changing the stator, 1200 sportster '86

wow never thought i would end up in here

Ok as the title says. whats involved in changing the stator on a 1200 sportster with 120k miles . A mates bike is not charging (apparently he has a manual but is having trouble finding it ) I have gone through the tests suggested on a couple of harley sites. and have found there is continuity on the stator connections to earth

so before I make a booboo and tell him i can fix it. I want to find out if it is a fecker of a job that needs special tools and its best to tell him to take it to black bear or if I can fix it in his shed in an afternoon. If it was mine I would have no problem pulling it appart to see. but as Its not mine to feck up I would rather find out a little more ( yes I will make sure I have the manual if I decide to do it ). BM

PS. Is there a motorbinlocks equivilent for harley parts

Ah with a little help from google. I have found out its on the crank behind the primary sprocket. So not as simple as most rice grinders but still doable in the shed

Clearly I'm hardly a mine of technical information, however if you get stuck again these boys will know:

http://www.harley-davidson-hangout.com/forum/

There's even a technical section just for sporties

Mutley said:

Clearly I'm hardly a mine of technical information, however if you get stuck again these boys will know:

http://www.harley-davidson-hangout.com/forum/

There's even a technical section just for sporties

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cheers for the link