OK, so I finally got a beautiful day here in Chicago, sunny and 60, so it was time to install the kick start pawl that I bought this winter.
I love the guys at CMW, but this is not a 1/2 job, at least not for someone without a lift or prior experience at this job.
Anyway, I got everything apart in about an hour and installed the new pawl. Then came the trouble, I just cannot get the inner transmission cover back on. It stops about an inch from the case and will go no further.
It looks like the problem is that the kickstart gear is too far forward (towards the outside of the transmission) and is not meshing with the high gear pinion on the mainshaft. I can't find any reason for this and no amount of manipulating the box by rotating the wheel makes any difference.
I am at my wits end (and I really don't have many to spare). Has anybody done this job?