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Old Dec 16, 2020 | 06:15 AM
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Anyone have a favorite brand?
Mine still spins fine but won't retract fully back and just sort of freewill on the clutch gear. I haven't taken it off yet.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2020 | 11:29 AM
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https://www.allballsracing.com/harle...omponents.html
 
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I’ll 2nd that!
 
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Old Dec 16, 2020 | 01:07 PM
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I’ll 2nd that!
I'll third it!

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What year/model bike is it for?
 
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Old Dec 17, 2020 | 09:32 AM
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If you haven’t taken the starter off yet, you might want to do that before you start looking for a Bendix. What year and what bike is it? You can’t really troubleshoot till you get to the root of the problem.
 
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Ok good eneough. I've used allballs on some 4 wheelers but wasn't sure if I should on the bike. And I'm pulling primary today to take a look.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2020 | 09:59 AM
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It's a sprag clutch. The grease is dried and caked. You cain't wear one out. Clean it and grease lightly with high-temperature silicon grease.

 
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The older models used the solenoid to pull the bendix out so again, what year/model are you working on?
 
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