TaoTao 250 starter problem

syguy · 01-23-2020, 02:51 PM

Hello and thanks for your help in advance. I have a 250 Taotao atv that has run well for about three years. I noticed the starter was sounding a little rough a couple of months ago. Now it will not start. The starter is working but seems to be free spinning without turning over the motor. If it were a car problem, I'd say it was the solenoid but I don't see one on the atv. I'm guessing Ive lost a gear or something similar. Any ideas on where to go from here? thanks

**JerryHawk250** · 01-23-2020, 02:54 PM

Sounds like a bad starter clutch. Part # 10. https://partskit.com/product/search/...verse%20Engine

syguy · 01-23-2020, 05:58 PM

Yes, I got the chain cover and the stator cover off. Do I need a tool to get to the starter clutch? I cant turn the nut without. I tried to find a video of the procedure but no luck yet. Thanks
Sy

syguy · 01-23-2020, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JerryHawk250

Sounds like a bad starter clutch. Part # 10. https://partskit.com/product/search/...verse%20Engine

Thanks. I did get the case open and the clutch is free spinning in both directions so I assume its bad. I am unable to get to it however. Is there a tool for removing the rest of the stator to get to it?
Sy

Mudflap · 01-24-2020, 06:13 AM

You'll need to pull the flywheel to replace the starter clutch. There is a flywheel puller tool available that should be the same as the Honda CG125 tool. Don't use a gear puller that grabs onto the flywheel with 2 or 3 arms because it will usually destroy the flywheel.

01-23-2020, 02:51 PM	#1
syguy Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 5	TaoTao 250 starter problem Hello and thanks for your help in advance. I have a 250 Taotao atv that has run well for about three years. I noticed the starter was sounding a little rough a couple of months ago. Now it will not start. The starter is working but seems to be free spinning without turning over the motor. If it were a car problem, I'd say it was the solenoid but I don't see one on the atv. I'm guessing Ive lost a gear or something similar. Any ideas on where to go from here? thanks
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01-23-2020, 02:54 PM	#2
JerryHawk250 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Houma, La. Posts: 11,594	Sounds like a bad starter clutch. Part # 10. https://partskit.com/product/search/...verse%20Engine __________________ 2023 Lifan Lycan 250 Chopper 2023 Venom Evader 2022 Lifan KPX250 2020 Kawasaki Vulcan S (Sold) 2004 Honda ST 1300 2016 Black Hawk 250 (sold) Keihin PE30 carb,125 main,38 slow.Pod filter,ported & decked head 10:1 CR,Direct Ignition Coil,15/40Sprockets,NGK DPR8EIX-9,De-Cat,Dual Oil Cooler,Digital Cluster 2016 Cazador180 XL 2014 Coolster150 JerryHawk250.com My YouTube Channel
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01-23-2020, 05:58 PM	#3
syguy Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 5	further questions Yes, I got the chain cover and the stator cover off. Do I need a tool to get to the starter clutch? I cant turn the nut without. I tried to find a video of the procedure but no luck yet. Thanks Sy
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01-24-2020, 06:13 AM	#5
Mudflap Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,894	You'll need to pull the flywheel to replace the starter clutch. There is a flywheel puller tool available that should be the same as the Honda CG125 tool. Don't use a gear puller that grabs onto the flywheel with 2 or 3 arms because it will usually destroy the flywheel.
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