Tap, Tap, Tap Bad Starter???
#1
Tap, Tap, Tap Bad Starter???
Hey guys,
Went to fire up the bike this evening but when I hit the but I just get a metal raping noise. The engine doesn't turn over, it isn't that dead battery noise we have all heard.
It is a metal tapping noise. Is my starter toast?
Didn't have time to get into it but thought I'd bounce it off everyone in the mean time.
Went to fire up the bike this evening but when I hit the but I just get a metal raping noise. The engine doesn't turn over, it isn't that dead battery noise we have all heard.
It is a metal tapping noise. Is my starter toast?
Didn't have time to get into it but thought I'd bounce it off everyone in the mean time.
#2
Not sure what year yours is but the later model starter are alot like a Chrysler minivan starter. The disk and the contacts in the solenoid will get pitted from arcing. The solenoid will actuate but no current will flow and the starter would turn over. Makes a deeper more solid sound than a starter relay or low battery.
#3
#6
Not sure what year yours is but the later model starter are alot like a Chrysler minivan starter. The disk and the contacts in the solenoid will get pitted from arcing. The solenoid will actuate but no current will flow and the starter would turn over. Makes a deeper more solid sound than a starter relay or low battery.
#7
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Bluffton, South Carolina
Posts: 4,468
Likes: 0
Received 10 Likes
on
10 Posts
Trending Topics
#8
My starter makes this grinding noise ONLY when it's hot. Never experience the grinding when starting in the morning or after the bike is left for ove 2 hours. It'll grind when I switch it off then have to start again immediately. Have to hit the starter about 3 times before it turns over. It's a 96 with 150K on it if it matters.
#10
Great news it was just a bad battery! Went to AutoZone and had them test the battery and it came back toast. From the shape it was in and how hard it was to get it out I wouldn't be surprised if it was the original battery from 1996. Had the harley logo on it and everything.
What a difference with the new battery she fires up on the first hit. I used to have to crank it a bit and the starter really whined. Now she just kicks right over.
Man am I happy!!
What a difference with the new battery she fires up on the first hit. I used to have to crank it a bit and the starter really whined. Now she just kicks right over.
Man am I happy!!