the drive shaft has a keeper c-clip holding it in..it's on the right end of the drive shaft...as your facing it..it sit's inside a metal ring looking thing..you will need a pair of retaining ring pliers to open it off the grove..pull it back towards the front on the drive shaft...once that is done,,take a punch..screw driver..what ever is handy.tap the drive shaft's end towards the front...this will seperate the drive shaft from the output shaft..once that is done..remove the drive shaft..this should alllow you to pull the cover off..this is unless there is another c-clip on the front of the drive shaft ?..if so.repeat the same on it...as far as your bike running..does it still fire one time..then stop ?..if this is the case..then your problem is the c.d.i..i've ran into this problem alot..and yes..you NEED TO HAVE THE SAME YEAR MODEL C.D.I..otherwise you wont get any fire to spark plug !!!..before you pull the side cover off..to get to the stator..i would highly recomend getting the right c.d.i for your year an make..it sure will save you alot of trouble.
1999 450 foreman wont start
Alright, this weekend i went riding any my foreman started back firing really bad and if i pressed the throttle it would bog down. We let it sit for a while and it was really hard to start back and i ran fine. We got it back to the shop and then it wouldnt start at all. We checked to see if it was sparking and its not. So far we have changed the plug and even took another coil off a junk fourwheeler. Still nothing. If you crank it over for about 30 secs it will hit once but thats it. We also know its getting gas. What could be the problem. Im stuck
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you prob shoulda left your case on...i'm pretty sure it's your c.d.i. i've seen this wayyyyyyy too many times..if you can put the case back on..and you haven't tore your gasket up..i highly recomend that you wait until you get the right c.d.i..one that you know is working from the same year model as yours..your gonna be shocked to see it fire...lolThe last time i checked to see if it was firing it did fire the very first time i cranked it over then quit. I already have the crank case cover a few inches just couldnt get it all the way off cause of the shaft. We got some fourwheeler junkyards around here so il get a dif cdi box. I hate buyin new stock expensive parts lol
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