3rd gen starting problems

Bought a 93 VFR last season, really excited about the bike. The starter clutch failed in August'12 and goes away for the winter.

Pulled out the bike the other day, swapped outer housing, caps, springs, and rollers, filter and eventually battery. -thanks to starter clutch post by Gareth_VFR.

Went to start bike and engine cranked but very weak/slow. Swapped battery even though old one was still reading 12v. Checked relays and fuses, pulled and checked starter. Sounds like its some sort of mechanical resistance stopping the engine from turning faster. I'm going to pull check and reinstall the starter clutch tomorrow just to double check.

-If I can't get it to start after that, what's the next thing to check?

 

i think i saw a post about having a gear on wrong it cranks super slow

 

pull the spark plugs and see if it turns over faster than normal speed or not, it could be a corroded electrical ground connection rather than anything wrong with the starter clutch--hardly ever hear of them going bad.

 

they usually will go about 50k miles kennybobby, clutch housing cracks on them.

 

Never mind. I got it figured out. Starter clutch reduction gear was in backwards. It fell off when I was taking the starter clutch off, and I must have put it back on backwards. I flipped it over, cover back on, oil back in, started up first try. Runs great now.


this is what i had seen, check that

 

Glad u fixed it soon b4 it snows up there......eh ?

 

Hehe not my bike squirrel just pasted a thread from my phone

 

Hey all, update, the washer was not behind starter reduction gear. Anyone else's washer tapered? Which way faces st. red. Gear?

 

is it concaved as a thrust washer would be? then concave would be facing out