I need help. Getting frustrated

[Mechanix311]

I bought a 250r motor that was a basket case and i am trying to reassemble it. I have this washer that i cannot identify. It has a large diameter and it is kind of thick. Please if any one can help i would appreciate it. Here is a couple of pics

[Mechanix311]

Here is another

[beerock]

take a pic of it nxt to a nickel I cannot tell for the life of me what that is from. get a pic

edit, if you can get a pic thats cool

was this part on the motor before? or was it in a box with motor parts?

that doesnt look like any washer in the motor, and i tore the motor apart in my head transmision included and could not think of a place that could go.

pic next to a nickel.

it could just be a part that wa sin the box....

[mi250r]

I have a 86 all apart right now gettin ready for a 330 esr jug, Yukon gears in the trans and all that, I haven't come across any washer like that. That is a thick washer for how thin it is in diameter.

[jon370r]

Can't tell the size from the picture but it may be the Kick starter shaft washer. Those are usually copper but you never know what you will find in a 20 year old engine that has been rebuilt several times. I have found some funky stuff myself.

[Mechanix311]

Here is another pic. It isnt a kickstart washer and it is so big it doesnt fit on anything like a tranny shaft or kickstart. I got the motor in a huge box and it was completely tore down. Thanks for all of the help. I have tore down many 250r motors and i have never seen this washer.

[beerock]

Originally posted by Mechanix311
Here is another pic. It isnt a kickstart washer and it is so big it doesnt fit on anything like a tranny shaft or kickstart. I got the motor in a huge box and it was completely tore down. Thanks for all of the help. I have tore down many 250r motors and i have never seen this washer.

thats a BS washer, has nothing to do with the motor internally.......

[Mechanix311]

Thanks everyone. i really appreciate it. I have no clue what it is for.

[machwon]

It maybe a front sprocket shim. Most front sprockets were thicker where they mounted to the transmission output shaft. If your sprocket is not thicker, It may go behind there.

[jon370r]

Good call on the sproket shim.

[D Bergstrom]

Originally posted by machwon
It maybe a front sprocket shim.

That is my guess on what it is. When I got my 250R, I needed to replace the chain and sprockets. The front had a spacer that looked just like that. I went with Renthal sprockets, and no longer needed the spacer.

Doug

[Mechanix311]

That is a very good call but it is still too big in diameter. It is way too loose to be a sproket shim but i like your thinking.