Montesa Cota 247 Kicstart Return Spring

[woody]

Anyone know how to tension this f***ing thing..!!??

I've looked at this for what seems like hours and can't figure it out. Clymer manual is a great help - refit kickstart...!! Parts book is just that, shows the parts, no instructions. It came off the bike working so I know it will go back on - somehow...

There is a notch in the kickstart where the hook of the spring locates presumably. Can't see anywhere else it goes. With the shaft fully home, the spring fitted to the shaft and the kickstart offered up in the 'home' position, the hook lines up almost directly with the notch in the kickstart. However, there is no tension on the spring like this and when the kickstart is rotated it won't return.

How is the spring tensioned? I just can't work it out. Anyone know.

[vintagecota]

Maybe you are installing the kicker angled too far forward?

The kicker should be parallel to the frame tube.

If I recall correctly there's about 30deg of preload on the spring,

and you have to install the spring to the slot in th kicker,

then slide the kicker part way on, then rotate the straight

part of the spring, with some difficulty, to enter the hole in the

sidecover, then push the kicker home.

[woody]

ok, thanks for that - I see where I may be going wrong as I was trying to fit it with the straight part of the spring already located in the slot.

I'll try again tomorrow.

After that, there may be a further post about fitting the chain tensioner spring...... something else I've had to walk away from today....