Finiky Recoil on 600

[deepdiver]

The recoil on my wifes 08 600 decided to not engage the "paws" last week when starting. It seems to be a "only when the motor is warm" issue. Had mine in the shop for a reflash so had them look at it.

Just so happens this is a "Team Tips" issue! Something about using a different type of grease...welll the team tip was from 2004 and this is an 08 sled. So you already can guesss what happened this weekend...of course only after it was warm. it pulled about 5 different times ok...then nothing. after a f ew dozen tries it started up and pulled fine the rest of the day..until I got it to the truck....did it again...i left it alone and it pulled fine..this sled has only about 800 miles on it at best. Dont have a lot of confidence with the recoil right now.

Any thoughts?

 

[poliguy]

you probably have some worn or dirty parts in your rewind assy. ive had this happen to me. the best thing to do is tear down your pull start assy and clean it up. put a light coating darmex (it is a realy light gease used for lubing speedo cables) on the finger and the pull rope wheel where it makes contact with the spring and you should be fine.

 

[BB454]

Starter

There is a plasic cup that is held in place by the center nut. Under the nut and on top of the cup is a washer or the nut is a washer head nut. There needs to be friction between that nut/washer so when you pull the rope it drags and that is what pops out the dog. I usually run them completely dry, no grease at all. If it's too slippery, it won't pop the dog out to engage the cup. Cold grease will but warm grease may be too slippery.

Before you take it apart, pull the rope a couple of times and you will see how it works. There is a spring under the cup so make sure you hold it together while taking the nut loose. I would hold it down with one hand and take the nut off and clean it while continuing to hold the cup down. You need blue locktie on the nut to. Newer ones are a lock nut but you don't want it coming apart so locktite it.

 

[ridealaska]

If you have problems with this when your riding again you can rotate the primary clutch backwards and that gets the recoil to catch sometimes. If you don't feel like waiting if it happens again...