In case you wondered here is what I did. Removed the shaft and gear. Drilled and tapped the shaft. Replaced the shaft and gear using loctite. Secu...

Nope, it's the press fit shaft that came out. I'm going to tap it and bolt it in with a #8 fender washer and some retaining compound. Crazy design b...

Pulled the tranny out and discovered the Kickstarter gear shaft and gear had come out and were rattling around. Lucky they didn't get caught and caus...

Thanks! I'll check. I bet it is something worse because the lever does return to the top automatically.