XT600 Kickstart Shaft Loose
My 1985 XT600Z Tenere’s kickstart shaft (not the lever, the shaft) has got so loose the the seal in the clutch cover was leaking. So I pulled the kickstart shaft to inspect it.
All the springs, teeth etc look good and measure within spec. However, the shaft has a lot of play in it, I’d say 5mm or more at the tip. Way more than my brothers Honda XL600.
My question, how much play should the kickstart shaft have?
The shaft at the surface that mates into the crank case is 14.96mm. I don’t have long enough calipers to measure the female mounting surface in the crank-case.
Or does the kickstart shaft rely on the seal and contact with the clutch cover to give it rigidity?
Video of the issue here.
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