gears keep stripping

hondaspree86er · Post by **hondaspree86er** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:28 am

i have a 1986 honda spree i have gone through 4 kickstart gears and i dont know y they keep stripping im getting sick of buying them as they are 45 bucks apiece any suggestions

85stroka · Post by **85stroka** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:52 am

which side the eng/trans side or the cover side ?

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:53 am

sae here before they worked perfectly now all 3 sets i have are stripped!

bitteraspects · Post by **bitteraspects** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 3:01 pm

could be a few different things. driveface, gears rounding off, c clip not proprtly in place, or more common, its the kicker cover itself.
i went through quite a few gears, and come to find out all i needed was a new kicker cover. the whole in the cover where the kicker gear comes through gets elongated after a while, and will allow play on the kicker. this in turn will wear down the gears faster. if you have a spare cover, or have access to one. try it out.

hondaspree86er · Post by **hondaspree86er** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:00 pm

the most recent gear i bought lasted 1 day and it came directly from honda

bitteraspects · Post by **bitteraspects** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:07 pm

like i said, could be the cover itself. if the holes elongated or cracked it will cause unneccesary wear on the gear. try changing the cover

85stroka · Post by **85stroka** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:15 pm

bitteraspects wrote:could be a few different things. driveface, gears rounding off, c clip not proprtly in place, or more common, its the kicker cover itself.
i went through quite a few gears, and come to find out all i needed was a new kicker cover. the whole in the cover where the kicker gear comes through gets elongated after a while, and will allow play on the kicker. this in turn will wear down the gears faster. if you have a spare cover, or have access to one. try it out.

Electric start all the way!

bitteraspects · Post by **bitteraspects** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:26 pm

True dat. I just got my new cover in yesterday, swapped it out and she was all good. Then changed plugs and did some minor tuning, and my babys back on the road as of last night.

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:42 pm

ok well, i just got a electric starter for my spree what it died! idk whats its problem!

bitteraspects · Post by **bitteraspects** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:47 pm

MySpree wrote:ok well, i just got a electric starter for my spree what it died! idk whats its problem!

Was it new?
If so it could be a few thing.
Relay
Rectifier
cdi
And possible coil or cap

hondaspree86er · Post by **hondaspree86er** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 6:47 pm

well i was using the electric start but it burnt out and it doesnt spin fast enough it takes forever 2 start does any 1 have a spare cover for sale if so how much for it and 2 ship 2 clarksville indiana zipcode 47129

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:42 pm

i do pm me

Post by **noiseguy** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:44 am

Has anyone trying drilling out the covers and press-fitting a new brass or Al bushing back in for the kicker?