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Please tell me how it went Fshovel, I may have to pull mine as well.
Can you get your hand in there to hold the front cover when you pull it, and did you have to remove the battery tray?
Also, do the thru bolts come out of the primary, or do they stay attached?
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Last edited by dogfoot; Nov 23, 2020 at 10:46 PM.
Reason: another question
Easier in the long run to drop the outer primary cover, yours has the long bolts not 2 studs you can only get to from the inside if memory serves me right. Won't swear to that been a while since I pulled a late model down.
Easier in the long run to drop the outer primary cover, yours has the long bolts not 2 studs you can only get to from the inside if memory serves me right. Won't swear to that been a while since I pulled a late model down.
The starter shaft housing and cover changed when HD went to the rear belt drive. The Hitachi starter motor (introduced for FX models in 1974) stayed the same thru the FX years. Long bolts to remove the motor from the housing are accessed from the starter motor side. Need to remove the support plate for sure. If you have club feet for hands, removing the battery tray definitely makes reomoving the starter motor easier and almost ensures you will not seperate the starter motor
Last edited by panz4ever; Nov 24, 2020 at 11:34 AM.
Mine is a 1977 FXE. Ive got a brand new 310 cranking amp battery and a new 30 circuit breaker.
The starter wants to go but it is tripping the circuit breaker with the button or jumping it
across the solenoid. Any ideas ? I hate to pull the starter and find out it was something simple.
Thanks for any help.
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