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crank timing gear split

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#1 ·
any of you other mechs ever seen this???--this is on a 20 horizontal v twin---quit, guy brought in. nother guy working on it. i told him i thought broke cam--pulled the cover----low and behold, the crank gear is split!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how to get it indexed back in the right place???--kohler
 
#5 ·
hello ,
as far as i am awhere kohler did have an issue with the press on gears some time ago but it appears the problem has never left us . very dissapointing .
The press on gear method is to reduce costs .
Add this in with other cheap manufacturing techniques that appear on the v twin and well ,lets just say diesel is my preference .Most of the breakdowns on a kohler can be put down to very cheap design . sad but true

tomo:waving:
 
#6 ·
I had 2 different customers this happened to this year. One was a 28EFI on a Lazer, one was a 25 Carb on a lazer. 1000-1250 hours. Both split the crank gear. You MUST replace the cam also, ask me how I know:hammerhead: there is no key on the crank, so you have to buy the whole crankshaft. Both my customers were out of warranty, both engines were built in early 2005.
 
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