byron
RCTalk Basher
So I decided to seal the engine in my Savage X F4.6. After taking everything apart, I see there is a small pin that goes into the crankshaft, that meshes with the starting shaft for the roto start. This pin would barely make contact with the shaft, but I thought maybe centrifugal force would hold it tighter in place. So after I get everything put back together, and adjusted just right, I go to start it, and nothing, the engine will not turn over. So I take everything apart again, and I realize that there is supposed to be a small spring to hold the pin in place. I can not find this spring anywhere. So I found a whole new pin and spring the LHS, and proceed to re-assemble the engine again. I get everything put back together (again) and go to start. Now it turns over, but then my battery on the roto-start went dead. So I use my cordless drill to try and start. It turns over a few times, then I hear a snap, and it stops turning over. So I take everything apart (again) and I find the one way bearing just spins on the spindle. I can not find a LHS that has this in stock. So I ordered one on-line. I am still waiting for it, and I decide to see if I can clean the bearing and shaft to see if it will work, no luck, I find a small crack on the inside of it. But in the meantime, I try to turn the engine by hand, and it gets to a point then stops, it locks solid. So I remove the back plate (again) and I find the origional pin (not the spring) that goes into the crankshaft. It is wedged bewteen the crank, and the inside of the block. I also found a spot on the block where it hit (I would assume this is the snap I heard) and there is also a few shavings of metal on the inside of the block (near the big bearing for the crank). So I am thankful that I found this now, and not after I got the one way bearing. I would of tried to start, I can only imagine what would of happened had it started. So now I am going to take everything out of the engine, and thoroughly clean and inspect. Originally I did not want to take the clutch pads off, but now I will to remove the crankshaft all the way out......Should I replace the clutch's since I am going to have them off? They are the 3 piece type (stock) I have only ran 1/2 gallon of fuel through the Savage so far. Also should I change the clutch bell, and go with a differant gearing? However I do seem to like the stock gearing. Hopefully this will all go back together and I don't have anymore headaches. Probally not, but wishful thinking anyway.
