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OB ATV mechanics, problem with Grizzly 700

Posted on 12/22/14 at 7:41 am
Posted by DownSouthDave
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 7:41 am
I have a 2009 Grizzly 700. Started and ran perfectly, no problems until yesterday. Drove it for about 10 minutes and it was business as usual. Parked it on the creek and that's where it stayed... When I try to start it, the starter sounds like it's spinning but it's not turning the motor over. The engine light has also come on. Any ideas on what this would be?
Posted by meauxjeaux2
watson
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 7:43 am to
the bendix is stuck. Whack it with a piece of wood.

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The engine light has also come on. Any ideas on what this would be?

it comes on when the key is on and the motor is not running. It's normal in other words.
Posted by DownSouthDave
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 7:44 am to
WTF is a bendix? I'm no mechanic, by the way.

Ahhh. I probably just noticed it because something was wrong.
Posted by Lil Man
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 7:45 am to
Pull the starter and take a look and find out where the failure is.
Posted by meauxjeaux2
watson
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 7:46 am to
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WTF is a bendix? I'm no mechanic, by the way.
bendix is inside the flywheel cover. It is the gear mechanism that goes between the starter gear and the flywheel.


Posted by DownSouthDave
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 7:47 am to
Ahhh. I gotcha. And just beating on it could do the trick?
Posted by meauxjeaux2
watson
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 7:51 am to
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Ahhh. I gotcha. And just beating on it could do the trick?
probably not
I take that back.Now if the starter had the bendix built into it like a car starter does i'd say give it a whack. That internal engine bendix won't free up by whacking it. My bad.Coffee hasn't kicked in yet.
Posted by meauxjeaux2
watson
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 7:51 am to
Does the bike have a pull starter? Have you tried cranking it by the pull rope if it has one?
Posted by DownSouthDave
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Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 7:54 am to
No pull starter.

Just from some quick google searches, some people are talking about a one way clutch or a starter clutch. Would that be in place of the bendix?
Posted by meauxjeaux2
watson
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 8:01 am to
quote:

Just from some quick google searches, some people are talking about a one way clutch or a starter clutch. Would that be in place of the bendix?

one way bearing?
Posted by DownSouthDave
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Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 8:03 am to
didnt read that correctly... Yes one way bearing.
This post was edited on 12/22/14 at 8:04 am
Posted by meauxjeaux2
watson
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 8:11 am to
quote:

Yes one way bearing.
i believe that one way bearing is a part of the CVT transmission that bike has in it. No gear shifts right?
If so then that bearing should have nothing to do with the starting of the bike.
Posted by DownSouthDave
Beau, Bro, Baw
Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 8:20 am to
Right. No gears.

Damn thing had to die at the farthest possible point on the property. And in the only part where people may come across it. I'll probably just go fetch it this week and drop it off somewhere this week. Any recommendations?
Posted by meauxjeaux2
watson
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 8:22 am to
quote:

Damn thing had to die at the farthest possible point on the property. And in the only part where people may come across it. I'll probably just go fetch it this week and drop it off somewhere this week. Any recommendations?


tell you one fricking thing. I wouldn't own an ATV that didn't have a pull starter. That's just a heartache waiting to happen. And no, i really don't know of any place to recommend to you.
Posted by DownSouthDave
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Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 8:30 am to
Do any bikes have pull start anymore? And I don't even know if I could pull that damn thing over with a pull start if it had one...
Posted by meauxjeaux2
watson
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 8:32 am to
I haven't seen one without. And they're geared to where it's pretty easy to pull.But I'm not around atvs as much as some others tbh. Maybe some other posters can chime in on if their bikes have pull start.
Posted by Sparkplug#1
Member since May 2013
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 8:46 am to
quote:

DownSouthDave OB ATV mechanics, problem with Grizzly 700 Do any bikes have pull start anymore? And I don't even know if I could pull that damn thing over with a pull start if it had one...


My 750 has a pull start backup. Good luck trying to start it like that.
Posted by yattan
Member since Nov 2013
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 8:57 am to
u should have bought a honda.
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:03 am to
quote:

2009 Grizzly


I've found the problem...
Posted by DownSouthDave
Beau, Bro, Baw
Member since Jan 2013
7366 posts
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:15 am to
Wow, so much Yamaha hate...
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