Thanks for the responses. The exterior connection is just fine. The problem lies inside the case. I feel it vibrate over some bumps as I move it downward with my hand. It is almost as if (within the 250 SL parts diagram C attached below) part #29 is rolling over the shaft #27 close to the gear #28 k...

Looks like the kickstart on the 250 has stripped over. Anyone have instructions on what is required to fix this? From the looks of it, I'll have to split the cases. Anything to consider before I go that far? Any special tools required? Anything else I should replace while it is apart without spendin...