Ultra Sounds Like Circular Saw
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You might try taking the starter out and lubing the shaft the gear slides on....see why it's stuck in there.......
Go here to see the breakdown.....
https://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche...TER%20ASSEMBLY
The assembly marked #25 is what you want to look at.........the starter clutch and the regular clutch are TWO different things.....
Go here to see the breakdown.....
https://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche...TER%20ASSEMBLY
The assembly marked #25 is what you want to look at.........the starter clutch and the regular clutch are TWO different things.....
Last edited by MURPHCC1; Nov 22, 2020 at 05:03 PM.
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This may sound a bit weird but what Rockout Rocker said. This past summer I had a golf car that had a bad starter.....push it back and forth a bit and the starter would engage.
Sounds like your bike is in need of a little TLC on the starter, make it happy and good luck.
Sounds like your bike is in need of a little TLC on the starter, make it happy and good luck.
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Don't WASTE any money without some trouble shooting first. First thing: battery, how old is it, do you keep a maintainer on it? Battery connections: BOTH ends of each wire clean and tight. It is possible that with less than ideal power from the battery (for whatever reason) there is not enough power to both spin the starter and make the starter gear jump out into the clutch ring gear. I don't want to sound like a fat head, but the feeling I get from your questions is that you don't have the knowledge and experience to handle this on your own. Everyone must start somewhere, and you would be wise to get some experienced hand s on help until you get a bit more experience with machinery, or take it to a shop.
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Since the starter motor is getting power, we know that this has occurred.
The engine does not crank because the starter clutch is slipping.
Last edited by Dan89FLSTC; Nov 23, 2020 at 06:47 AM.
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If you are not comfortable disassembling the starter, a starter repair shop can do the job for you, this is a very common automotive starter, the shop will be very familiar with it. Just have them rebuild the starter, and make sure to tell them the starter clutch must be replaced.
All ***** starter clutch
Here is a good video from youtube on replacing the starter clutch.
All ***** starter clutch
Here is a good video from youtube on replacing the starter clutch.
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The starter motor is not energized until the pinion gear is fully extended and engaged into the ring gear.
Since the starter motor is getting power, we know that this has occurred.
The engine does not crank because the starter clutch is slipping.
As stated above, the solenoid shaft must fully extend before the contacts in the solenoid close and energize the starter, the problem is not a stuck solenoid shaft, it is a slipping starter clutch.
Since the starter motor is getting power, we know that this has occurred.
The engine does not crank because the starter clutch is slipping.
As stated above, the solenoid shaft must fully extend before the contacts in the solenoid close and energize the starter, the problem is not a stuck solenoid shaft, it is a slipping starter clutch.
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I don't mean this to be harsh, but I know nothing of your mechanical abilities...
Based on these two questions, you may want to take it to a shop to have it fixed....
In any case, you received some good info here.... good luck with the repair....