Anyone had problems with the starter gear not engaging with the ring gear?
Brian.
Brian.
Starter Fault
- Thread starter reyno
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oh come on now, dont start with another fault!
I'll excuse the pun
Starter failed a few weeks back, went to the Dalesman Rally in July with Hovis, no probs, bike sat in the garage for less than two week's, had the Optimate on, go to set off for the Pilgrim Rally and the solenoid is just clicking away, connect my 85 a/h leisure battery, still nothing, rocked it in gear engine turning ok, took the starter cover off (if you have never done this you have to deform it to get it out of the bloody frame) fed 12v direct to the starter terminal with a seperate earth connected (starter should spin freely, because not engaged) nothing, dead, remove starter seems to turn ok but oil present, crankshaft oil seal weeping, decide to leave the GS and it's off to Chelmsford on the twist n go loaded with full camping gear (thanks to Bomber previous owner of my Burgman, ran a treat Dave, 500 mile round trip to a bike rally and i got my first ever award from the Mayflower mcc for 'Tale of Woe' and i was not the only one there on an alternative bike because their B@W had failed.
Anyway, a friend has had the starter to bit's and could find nothing wrong apart from oil, he has cleaned and greased it, bench tested it i brought it home, checked the ring gear for damaged or bent teeth, none found, fitted the starter all terminal's clean and tight, solenoid clicking only
Feed 12v to starter terminal and it spins freely, i am sure the gear is not meshing fully with the ring gear hence the terminal's in the solenoid not mating and giving power to the starter!
What am i missing?
Yes yes i know i should have kept my other reliable GS's
Starter failed a few weeks back, went to the Dalesman Rally in July with Hovis, no probs, bike sat in the garage for less than two week's, had the Optimate on, go to set off for the Pilgrim Rally and the solenoid is just clicking away, connect my 85 a/h leisure battery, still nothing, rocked it in gear engine turning ok, took the starter cover off (if you have never done this you have to deform it to get it out of the bloody frame) fed 12v direct to the starter terminal with a seperate earth connected (starter should spin freely, because not engaged) nothing, dead, remove starter seems to turn ok but oil present, crankshaft oil seal weeping, decide to leave the GS and it's off to Chelmsford on the twist n go loaded with full camping gear (thanks to Bomber previous owner of my Burgman, ran a treat Dave, 500 mile round trip to a bike rally and i got my first ever award from the Mayflower mcc for 'Tale of Woe' and i was not the only one there on an alternative bike because their B@W had failed.
Anyway, a friend has had the starter to bit's and could find nothing wrong apart from oil, he has cleaned and greased it, bench tested it i brought it home, checked the ring gear for damaged or bent teeth, none found, fitted the starter all terminal's clean and tight, solenoid clicking only
Feed 12v to starter terminal and it spins freely, i am sure the gear is not meshing fully with the ring gear hence the terminal's in the solenoid not mating and giving power to the starter!
What am i missing?
Yes yes i know i should have kept my other reliable GS's
Sorted, was the battery, even though the Optimate charger was saying it was fully charged and my voltmeter registered 13.1 volts, fitting Colt's battery it started straight away.
Would it not turn over using a car battery because of anti hot wiring security?
Many thank's to Colt for bringing his battery over for me to try
Reyno
Would it not turn over using a car battery because of anti hot wiring security?
Many thank's to Colt for bringing his battery over for me to try
Reyno
If a cell has high resistance then 12v won't have any effect, 24v did on a Peugot diesel car that the battery did a 1200 on me, ie all right then decided to give up without any warning
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