jimmythefed
Cadet
- Joined
- Oct 17, 2004
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Hello all..<br /><br />Back in August, I noticed that my 1995 750 Zxi ski was turning very slowly to start (sometime only and 1/8 of a rotation of the shaft or less). Thinking it might be the battery, I charged it up and finally got it started. Two weeks later, same thing... Was beginning to think I got a bad battery.<br /><br />Anyway, I pulled it for the season, and flushed it with fresh water about a month ago (I do that religiously-- after EVERY ride-- and immediately). Last week, I try to start it to winterize, and same thing. Nothing worked to get it going... then I noticed that even when pulling the plugs to release compression, I wasn't able to turn the shaft even by sticking a screwdriver in the hole for leverage. The intake grate and everything in the pump look clean as new. Sprayed a little lube back by the impeller, and it did start to turn a little, so I'm guessing it's binding around the impeller area. Strange, because I can see a *very* thin line of light between the edge of the impeller and the housing and it's of pretty uniform thickness.<br /><br />I talked to the local Kawasaki repair guy and he said there is some sort of a bearing in front (well, behind if you're looking forward!) that corrodes and binds after a few years. Does this seem reasonable? If so, about how much is this gonna set me back? I've torn motors and such like apart, so I know which end of a screwdriver to hold. Is this a fairly easy job? Are the parts out-of-sight expensive? Any special Kawasaki tools necessary? Or is this a deal like, a $2.00 part goes bad, it is included with the whole $500.00 assembly, and you have to buy it that way.<br /><br />Any thoughts/advice much appreciated.<br /><br />Jim in Annapolis and Ocean City, Maryland