Suzuki MT50 Service & Parts Manual page 161

Once the engine is started and the kick starter lever is released, the kick starter shaft is
returned to its original position by the return spring and the pawl is pushed back out of
the way by the kick starter shaft stopper so that the engine revs are not transmitted to the
kick starter shaft.
Kick
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starter pawl spring
Kick
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starter pawl roller
Kick
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starter pawl
Kick
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starter pinion
Kick
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starter shaft
@ Kick
starter shaft stopper
9-20-2. Inspecting
A.Kick starter pinion & pawl:
Inspect the internal teeth of the kick starter
pinion for wear. If they are excessively worn,
the pawl does not engage with them properly
and slips when the kick starter lever is operat­
ed, so that rotati o nal power is not transmitted .
to the crankshaft.
starter pawl also causes the same kind of trou­
ble. Replace with new ones if they are worn.
B. Kick starter pawl roller & spring:
Check the kick starter pawl roller by pushing
it with a thumb to see if it operates properly
in the hole on the kick st arter shaft.
does not operate smoothly
matter in the hole or a defective spring, it
causes rapid wear of the kick starter pinion
internal teeth and the pawl as well as kick
starter slippage. Clear foreign matter from
the hole and replace a defective spring with
a new one.
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When kick starter lever released
Fig. 9-20-3 K ick starter ratchet mechanism
An excessively worn kick
due to foreign
When kick starter lever depressed
Fig. 9-20-4
If it
Fig. 9-20-5 Checking starter pawl roller
operation
Kick starter pinion & pawl
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