kickstarter on 390 fail, need ideas and experience!

hey guys, i took out my 78 390CR and rode it around my camp a few times and it was running really great then later i went to start it again and it felt like i lost all tension on the kick start once, but then i kicked again and it started up. i rode around a bit and noticed that the kick start lever was now very loose, flopping all over the place as i rode, i shut off and checked again. there is now no tension on the lever at all, i can move it through its entire range of motion with one finger and all that i am rewarded with is an unsettling 'BOINK' sound from the inside of the trans case about halfway through its travel... any ideas on what i effed up???

You didn't f anything up. Parts ware and parts brake as thats just a fact of vintage bike ownership. Now as soon as you pull the cover off, your going to figure it out real quick. Their are only like seven parts to the kick start assembly thats inside the engine. The shaft, two springs, two circlips, a driving wheel, and a driving disc.

broken spring,,,,,common with that engine

thanks guys, i will be disassembling soon, any other tips on the take down? i don't want to mess it up and i have never been in the case of this or any other bike, but i have worked on cars my whole life so i'm not all thumbs.

Get the shop manual: http://www.cafehusky.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5429
Wrap both shaft splines with a little tape before you pull the cover so you don't damage the oil seals, if the oil seals are old you might want to replace them as their cheap.