Ok, I have the motor out of the frame on the 2000 rancher 350es 4x4. I am in the process of rebuilding the motor and I was going to pull the front and rear covers to give the motor a good cleaning. My question is do I have to pull the starter and the pull rope housing first or can I just take the 12 bolts out of the rear cover to remove it with the starter and rope housing in place?
I did notice a little scarring of the connecting rod were the piston pin goes through it. When I pulled the oil plug it did have some fine grey streaks in the oil so that made my mine to go ahead and at least pull the covers to give the motor a good flushing. Any poniters would be great since this is my first time in a lower end of a ATV. Just by a visual inspection I do not see any dirt in the case through the jug hole.
I did notice a little scarring of the connecting rod were the piston pin goes through it. When I pulled the oil plug it did have some fine grey streaks in the oil so that made my mine to go ahead and at least pull the covers to give the motor a good flushing. Any poniters would be great since this is my first time in a lower end of a ATV. Just by a visual inspection I do not see any dirt in the case through the jug hole.
