The Was-Clutch

I knew I would have some clean up work to do when I separated the bell housing from the motor. When I picked up the 2A there was fresh chewed-up paper towel in around and it was otherwise evident a mouse or 3 had moved in.

I took the previous owner's word that the engine turned freely and didn't bother with it until I got home. Once in my garage, I took out the plugs, put a wrench on the crank and when to give her a spin. Well, there was some not-so-nice noises from the clutch and the fork was loose. I let it sit for awhile before coming back to it after working on a few other things.

Upon separating the bell from the motor, it was immediately apparent more was wrong than I thought. There was a lot of debris in the housing, and not just the small rodent kind.


The only evidence of a friction plate was a small amount of powder in the bottom of the housing and a few small flakes. The flywheel escaped major injury, but the 6 bolts holding it to the crank didn't do so well.

So, it is time to pop the flywheel off and go to the machine shop. New clutch will be ordered from NAPA or Walck's 4WD.