Super Jet Bendix issue?

[SkiDiggity]

So I went riding yesterday and everything was hunky dorry when I got swamped by a wave, hit the starter button and nothing. Got to the beach and could hear the starter spinning, but it would not engage. Waited like 10 min and all of a sudden it would engage again.

Does this sound like the Bendix is just going bad?

 

[tor*p*do]

could be. pull it out and soak in ATF and see if it spins out correctly

 

[SkiDiggity]

Never removed the starter and bendix before. Have any tips? Can I just remove the pipe and pull the starter? Or do I need to pull the motor?

 

[customride0105]

U can do it all in the ski..just pull the tank. Pull the 8 10 mm bolts holdin flywheel cover on pop it off.. ul need a 17mm and impact loosen the bolt. Next ul need a flywheel puller and pull the flywheel off.. bendix will fall rite out. Clean it inspect it and make sure check the fitting in th cases also while u got it apart..
Several things u can do to keep the motor from spinning when torqueing the flywheel back on. One drop a rope down the cylinder, cold fusion sells a flywheel lock I belive

 

[SkiDiggity]

Drop a rope in the cylinder? Sounds sketchy! haha may just buy the lock since I live right near Carl. How hard it is to pull the flywheel? should I just get a standard puller from harbor freight? or get something nice?

 

[tightithrash]

Gear puller from harbor freight. Just don't screw the bolts into the flywheel too far or you will damage the stator. Re tighten the flywheel to 62 foot pounds

easy peasy

 

[SkiDiggity]

Thanks Zack!!! went out of ventura on sunday and got rocked with some pretty good size shore break :/ my other ski sank and my buddies lost all of his electrical.. what a ty day! haha but thanks for the advise how far in to you screw them then?

 

[JetManiac]

Thanks Zack!!! went out of ventura on sunday and got rocked with some pretty good size shore break :/ my other ski sank and my buddies lost all of his electrical.. what a ty day! haha but thanks for the advise how far in to you screw them then?

About 1/4", just enough to hold flywheel while pulling it. Cold Fusion flywheel holder is awesome for holding flywheel while removing/installing.

 

[txsuperjetfreak96]

X2 love my cf flywheel holder


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[TheBuzzard]

dont forget the red locktite on the flywheel bolt threads.................

 

[SkiDiggity]

Thanks everyone for the input.. now just have to find time to do it all.

 

[Tyrant1919]

Red loctite...? I've never used that. Supposed to?

 

[Tyrant1919]

licorice this new app. Always sends me to the 'picks' section and I think it's new stuff.

 

[Harbor]

Red lock tight recommended with aluminum flywheel, but now i use on steel too