TE 250/310 xlite starter issues...

On one motor I looked at it was folding over about 1/2 sheared. On my bike when I got it back from a ring gear change it sheared off completely and the flywheel had moved (advanced) about 10degrees. The bike kicked back when starting due to the advanced IGN timing.

Mine was able to start with the kick started but it took us about 30 Min in the woods of kicking to finally tow it to a hill and bump start it. After that when it was shut off it did kick start. After getting it home and cleaning it up and charging the battery it would almost start but always sounds week like there it to much strain on it. the bike has been at the dealer waiting for part number 8000H2297 which apparently is on back order with no date on when it will arrive. I'd love to just trade this one and get a 2013 if we could make a deal work but am not sure these issue's have been resolved with them either.

My bike has been at the dealer for about a month now waiting on a new flywheel. I guess the same part you're waitin on. Our season starts back up on September 2nd and Id like to ride my bike then. I've got about two weeks left of patience.

I posted my complaint to Husky's facebook page and got a response. Hopefully it will lead to something because I loved my bike but now I just want to be able to use it like it was designed to work! I'll let you know if I get anywhere!

I went and backed you up. I hate to drop this on their public page, but I have sent e-mails and talked to various folks and the problem still goes on. They need to acknowledge that they have an issue they need to take a good look at. The 2013s appear to have the same bottom end and starting systems, so will these problems continue to the new models?

Maybe ask the thread starter to change the thread title to NOT resolved.

Mine broke clean off flush with the crank. The fly wheel doesn't fit on the crank very well at all. Really needs to seat back a bit further to really lock it on. I'm gonna try scuffing .002 off the spacer behind the starter gear.

Thank you R_Little and Wilbur. I'm not sure why I was having difficulty imagining that but, I think y'all have cleared it up for me.

I have a 2012 TE 310 with 230miles and had major starting and stalling issues.After 6 WEEKS @ dealer in CHAPLIN ,CT. I was told they remapped my ECU and replaced starter shaft ,ring gear, and clutch assembly.
When I got the bike home I couldn't believe that it wouldn't start. Starter would spin and not engage flywheel.The tech. @ CHAPLIN dealer clearly did not know the product.
I then took it to ROOST POWERSPORTS in THOMASTON,CT. They quickly diagnosed that flywheel was loose,woodruff key was sheered and worm gear was binding Problem Fixed! Bike Runs Fine!
TWO OSERVATIONS:
#1 After reading Cafe Husky,I can't believe how many people have problems with these TE models and how WEAK the Husqvarna-to -Dealer network really is! Many have not received proper support!

#2 I can't imagine a major Japanese manufacturer,like HONDA, producing a product like this.Not fully tested,
and limited number of knowledgable dealers
I really feel sorry for all HUSKY owners!!!

You only hear about the people with problems ! You dont hear about the hundreds and hundreds of owners who have had no problems !

I have had 2 TE 310 x-lites . My 2011 now has over 120 Hours and 2012 has 50 Hours neither have had a problem.
The guy who bought my 2011 still has not had to shim a valve !!!

I agree is seems like the US Dealer network is not what it could be , but please, theres no need to feel sorry for most of us .

I agree, Husky isn't the only manufacturer with dealer network trouble. Go to the other Moto related sites and see the same grief, he'll we have 5 dealers in my town and everyone of them has a bad rap. Most people end up at the privateer shops we have, cause they actually fix shit.

Oh, I started this to say my 12 TE310 is 45 hours and zero trouble so far!!!

My 11 TE 250 has about 75 hrs of all enduro race type stuff. Sucked in water from an enduro that was
Like racing in a muddy pond with boulders, blew the head gasket, replaced it 20 + hrs ago and it still runs as strong as new, starts instantly evey time and doesn't stall.(except when I filled the intake boot with coolant and plugged the injector lol).

Their. Some good husky news.

I think I have an extra flywheel in my parts box.

I wouldn't do that.
The newer flywheels are machined with more clamping surface.
You can see the old ones don't contact in the 1st 8mm the newer ones do.

PM me.

