Starter Clutch Repair help needed.- RESOLVED!!!

eanf · Apr 15, 2009

Re: Starter Clutch Repair help needed.

redcentre003 said:

Just caught up with this earlier thread as follows:

Just to be absolutley sure; I had pulled the starter apart & cleaned it out. I notice the idler wheel that the starter contacts to drive the clutch only spins in one direction. There is no poss way I could have the starter spinning in the wrong direction I assume?

Funny you should mention this...I had the starter off a while ago to replace the brushes and when I tested it it went fine - when I put it back on the bike it ran fine as well, but didn't engage the starter clutch??? After a thorough CSI type investigation I discovered that I had rotated the brush plate around from where it should have been causing the starter motor to run in reverse. Of course when it does this, via the idler gear to the starter clutch, it is actually spinning the starter clutch in the direct it would normally go when the engine is running; i.e. in a reverse direction where the rollers do not bit into the clutch but spin freely. Once I fixed the brush plate the starter ran in the right direction and engaged the clutch.

Leave no stone unturned...so easy to rotate the brush plate. There is no notch to fit it in place but if you look at the diagram in the Haynes manual closely there is a particular "line-up" point. Not obvious but it is there.

Before going further just check that the starter motor is running in the right direction..Also, with the starter motor out you should be able to put your finger through the hole and turn the idler gear in one direction but not the other (from memory but I could be wrong). If this is the case the starter clutch is probably OK.

Keep us posted as this is one operation where there are a few posts on the site but no detailed step by step photos. I did the operation but neglected to document it.
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Is the orange highlighted portion True or False? if it's true then my starter clutch has issues because I can't spin that wheel in the case for the life of me.

Robert · Apr 16, 2009

It is true amigo. Bad news, sorry to hear it.

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