Linhai 300cc 4x4 starter clutch
 

Went to start the atv yesterday and wouldn't turn over.I could hear the starter whirling but that was it.I thought maybe a pin or something had come out of the starter gear & wasn't allowing the starter gear to spin,just the shaft.So I went to taking it apart,air filter box to expose the starter,then 2 screws that held the starter on & found out the starter was okay so it has to be the starter clutch.Went to youtube and found a video which pretty much explains it all on how to replace the starter clutch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1aH...ist=LL&index=1

So got on Ebay and ordered a starter clutch,part number 23706 and a gasket,part number 23617.Just to be sure I get a gasket I ordered another gasket from a different seller.

I started this thread by using the Linhai name which is who it is made by,the name on the tank is Vitacci but it has Linhai stamped everywhere so.......

I might not need a gasket but you never know plus the starter clutch might be a weak part on these China made atv's so I'll have extra gaskets.I never had a bit of trouble out of the Tao Motor Bull 200 starter or starter clutch I reckon.It was a good starting & running made in China atv.I am going to have to break it out to use till my parts come in for the Linhai/Vitacci.The Bull 200 should start right up because the only fuel it has ever had was non-alcohol,just like the Linhai.I use non-alcohol in all my small engines.

Got things apart,just waiting on parts.

I got lucky & the cover come off without tearing up the gasket.Oil pump is right there under the magneto.

The Magneto bolt size is M8-1.25 & I don't have any long enough to pull off the magneto with the Harmonic balance puller I got,the point doesn't come off my puller so it's 2" just to get to the magneto & about 4" to pull it off.

I was lucky I wasn't down the creek somewhere or at the river when the starter clutch went bad.It would have been hell to get it back to the house to work on it.Lucky I had just got on it in the barn.

Thanks for sharing the video of fixing the starter clutch, do I have to have the harmonic puller to get to the starter clutch or is there another method.

You might could use a jaw puller that goes behind the magneto if it will grab a hold of the back side.You got to watch though,you might gouge the magneto and throw it out of balance.I believe I would just go with a harmonic balancer puller.You can buy a whole puller kit with different size bolts for less than $25 dollars with free shipping on Ebay.That's what I did.
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/-HYAA...jlW/s-l140.jpg

I wonder if there is anyway possible to roll start one of these that has automatic transmission?This one does have hi-low forward.

Probably going to order another starter clutch just to have one.I noticed the starter made funny noises sometimes starting, when I first got it.Would hear a clunk every now & then.Like the clutch might have been hanging up,idk.I don't know who you would call a name brand manufacturer of these starter clutches to maybe order a better one?Probably just order one from Aliexpress.I didn't want to wait on the slow boat from China this time so I paid more to have one shipped from here & not China.

My starter clutch will be here today,still haven't got the magneto off yet,still trying to find longer M8-1.25 locally without having to order them off the internet.My local Fastenal doesn't have the length I need in stock.

I’m not 100% sure but from what I have heard I don’t think so.

I noticed when my atv is cold it starts right up but after it has warmed up I’ll have to give a little throttle while starting and it’s starts up fine and there have been times it sounded clunky too.

All that is left to do is put the footwell back on and get it bolted down.One of the nuts that hold the bottom of the footwell had come loose out of the rubber grommet it sits in so I glue it back in & am waiting for the glue to set up good.The pictures of the clutch are of the one that come out & I can't really see anything wrong with it.I think you can push on the back of the race and them dogbone bearing's will come out.I'll mess with it later.

Looks like one of the dogbone teeth is hung up on something,marked with an arrow,that starter clutch might be good,just has a tooth hug-up.that's why I didn't want to mess with it too much.I'm going to see if I can get that one tooth unhug.

I got the bearing and the new harmonic balancer puller kit yesterday.The puller kit only come with two M8-1.25 that were long enough so I had to get the tap & die set out and thread another bolt.

I like to have never got those three 8mm socket head screws out of the magneto that attaches it to the starter clutch.Their M8-1.25 and take a 6mm hex key.I tried a impact gun,let it soak in blaster,finally put the magneto in the vise with two piece's of deck boarding to hold it in the vise,then got a 6mm hex key along with a short piece of pipe and broke them loose.Had me worried there for a bit.

I had unhooked the spark plug wire so I could turn it over to see if the new starter clutch was going to work without starting the atv.Well I forgot about doing that and gas fouled the NGK spark plug.I don't know about NGK plugs anymore.They don't seem as good of quality as they used to be.So I dug around and found the old used Champion plug I had & it started right up.

I got that one tooth pushed back in to place right,if I knew then what I know now.I probably could have done that & put it back in there.I just don't know if you could trust it or not.

I just checked the oil before trying to start it this morning & it's holding on the full line on the dipstick plus it started up fine,problem fixed I reckon.My only worry now is that I didn't have any 15W40 oil to put back in it.Manual calls for 15W40.So I put 1400ml of 10W40 back in it.I had some straight 30W diesel oil,but had second thoughts about putting it in there.It probably would have been alright since the hot humid days of summer are coming.Any thoughts?

Now that is going to be in the back of my mind everytime I turn the atv off in the woods somewhere.Is it going to start or is a dog bone looking bearing going to hang up & prevent the starter from turning the crank?

I went ahead and greased the drive shafts while I had the foot well out & was able to get the grease gun up in there.Next thing is to change all the gear oil in the front & rear differentials plus the transmission.I found a video on youtube showing you where all the drain plugs are at.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYRy...ist=LL&index=5




This guy found water had got into his.
I think the manual says to change it every 100 hours.Probably more if you've had your machine in deep water.

All these atv's are exactly the same,Linhai,Massimo,Loncin, there's more.One of the right side cover gaskets I ordered was for a Massimo 400,exact same part number,exact same gasket that this one uses.Here's one of the one's I ordered off Ebay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/235534845566
Gasket of Right Crankcase Cover for Massimo MSA 400 T-Boss 410 BUCK 450 ATV/UTV

The design of the Linhai atv hasn't really changed so parts should be pretty easy to access.I've just been going through the parts manual and finding a part,then searching for it on the internet to see what comes up,so far,most of the part numbers I have searched have come up.

The 300 4x4 atv I got is basically the 260/300 so when looking for parts,usually just putting in Linhai 260 4x4 atv in the search box brings forth results.


Parts Boss has a lot of Linhai parts.
https://www.partsboss.com/Linhai-Parts

I went out & bought this Motorcycle Clutch Flywheel Holder Wrench off Aliexpress for $16 total & it took about 3 weeks to get here.I don't know how well it works but at least I got something now to hold the magneto.When I was trying to tighten those three M8-1.25 x 16mm socket head screws that hold the magneto to the starter clutch,I had no way to hold the magneto,maybe I do now plus it can be used on the other side of the engine to hold the clutch.