Starter Removal help

I removed the starter and the starting gear...I am reading about a "Starter gear replacement spacer" what is it needed for? a little confused...also anyone have a good plate cover idea?

[rmuscle]

should be about a 3 mm shim to replace starter gear

Why does the gear need to be replaced? Can't just leave it as is?

[rmuscle]

no because then ur variator will slide to far back and wont be in line with rear pully. what i did was , lets see if i can make sense explaining this. i took the part of the gear that has the round holes in it, and cut the center out with a grinder. basicly cut through each hole till the center falls out so you have like a wassher left then round it off and it will look like a washer and then u have the perfect size shim. most do it with a plasma cutter but i had to improvise and do it with a grinder. hope this helps

Mine has no holes in it and is way thicker than 3mm??

It's one solid piece like # 6 in this diagram
page 9
http://www.bestkidsatvs.com/parts/90ccliquid44wide.pdf

[rmuscle]

no part #5 is the one im talking about everything else can go

ok now you really lost me...#5 really? and put a 3mm washer there?

[rmuscle]

yes if u have everything out and were putting it back together it would go short collar , 3 mm shim (cut the center out of #5 and u have pefrfect shim) , variator , longer collar , variator face plate , kick start gear , conical washer , then nut.

ok so 1, 2, 3 and 4 come out also correct?

[rmuscle]

yes , dont worry about 3 its a pain to get off and it wont make a differance , if u didnt look at the diagram u wouldnt probably even know it was there

[rmuscle]

also take out 6 7 8 9 10

ok...all makes sense now...what did you use for a plate to block the hole where the starter was?

# 7 looks pretty happy in there...if I take it out I will have another hole to cover with some type of plate?

[rmuscle]

I got a block off plate on ebay or just leave the starter on

[rmuscle]

yea 7 can stay

what did you use to block the hole left by part #7?

[rmuscle]

I don't think I took it out

Thanks I appreciate all your help

[rmuscle]

No prob

[number12]

Some other vendors on here probably sell them but I bought a nice aliminum plate from Kool Kidz.