Quote Originally Posted by bowtiewagon View Post
Well i got my replacement starter clutch assembly.It comes with the gear, and it is correct. I started to assemble, got to the point of torgueing down the main shaft bolt to the sugested 80lbs, and well the bolt snapped. I do not think 80lbs is correct so be very careful if you have to do this and I recomend you go a bit less. The bolt seems to thread all the way in and just tighten enough to hold the drum in place. I had to get an extractor to remove the remainder of the bolt, thankfully it was realatively easy enough.Now the hunt for a replacment bolt. Gonna go with a better quality of bolt but have to wait until tomorrow. just an update, will follow up next time I work it.


Oh just wondering if anyone would know where i can look to possibly find the torque specs on that particular bolt. At this point I am just gonna use about 40lbs. seems tight enough.. and considering the rotation I really do not see it coming free.probably gonna add some lock tight as well. any other thought would be appreciated.
The highest torque inside My Yamaha 250 is a NUT ,on the stator side of the crankshaft, at 58 ft lbs. On the clutch side of the crankshaft,the NUT is 54 ft lbs.

I only mention this to let you know how far off you were. Good luck on finding the right size bolt.