Modern Buddy

I opened up the transmission and found some grass seed a mouse hid away for the winter. Blew out the seed and dust from clutch and front pulley and starter bendix. I also removed the starter cleaned it as well since was sticking from dirt or long hibernation. I also noticed rough spot on front pulley face. Question is how do you remove the rough face of front pulley
and what is the best way to help prevent the starter from more sticking. Would dieelectric grease on the electric contact help or be more of a problem getting dirt stuck since then location of the starter. At least the scooter is running after sitting several years glad about that. Thanks for any suggestions.

Hate to say it but if the front pulley is worn or damaged, you need to replace it. You can't polish it off or anything like that. It needs to be completely smooth and keep its original shape and angles to work properly.

Thanks for the feedback. When I take it off to replace the drive boss will see what the rough spot actually is. I know the clutch had a lot of built up dust that was in strips and the compressed air removed it. Perhaps the rough spot is the same on the front inside. The scooter is running faster than I recall it ever did only has about 700 miles on it. Following the posts of your work with Shootz kabootz gave me the incentive to go ahead and do my own work. I like it better knowing I did it instead of the shop also learning along the way and the forum has been a big plus here. Maybe the belt will clean it up a little till I get to the variator.

50CC Cape Cod wrote:Following the posts of your work with Shootz kabootz gave me the incentive to go ahead and do my own work. I like it better knowing I did it instead of the shop also learning along the way and the forum has been a big plus here. Maybe the belt will clean it up a little till I get to the variator.

Skootz is doing most of the work on his. (At most, I offer suggestions, point, etc.) Not sure if that's the best example of chasing down an issue!

With that pulley, if there's buildup on the outside that can be cleaned off, it might be okay, but any damage to the surface means replacing it.

Was able to clean up the pulley with soft wire brush and follow up with fine grit sandpaper. I was told could use 800 wet dry with water and dish washing fluid also then after ten minutes riding the belt will polish the surface and if a little pitting would be OK for the belt.

50CC Cape Cod wrote:Was able to clean up the pulley with soft wire brush and follow up with fine grit sandpaper. I was told could use 800 wet dry with water and dish washing fluid also then after ten minutes riding the belt will polish the surface and if a little pitting would be OK for the belt.

That could work out fine, though you might wear out that particular belt faster than usual while it's on polishing duty. Worst case scenario, new variators are not too expensive. To test operation of the sanded one, you might try drawing a magic marker line from one edge of the variator to the other to be sure your belt is traveling the full width of the variator and not hanging up on one particualr burr or something. The belt will rub off the marker as it passes over it.