Okay get ready to get pissed at me, I know I am.... due to a combination of unemployment, depression and winter, among other things, I haven't actually finished the repair aforementioned...
I took off the primary cover and other stuff, and I was able to break the sprag loose and get the bike started and it ran fine. but when I listened it sounded like something 'extra' was spinning. I think that the sprag broke loose but not all the way or, well I actually think it somehow is able to start but it is spinning the starter along with it. So I tried an idea I had and just removed the starter itself from the bike. I know that if the sprag is jacked up its best to get it out of there but I am content with the "less is more" and if it ain't (badly) broke don't fix it" schools of thought.
So here I am February 2013 and I know that I am gonna need my bike to be running acceptably well to get me around this summer, or to be able to sell or trade it so I can get a car...
I know I haven't been active on here in a while but, as I said, depressed as hell. Don't let anyone tell you that depression is bullshit because I just can't get my head outta my ass lately, no matter what I try, and it SUCKS.
So more than anything I just wanted to catch anyone who was following the situation and to ask a few basic questions about corrosion and gear oil.
First question, the bike has been in an unheated garage with the primary off since Oct 20 2012, and I just wondered if the exposure to the elements could have damaged anything, I had been running it full of atf, so everything probably has a decent 'film' of oil on it but it hasn't been saturated. Is this a problem?
And Second, I saved the fluid from the primary and its been in a roasting pan in said garage since said date. Is this going to be reusable or should I just go ahead and use brand new atf in there?
I also am curious as to the clutch and alternator and their state after being exposed to the elements all this time. Do I have anything to worry about there?
The reason I am hoping to do this the easiest way is I had some trouble when I did try to pull the clutch off and now I really need the bike to work for the least investment possible. as it is my only means of transportation.