I just finished completely rebuilding and reinstalling the engine on my '94 blaster. As I was installing the clutch cable to the clutch lever on the left side of the case, the shaft that the lever is connect to "popped" up and out of place. Now the lever doesnt have the resistance of the clutch against it. Someone please tell me I dont have to completely re-disassemble the engine! How do I fix this? btw I'm new here and new to blasters so any and all help would be much appreciated!!!
clutch disengage shaft
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thanks for the reply - the cable is not attached yet. The lever did not come off the shaft, rather the shaft popped up and out from the case. I cant seem to get the shaft seated back to where it was. Its sticking up slightly more than normal. Also, since its sticking up more than normal, theres no resistance on the shaft when I turn the lever. Its like when I'm turning the shaft, its not disengaging the clutch like its supposed to. Any further advice?
awesome this is excellent news, maybe there's hope. I was afraid I would have to rip the entire engine apart again! I'll look at it tomorrow. I'm starting to think that after it popped out maybe the pushrod stuck out slightly and is now preventing the shaft from seating down in its designated position. And yes, I did put that ball in between the two pushrods. Thanks for all your help fellas, much appreciated! I'll try and return the favors on this forum whenever I can.
turns out, when the shaft pulled up and out of its seated position, the pushrood came through beneath it and prevented the shaft from being seated down in position all the way. I simply pushed the rod back through (after taking the clutch springs out of the boss), seated the shaft and put everything back together. The blaster is up and running like a champ now. Thanks Chutzell for you help.