I rebuilt my idle sprocket last night, it went pretty well. I cleaned the bearings, sprocket, and the gear stopper thing. I'm not sure what they are called but it's the little pieces that stops the sprocket from moving backwards.
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| bearings, springs, and gear stoppers soaking in carb cleaner |
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| Back side of Idle Sprocket with clean bearings packed in new grease |
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| Once all the bearings are greased up it should be pretty easy to flip the sprocket over with out losing any bearings |
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| I'm not sure what these are called but they seem to hold down the clips that stop the sprocket from moving backwards and the screw cap. |
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| Installing the clip things I was just referring to |
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| and now the 3 ring covers |
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| Installing the clean bearings and grease on the front side over the sprocket |
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| All the bearings installed |
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| Adding grease to the screw cap After that I screwed the cap on (counter clock wise) and tapped it tight then spun it around a couple dozen times and wiped all the excess grease that seeped out. |