You were not the last one out, my 2010 te 250 sheared the fly wheel key at mile 64! I pushed it through the tree farm and got trailered back to the start. I saw your bike loaded and should haved walked over to ask how it was running....next time. I thought I had fixed the problem, but it sheared again yesterday at Hell in the hills! I'm not happy but I am grateful for this site cause my local dealer is no help at all.

I got the bike back from the dealer last night and in the notes it say's they replaced the starter, flywheel and "related components" (not sure what that is). Next item says they rebuild starter drive. Husky covered the cost of the parts but not the labor my total came to $342.24 and it took just over a month to get it back! Either way regardless of cost I am just happy to have my bike back. Unfortunately i will miss yet another enduro this weekend (last time I got to ride was in June) but hopefully I'll get out on the bike and report back if it's actually fixed. Best of luck to everyone else battling this issue!

From what I got out of this whole thing is that Husky seams to feel the flywheel or something in the starter engagement path is binding causing the starter to work harder which is building excess heat and eventually causing premature failure of the starter and possible issues to flywheel. There direction to the dealer was to replace everything in it's path. Unfortunately I would have like to have done the work my self so that I could have actually figured out what was going on. but i'll just be glad that I have my bike back and move on!

I can tell you one thing my bike also was easy to start when cold but once it was warm it wouldn't start, so after going thru all the post my buddy and I replace the keyway and it didnt work so last night he check the valve clearnance. What he found was the intake was on spec and the exhaust was not in spec so after reshimming it to spec I took it out today and ran it hard all day and had no problems starting.

After 4 weeks in the shop, I'm a Happy camper


I picked my bike on Friday and everything seemed to be working correctly after a short ride at the dealers track. I was able to ride about 30 miles of single track and 20 miles of atv/ forest service road yesterday. I rode lots of technical boulder riding, hill climbs, and some fast flowing single track. I stalled the bike several times, both accidental and intentional. The bike started perfect every time with the e-start. Just one little tap and voilà! I started the bike in gear with the clutch pulled in and no signs of starter struggle. My dealer replaced the flywheel, reduction gear, starter motor, and a few other bits in the area. Overall, I'm pleased. Thankfully my bike was covered under warranty. I think the costs for parts and labor would have been close to $700.
Prior to this repair, the starter would stay engaged whle kicking the bike over. This would occur about half of the time, but it would still start up, just a little more resistance. This seems to have been fixed, but I only kick started it once, so no real testing.
Good luck to everyone that has this problem. It seems to be repairable under warranty, if you have a dealer that is commited to fixing your bike. Also, this seems to be very rare for this problem to occur. This was the first case of this issue my dealer had to repair.

Side note, I went down to a 12 tooth counter and for me, this is perfect for tight woods. 12/50. I was able to stay in 2nd or 3rd except for knarly hill climbs.

Mine is making the 600mi round trip to the dealer tomorrow, sounds like I have the same issue. I think the timing is probably advanced as well as it is becoming harder and harder to keep running despite all the mods. The dealer has been great I wish they were closer, they are prepared to replace the parts I have alerted them to this thread so they know there are some issues. I can't wait to get it back and starting/running I am also picking up the TXC ignition, and injector so it should really rip when I get it back, shoot it already really rips it has way more torque than my 250F race bike but it just doesn't want to start and keep running! It seems to me you either get a good one or a bad one, the other one the shop has sold hasn't had any of these problems, but mine has exhibited these issues from the second day of ownership.

I picked it up from the dealer on Thursday they replaced all the starter components/flywheel/ect... and installed the TXC ignition/injector, now the bike runs and starts like it is supposed too. I highly recommend buying the TXC components before you buy any other injector/JD tuner. I am not even sure I am going to plug the JD in the bike runs so good now. And it starts with the electric starter which is a huge plus. I have flogged it the last three days and it is simply a different bike. Lots of midrange, no stumbling, staling, or surging, the bike runs perfectly. If it had my old XCW's transmission ratios it would be the absolute perfect trail bike. Don't get me wrong it is great it just needs a higher 6th gear for the transfer sections, and going from trail to trail.