke the CVT cover? I have a brand new Triton CVT cover sitting on my kitchen table  I also have a kick lever off of a RX8 (not the kind I gave you for your Zip, its actually the flip-out kind) you could probably throw that on. It looks well-used, so a coat of paint would help. I'm 99% sure I have a whole left switch assembly. I ended up breaking the same piece off of my left handle when I slipped on some gravel and went down last summer. I got my replacement from partsforscooters for like $14 after shipping. That was before I came across all these parts |
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Post by 90GTVert on Jan 25, 2010 8:19:01 GMT -5
So what are those little cylindrical metal things with the springs in the starter clutch called anyway? I think their technical name is cylindrical metal thingies. ;D I have no idea. Vento's site calls them rollers. |
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Post by Fox on Jan 25, 2010 13:17:44 GMT -5
So what are those little cylindrical metal things with the springs in the starter clutch called anyway? I think their technical name is cylindrical metal thingies. ;D I have no idea. Vento's site calls them rollers. That's friggin' hilarious because I thought you of all people would know! ;D How about we call 'em starter clutch springs and starter clutch "Grabbers" ? Unless someone else out there knows the engineering term for those things of course... |
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Post by 90GTVert on Jan 25, 2010 13:53:19 GMT -5
Works for me. Never really heard many people talk about them and if they do it's always something like you said.
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Post by 2strokd on Jan 25, 2010 13:54:45 GMT -5
I think their technical name is cylindrical metal thingies. ;D I have no idea. Vento's site calls them rollers. That's friggin' hilarious because I thought you of all people would know! ;D How about we call 'em starter clutch springs and starter clutch "Grabbers" ? Unless someone else out there know the engineering term for those things of course... lol, i like grabbers ;D |
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Post by Fox on Jan 25, 2010 14:56:32 GMT -5
I think I have just the parts you're looking for. I'm guessing when you said he broke the case, you mean he broke the CVT cover? I have a brand new Triton CVT cover sitting on my kitchen table I also have a kick lever off of a RX8 (not the kind I gave you for your Zip, its actually the flip-out kind) you could probably throw that on. It looks well-used, so a coat of paint would help. I'm 99% sure I have a whole left switch assembly. I ended up breaking the same piece off of my left handle when I slipped on some gravel and went down last summer. I got my replacement from partsforscooters for like $14 after shipping. That was before I came across all these parts Thanks for looking out for me Reign but I'm gonna let him deal with the parts procurement. I don't get paid to order parts and all that. Besides that he's a haggler and I'd rather not haggle. |
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Post by Reign on Jan 25, 2010 15:16:50 GMT -5
I think I have just the parts you're looking for. I'm guessing when you said he broke the case, you mean he broke the CVT cover? I have a brand new Triton CVT cover sitting on my kitchen table I also have a kick lever off of a RX8 (not the kind I gave you for your Zip, its actually the flip-out kind) you could probably throw that on. It looks well-used, so a coat of paint would help. I'm 99% sure I have a whole left switch assembly. I ended up breaking the same piece off of my left handle when I slipped on some gravel and went down last summer. I got my replacement from partsforscooters for like $14 after shipping. That was before I came across all these parts Thanks for looking out for me Reign but I'm gonna let him deal with the parts procurement. I don't get paid to order parts and all that. Besides that he's a haggler and I'd rather not haggle. No problem dude. If you ever need anything though, don't hesitate to ask, because I probably have it. |
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Post by Fox on Jan 25, 2010 15:34:05 GMT -5
No problem dude. If you ever need anything though, don't hesitate to ask, because I probably have it. OH! FO SCHIZZLE MY NIZZLE! ;D |
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) in there were frozen in place causing the slipping. Long story short, I cleaned it all out and put a dab of grease on each of the spring thingies and it starts with the electric start now. He's going to replace the variator and belt and case as soon as he can afford it. 
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I also have a kick lever off of a RX8 (not the kind I gave you for your Zip, its actually the flip-out kind) you could probably throw that on. It looks well-used, so a coat of paint would help. I'm 99% sure I have a whole left switch assembly. I ended up breaking the same piece off of my left handle when I slipped on some gravel and went down last summer. I got my replacement from partsforscooters for like $14 after shipping. That was before I came across all these parts