transmission will not engage after crash

[oilspot]

I just picked up a blaster from a friend of mine. He got into a pretty big crash with it a while back so he sold it to me.
The quad starts and runs great. It sounds like it clicks into gear but it doesn't engage.
Any ideas of where to start. I'm planning on pulling the clutch side cover to see what I find in there.
I kinda figure something got jarred loosed due to the rolling impact of the quad (he flipped it on pavement). Everything worked fine before the crash so I don't think that the clutch pads just happened to wear out at the same time he went for his crash ride.

Any tips on what to look for etc would be great. thanks

 

[shad0]

check the tranny for fluid?

 

[dharbeck]

The "star wheel" is probably broke. Take off the clutch cover and see what you find.

 

[oilspot]

"star wheel"

do you mean the gear attached to the back of the clutch basket, or mabey the gear that it drives?

I will not have a chance to tear into it till tomorrow, possibly late in the afternoon. I hate waiting!!!

 

[oilspot]

figured it out...
he was being towed (ran out of gas) when he crashed. I guess he must have left it in gear when he was being towed because the friction plates are destroyed.