Lunched my starter yesterday
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I just got off the phone with Terry Components and they told me that when a starter clutch goes out then you get that whirring sound that I'm familiar with.
That's not the sound I heard.
The sound I heard was more of a grinding sound and was really strange.
When I opened the starter I expected to see some broken teeth on a gear somewhere but they all looked fine.
I'm kinda at a loss as to what went wrong...
That's not the sound I heard.
The sound I heard was more of a grinding sound and was really strange.
When I opened the starter I expected to see some broken teeth on a gear somewhere but they all looked fine.
I'm kinda at a loss as to what went wrong...
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True to form I took it apart the second time and found the problem.
For some reason it quite frequently takes me two times to fix something.
What actually happened was a tooth broke off the idler gear (it drives the starter clutch) and found some wear on the armature gear (it drives the idler gear).
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I just got off the phone with Terry Components and they told me that when a starter clutch goes out then you get that whirring sound that I'm familiar with.
That's not the sound I heard.
The sound I heard was more of a grinding sound and was really strange.
When I opened the starter I expected to see some broken teeth on a gear somewhere but they all looked fine.
I'm kinda at a loss as to what went wrong...
That's not the sound I heard.
The sound I heard was more of a grinding sound and was really strange.
When I opened the starter I expected to see some broken teeth on a gear somewhere but they all looked fine.
I'm kinda at a loss as to what went wrong...
Last edited by 1997bagger; Jun 4, 2019 at 09:02 PM.
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Always start your bike with the throttle closed. Opening the throttle fills the cylinder and makes the engine much harder to turn over. It increases the dynamic compression of the engine by letting in more air.
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Just so you know the 111 comes with compression releases.
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I wish it was just my starter clutch but I found damage on the armature and idler gear so instead of just replacing the clutch I'm replacing the starter.
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I still wouldn't open the throttle. That's a big gulp of air you're letting in compared to the puny outlet in the compression release.