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So I blew the belt on my 01 rk a while back, and finally had time to get it back together. I went out to fire it up yesterday and the starter started clicking, like the battery was dead. So I threw the charger on for a while, tried again and still the same thing! I pulled the primary cover off to make sure that the starter is engaging, and it is. It seems like it doesn't have enough to crank the motor over. What gives?
I always thought is was a **** poor design that you have to loosen the starter bolts to pull the inner primary. I have seen plenty of people forget to tighten them.
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Bad starter?
