Starter Problem 07 FLHTCU
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Road Master
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Starter Problem 07 FLHTCU
I'm having intermittent starting problems with my ultra. Sometimes I push the button and nothing! I does not click or anything. It's definetly not the battery. So far I have not been stranded but it seems to happening more often. I fool around with it, turning the ignition on and off, kill switch on and off, in and out of nuetral, and today I drifted it forward and let the clutch out and then the starter kicked in. I'm going to take the starter out and take it to my local starter repair shop and let him look at it.
Any ideas or advise will be appreciated!
Any ideas or advise will be appreciated!
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Clean your battery cables and tighten them check and tighten the earth to the frame also the power to the starter connection check the starter relay you can swap with the brake light relay. Get your self a multimeter and work your way back from the starter motor checking for voltage before you replace your starter.
Last edited by hogbag07; Jun 27, 2009 at 06:32 PM.
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I was helping a friend w/ the same problem, mostly when wet would his act up/ I thought it was in the switch housing until I found the frame ground lead was broke. We hope that was it...time will tell. Good luck.
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Click HERE to download the service bulletin about the 2007 starter issues
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I did find the problem! The rear bolt on the starter was gone and the front bolt was loose. Two years ago I installed a 2 into 1 exhaust so I was not useing the exhaust bracket. I kept hearing a jingling type rattle when riding. I thought it just was my Gaurdian bell. Turns out that the rattle was coming from the unused exhaust bracket that is fastened to the front starter bolt.
I'm thinking of changing the two starter bolts. Its not easy to get 25 to 27 ft lbs of torque on a 1/4 inch allen head bolt.
Thanks for the help!
I'm thinking of changing the two starter bolts. Its not easy to get 25 to 27 ft lbs of torque on a 1/4 inch allen head bolt.
Thanks for the help!