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Message: [QUOTE="Z0RR0, post: 1152227, member: 33330"] Kickstarter is fine, I guess ... I mean, I've been riding problem free for 2 years. So if it was the wrong way around, I would've probably figured it out earlier ... Removed clutch, yes. 76GMC, by a not smooth rotation, do you mean you could feel some grinding, or just a smooth rotation with a spot that require a wee bit more effort? I have the latter. The crank bearings have been changed 2 years ago, I run a good 50:1 (probably closer to 40:1) ... would think they'd last longer. After a second good look around, I found a nice deep scratch in the case, right next to where the powervalve actuator gear is. That would indicate I have a rather large piece of steel floating around ... but I did not find it! Nothing in the old oil, nothing on the floor. Have not seen a single damaged tooth on clutch/powervalve actuator/kickstarter mechanism/crank output gears ... [/QUOTE]