1. Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

Help! I removed kickstart lever from my 360 Auto

Discussion in 'Vintage/Left Kickers' started by Roon, Apr 12, 2017.

  1. Roon Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Sydney, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '75 CC175, 360 Auto,'84 510, '89 510
    Other Motorcycles:
    VOR x 3, Honda x 4, BETA x 3, + more
    How do I refit in the correct position?
    Im going away for Easter tomorrow and the bikes in bits, clutch cover is off and I need to get it back together now....
    I should have left it alone.....but I needed to see why oil was leaking from the round insert in the middle of the clutch cover (the one below the kickstart back stop) and Im so used to working on modern bikes I just removed the kickstart lever by default.....when I removed the kick lever the splined shaft rotated anti clockwise a bit and it was at that point I knew I should have RTFM first......



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  2. suprize Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Bendigo, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR 400, bike in a box Moto Villa 350
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm 300
    you idiot:oldman: there is a post here somewhere showing how to reset the kicker in the right position. I had it wrong on my 400 and everytime the bike stopped the kicker gear grabbed the pawl...nasty

    search for kicker assembly
  3. suprize Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Bendigo, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR 400, bike in a box Moto Villa 350
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm 300
    ive searched and the 1 post I found has been lost?? no result found when you click on the link...keep searching, I recently saw a picky of the pawl, not far from the change in the guide plate with the kicker up against its rest.
  4. suprize Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Bendigo, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR 400, bike in a box Moto Villa 350
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm 300
    found this kicker position.jpg
  5. ruwfo Administrator

    Location:
    NJ
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1980 390CR, 1982 430CR, 1984 400WR
    Other Motorcycles:
    1985 250XC, 2016 FJ-09
    found this
    I'm pretty sure the older Auto like his are nothing like the 81-90's kicker pawl your showing

    Michel Dufayard or Grouty will probably chime in , there Auto guys
  6. huskymack Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Brisbane Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    81WR430/93WR250/94TE350/95WR360/82WR
    Other Motorcycles:
    Nil
    Kickstart mechanism on the auto is completely different.
  7. grouty Auto Lover ...

    Location:
    South West UK
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    78 390WR, 78 390 AMX, 500 Humph
    Other Motorcycles:
    works 73 CCM 520, another 73 CCM520
    The 360/390 Auto manual has the information you need. All this is done on the bench (not on the bike). You need to position the kick lever so that the mechanism engages at the point shown in the manual (this is a photo showing the lever position at engagement). If you have got it right, when you release the lever and it sits against the rubber stop, the ratchets are not engaging. You have to do all this whilst maintaining the spring tension ! It helps to have a narrow pair of Molegrips to hold the splined shaft while you move the lever about.
    Sounds easy doesn't it ..... well, it is when you have done it once.
    Your leak appears to be coming from the idler shaft boss inside the cover. Good luck removing that one ! It's a PITA.
  8. stormer254 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    England
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    More than I dare let her know
    Other Motorcycles:
    Yes!
    Pop me your email and I will send you a PDF of the manual.
  9. Roon Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Sydney, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '75 CC175, 360 Auto,'84 510, '89 510
    Other Motorcycles:
    VOR x 3, Honda x 4, BETA x 3, + more
    stormer254 to the rescue !
    Easy to see how to set it once I had some pics and understood the kickstarter gears need to freewheel when the engine is running and only start to engage when the lever is at "3 minutes to midnight"
    Bike has been sitting for six months since I bought it, so a splash of premix into the tank, tickle the Bing and 3 kicks later we're dinging away...
    Looking forward to a shakedown ride this weekend on private property where we are camping, I'll see if the bike is tame enough for my 15 year old daughter to ride once Ive had a few fettling runs :D
  10. suprize Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Bendigo, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR 400, bike in a box Moto Villa 350
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm 300
    no brakes!! remember to tell her there are no brakes:D
  11. Michel Dufayard Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    France
    No motor brake, you mean surprize !
  12. redman Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Pa
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    77 360 automatic
    Other Motorcycles:
    ec200 Gas Gas

    stormer254, would it be possible to get a copy of that PDF manual ? I too own a "77" 360 auto and that could come in handy.

    Thank you,
  13. stormer254 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    England
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    More than I dare let her know
    Other Motorcycles:
    Yes!
    Just pm me your email.:)
  14. Roon Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Sydney, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '75 CC175, 360 Auto,'84 510, '89 510
    Other Motorcycles:
    VOR x 3, Honda x 4, BETA x 3, + more
  15. suprize Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Bendigo, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR 400, bike in a box Moto Villa 350
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm 300
    is that where it stopped???:D nice bike.:thumbsup: still kicking myself for letting one of those slip by many years ago. was at the first Bendigo Swap Meet and the clown had $1100 bucks on itand I thought..."far too much for an ol husky....." I am an Idiot:banghead:
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  16. Roon Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Sydney, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '75 CC175, 360 Auto,'84 510, '89 510
    Other Motorcycles:
    VOR x 3, Honda x 4, BETA x 3, + more
    2 of these shots are taken at the top of a little singletrack hillclimb that terminates at a pile of rocks.....Ive never got right to the top before on any of my modern bikes because the last section has a sharp turn littered with loose stones, no problem with the auto, I just keep the power on and it simply kept the rear wheel turning at a nice even pace and walked over everything....going down is another story as you know (freewheel), by the time I got to the bottom (where the big sandstone rock is) the front brake lever was back to the bars.....
  17. suprize Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Bendigo, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR 400, bike in a box Moto Villa 350
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm 300
    ha ha ha ...NO Brakes!!! classic.. bring it to Harrow this year! you wont need brakes...
  18. grouty Auto Lover ...

    Location:
    South West UK
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    78 390WR, 78 390 AMX, 500 Humph
    Other Motorcycles:
    works 73 CCM 520, another 73 CCM520
    It will make your riding enjoyment much better, and safer on those long descents if you fit a left hand rear brake.
    I've posted this picture a couple of times, but here it is again.

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  19. justintendo klotz super techniplate junkie

    Location:
    mercer, pa/northwest pa
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    84 250,86 400,87 430,88 250,95 360
    Other Motorcycles:
    99 kawasaki zrx 1100
    i love mods that involve using husqvarna parts, haha