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Old 07-08-2009, 04:19 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default 1998 yamaha warrior

I've got a 1998 warrior that keeps snapping the woodruff key clean of at the crankshaft. Its the key betwwen the crankshaft and the alternator rotor. Itll run for about five minutes then dies and the key is sheared off. Any ideas as to what could cause this.