[07 Honda Trx450r]

i have been having a problem with my quad not starting. when i push the electric start all i hear is like something spinning (starter?) but my engine doesnt turn over. once in like a blue moon it will start turning over then you will just hear spinning again. i replaced the starter in hopes it would work but it didnt. its still just spinning. any idea?

 

[frogger420]

teeth on the fly wheel. missing broken

 

[Helmut]

I would say the one-way bearing in the starter clutch is bad.

 

[69quadracer]

Starter clutch , (one way bearing) has gone out about a $100 to fix if you do your own work.

 

[07 Honda Trx450r]

How can you tell if it's the teeth or the clutch for sure. I dint want to take it to the shop costs to much.

 

[Helmut]

How can you tell if it's the teeth or the clutch for sure. I dint want to take it to the shop costs to much.

You'll have to tear it down and look, but I'm pretty sure it won't be the teeth. It will be the one-way starter clutch.

 

[boostintt]

im having the exact same issue. bought a new starter and nothing... i will tear down this weekend. just not sure which one is the one way bearing exactly.. can anyone be more specific? thanks

 

[shadetree]

im having the exact same issue. bought a new starter and nothing... i will tear down this weekend. just not sure which one is the one way bearing exactly.. can anyone be more specific? thanks

remove the flywheel..its one the backside of the flywheel. it's in between the big flywheel gear and flywheel..i don't know if you can just pull the big gear off ?..and just pull the one-way bearing out ?..or you may need to remove the torx bolts to get it out of the flywheel ?.

 

[shadetree]

im having the exact same issue. bought a new starter and nothing... i will tear down this weekend. just not sure which one is the one way bearing exactly.. can anyone be more specific? thanks

and your flywheel is on the left hand side behind the case cover..most of them are anyway.

 

[dbell1]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3h0eRIzZoY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Sound like this? One way starter clutch

 

[shadetree]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3h0eRIzZoY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Sound like this? One way starter clutch

damnnnnnnnnnnnn..we got video with our words of wisdom !..lmfaooo.

 

[rich250rracer]

The electric start 450's are well known to have starter clutch issues. Honda was replacing them free of charge for a while. As somebody else said, it's about $100 or so for parts, and I strongly recommend replacing the whole assembly, not just the one way bearing.

 

[boostintt]

shadetree- thanks for the info! i def needed that.. will i be able to just tell that there is something wrong with that bearing? like missing/broken teeth etc?

dbell1- for some reason i cant see that picture.. anyway you can email me a link to it? [email protected]

thanks for the help guys!

 

[boostintt]

i will do that. I rather do it right the first time around. thanks again my friends

 

[boostintt]

also.. are those prices quoted from honda?

 

[shadetree]

shadetree- thanks for the info! i def needed that.. will i be able to just tell that there is something wrong with that bearing? like missing/broken teeth etc?

dbell1- for some reason i cant see that picture.. anyway you can email me a link to it? [email protected]

thanks for the help guys!

the one-way bearing does not have teeth..it has lobes..they are ablong..no teeth..they free ride around the big starter gear and flywheel..most times..when they go bad...or cause problems..they make what i call chatter marks on the big starter gear..when this happends..you have to replace the starter gear also.

 

[boostintt]

cool thanks!

 

[Helmut]

The one-way starter clutch isn't bolted to the back of the flywheel on the 450ER, it's located on the right side of the engine, behind the primary drive gear. It's a completely different setup than most ATVs have.

 

[boostintt]

can anyone send me a picture of what it looks like so i know what to inspect and what exactly to order? thanks please send pics to [email protected]

 

[Helmut]

Here's what the starter clutch assembly looks like.



And here is what it looks like disassembled.