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Hello. It's been a while since I posted why can only be good) I have a 1981 Sturgis that i bought last year and has a leaking crank shaft seal. I pulled off the clutch and belt drive assm but need info on removing the inner primary. All the shovelheads i had in the past were kick only and this has kick and electric. Do I have to pull the starter motor or can I pull the inner primary out of the way slightly to get at the seal. If i do have to pull the starter what is the easiest way? The shop manual does not provide any detail information on this. I have enclosed a picture. I have since removed all the nuts and bolts.. It still will not move more then about 1/2". If I have to remove the starter and tech help would be great!! Thank you
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starter motor stays in,solenoid comes off and from memory oil tank comes out so you can get to the screw on top of primary that holds the fork to the starter ring gear.i have cheated before and bent the bottom of the fork down so the shaft will come out and bent it back in place when re installed
the drum has threads it should be 5/16 X 24 - 1/2 inch wrench - use a long one maybe 3 or 4 inches long and pull the drum off - sometimes you need a car harmonic balancer puller to do it
starter motor stays in,solenoid comes off and from memory oil tank comes out so you can get to the screw on top of primary that holds the fork to the starter ring gear.i have cheated before and bent the bottom of the fork down so the shaft will come out and bent it back in place when re installed
When I tried to pull the inner off, I could see the belt is hitting the starter mount bracket? So you are saying the starter stays in?
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when people are paying us to do the service for them - we remove the starter and housing in order to confirm the bearing is still in good shape - the starter shaft is not scored - the all the teeth on the gearing is good as well as the cog that drives the gearing - and the alloy housing and its gasketing -- 50 years later and then we grease all of it including the gearing - we have found while short cuts will use less shop time it leaves the job subject to another issue in the same location - to me that's unacceptable
if another hour is too much I get it - its the reason we see then
I would have to agree there Johnjzjz. when i did my primary drive i removed the starter and the oil tank to reveal some nasty chafed wiring, which would have had me sidelined on the roadside miles from home. hows it go..."life is like a box of chocolates."
the question becomes irrelevant when dealing with unknown mileage and 50 years old - he is new to the bike and owning one why not inform about the proper course to take
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81 Sturgis inner primary
) I have a 1981 Sturgis that i bought last year and has a leaking crank shaft seal. I pulled off the clutch and belt drive assm but need info on removing the inner primary. All the shovelheads i had in the past were kick only and this has kick and electric. Do I have to pull the starter motor or can I pull the inner primary out of the way slightly to get at the seal. If i do have to pull the starter what is the easiest way? The shop manual does not provide any detail information on this. I have enclosed a picture. I have since removed all the nuts and bolts.. It still will not move more then about 1/2". If I have to remove the starter and tech help would be great!! Thank you
