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old style 550 starter clutch

Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 9:44 pm
by Coyote
Many eons ago, someone posted the part numbers for the 3 rollers, springs and followers. Those parts were still available from Suzuki. I know because I bought them. Hopefully someone here has those part numbers as I have long since lost them. The reason I need to know is I am seriously considering buying a box stock 74 GT550. I don't know the condition of the starter clutch, but I DO know it has probably self destructed by now. I know the upgraded starter clutch is the way to go, but they are getting scarce. No more than I will use the bike, rebuilding the old one may be the way to go. The one I did rebuild I sold to a guy in Germany long ago.. Anyone have those part numbers??

Re: old style 550 starter clutch

Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 3:08 am
by jabcb
Part numbers for some of the parts for the "old clutch" are listed in Service Bulletin GT-26:
http://www.ozebook.com/compendium/techb ... 022-26.pdf

Re: old style 550 starter clutch

Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 1:58 pm
by Coyote
Yep jabcb, sure enough the parts are listed on the first page. I ran all 3 of the numbers and they are still available. Thanks! I must have read that service bulletin 100 times over the years and never noticed that. Of course I wasn't looking for those parts at the time either.