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Rebuilding starter, need new starter assembly screws?

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by markjs, Apr 20, 2023.

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    markjs New Member

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    Is there anywhere to get these reasonably priced, ideally with hex head instead of Philips? I need to rebuild my starter but the screws are stripped and not re-usable. Seems insane they uses such a flimsy JIS Phillips head to hold it together. Best I have seen it's gonna run me $40 for two screws that are just as crappy as the old ones, is that my best option?

    (Bike is 1982 XJ650)
     
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    We ended up using and impact driver and managed to save the screws. Total success, cleaned and re-greased the gears, put in new brushes; it fired on first push of the button once reinstalled.

    I have to say though getting everything to line up just right for reassembly, I found it very helpful there were two of us, that was the hardest part.
     
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