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Having some problems with my starter,starter clutch or wiring.... Thinking i may have gotten some wiring backwards which is maybe causing my starter to turn backwards? Counter clockwise looking at it from the clutch side. Anyone know which direction the starter should be spinning?

I Ended up drilling a new hole for the pin and cleaning up the gears as best as I could. Everything seems to be working, I just gotta get a new gasket and fill her up will oil to know for sure.

I found what appears to be the cause of the problem. The pin hole in the cap that holds the outer gear in place broke, plus some of the smaller gears got chewed up. Time to find a new starter... The problem I'm facing now is I cant get the clutch working...Maybe I'll just take it to a shop Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Drewpy what do you mean by the starter clutch rollers being squared off? I opened up the starter clutch today and every thing appeared to be in good condition. Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Okay, You can call me impatient. I've already taken it apart This is probably not recommended, but once I got it apart I disconnected the starter from the chain and gave it some power, the starter seemed to spin just fine. So i hooked it back up to the chain and tried again but this time nothing was spinning although it sounded like the starter motor was... Are the Starter clutch rollers located behind the big brownish colored gear? Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Thanks for the reply and link Muchly

Hello everyone, My names Erin, I'm a carpenter living in New Hampshire and I'm finally a motorcycle owner! I've finally gotten myself a motorcycle after years of wanting one. I ended up getting a 1980 Yamaha SR250, it needs a little work and hopefully with some help from this forum I can learn a thing or two about it.

No ideas? I'm about ready to open her up to look for anything broken or worn out...is this the best course to take?

Hey guys, New motorcycle owner here. I Just bought a 1980 Yamaha SR250 last night and everything was working on it until After stalling it a few times The starter stopped turning to motor, it sounds like it's just spinning freely... Any ideas what could be going on? Thanks, Erin