Replaced to main seal on the trans. today (1998 Road King) and when I got everything back together the starter spins but does not engage...any ideas?

 

You got the jackshaft assembly ***-backwards, its easily done and I always test the starter before putting the primary cover back on. Check an online diagram or your manual against how you put yours back together.

 

Thx Spanners, I'll rip it apart tonight.

 

Yep, Spanners speaks the truth, something is amiss in the starter drive. Obvously he suffered very little brain damage in the crash~!!!! Quick Spanners how many fingers am I holding up?????
John

 

Hopefully more than one!

 

Just the middle one

 

Every now and then I get feisty old people at work that will do that to me. You see, I'm a Paramedic and whenever I need to check a patient's blood sugar level or put the pulse oximeter on them, I always tell them to "give me a finger". It's hilarious when some little old blue-hair gets a devious grin and flips me the bird!

 

Digger, 33 years as a professional Firefighter with Albany New York Fire Department. Became an EMT in late '77 Paramedic in early 79. My partner Mik and I were the first on duty paid Fire Department Paramedics in NY. God I wouldn't have traded that for anything. We still did fire duty along with EMS. In the beginning 18-20 calls in a 24 hour period were common. I should have took notes as the book would have been great!!!!
John

 

Just got back from a short ride. Thanks Spanner, the collar that the bendix retracts into was in backwards.